- Jul 1 Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado's hippie musical "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater, NYC, after 1750 performances
Follies
Jul 1 Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 524 performances
Musical Finale
Jul 2 Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "Fiddler on the Roof" with Zero Mostel, closes at the Broadway Theater, NYC, after 3,242 performances and 9 Tony Award wins
Music History
Jul 9 1st tour by Paul McCartney & Wings in France
Music History
Jul 15 "Honky Chateau" becomes Elton John's first No. 1 album in the US, includes hit "Rocket Man"
Music Concert
Jul 16 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles final live performance, in Washington D.C.
Music History
Jul 26 Priscilla and Elvis Presley file for legal separation
- Jul 30 "Ain't Supposed to Die Death" closes at Barrymore NYC after 325 performances
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