Music History
Jul 1 Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's musical "Funny Girl", starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 1348 performances
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Jul 1 The Beatles' album "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" goes #1 in the United States, stays there for 15 weeks
- Jul 7 The Beatles release single "All You Need is Love"
Music History
Jul 11 Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition
Sweet Charity
Jul 15 Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields' musical "Sweet Charity", starring Gwen Verdon, and directed by Bob Fosse, closes at the Palace Theater, NYC, after 608 performances; wins a Tony Award for choreography
- Jul 16 American pop-rock group "The Monkees" perform at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York, with psychedelic rock Jimi Hendrix Experience as opening act;
- Jul 16 British rock band "The Who" begin 1st full US tour, appearing at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California, and then going coast-to-coast opening for Herman's Hermits
Music Concert
Jul 16 Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell makes her Newport Folk Festival debut at a songwriters' workshop performance in Newport, Rhode Island
Rolling Stones Leave Jail
Jul 31 Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England, after serving 1 month on drug charges
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