Jesus Christ Superstar
Jul 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar", starring Jeff Fenholt and Ben Vereen closes at Mark Hellinger, NYC, after 711 performances
You've Never Been This Far Before
Jul 2 "You've Never Been This Far Before" single released by Conway Twitty (Billboard Song of the Year, 1973)
Music History
Jul 14 Phil Everly storms off stage at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California and declares an end to "The Everly Brothers"; the show was planned as their last, his exit improvised
Music History
Jul 15 Ray Davies announces his retirement from The Kinks, then attempts suicide; neither effort successful
Music Concert
Jul 25 George Harrison pays £1,000,000 tax on his Bangladesh concert & album
Equus
Jul 26 Peter Shaffer's musical "Equus" premieres in London
- Jul 28 600,000 attend the "Summer Jam" rock festival featuring The Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers Band, at Watkins Glen, New York; at the time the largest ever audience at a pop festival
- Jul 29 Led Zeppelin has more than $200,000 in cash stolen from a safety-deposit box at the New York Hilton hotel
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