July 7th
2007: Twelve concerts took place around the
world as part of Live Earth to raise awareness of global warming. These
concerts took place in London, New York, Washington D.C., Sydney,
Johannesburg, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hamburg, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Rome and
Antarctica.
2006: Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd and rock’s most famous recluse died of pancreatic cancer after a long battle with diabetes. He was 60 years old.
1989: It was reported that for the first time, compact discs were outselling vinyl albums.
1980: Led Zeppelin performed their last concert with their original lineup in West Berlin, Germany.
1968: The Yardbirds broke up which led Jimmy Page to form The New Yardbirds, who would later become better known as Led Zeppelin.
Birthdays:
Ringo Starr born in 1940
Mark White-bassist for The Spin Doctors born in 1962
2006: Syd Barrett, founding member of Pink Floyd and rock’s most famous recluse died of pancreatic cancer after a long battle with diabetes. He was 60 years old.
1989: It was reported that for the first time, compact discs were outselling vinyl albums.
1980: Led Zeppelin performed their last concert with their original lineup in West Berlin, Germany.
1968: The Yardbirds broke up which led Jimmy Page to form The New Yardbirds, who would later become better known as Led Zeppelin.
Birthdays:
Ringo Starr born in 1940
Mark White-bassist for The Spin Doctors born in 1962
