Music History on July 31

Kilmarnock Edition

1786 "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect" by Robert Burns, known also as the Kilmarnock Edition is published by John Wilson in Kilmarnock, Scotland

  • 1948 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC, after 581 performances

Living' Doll

1959 Cliff Richard and the Shadows have their 1st British No. 1 single with "Living' Doll" (biggest British single of 1959)

Ban the Beatles

1966 Two Alabama radio hosts, Tommy Charles and Doug Layton of WAQY in Birmingham ask listeners to send in Beatles albums and merchandise to burn in response to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark that "Christianity will go" [1]

Rolling Stones Leave Jail

1967 Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England, after serving 1 month on drug charges

  • 1968 The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London, giving clothes away for free

But Never Jam Today

1979 Bert Keyes and Bob Larimer's musical "But Never Jam Today", based on the works of Lewis Carroll, opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances

  • 1980 John Phillips of Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges
  • 1993 The Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts arrested for shoving 2 cops

Music History

2012 Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band perform their longest show ever, at Olympiastadion in Helsinki, Finland - clocking in at 4 hours and 6 minutes

Rihanna's Vogue Cover

2018 Rihanna becomes the first black woman to appear on the cover of British Vogue's September issue