Events in Music History in July 1995

Jul 1 "Kiss of the Spider Woman" closes at Broadhurst theater, NYC, after 906 performances
Jul 2 "The Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square NYC after 80 performances

Music Concert

Jul 2 Ringo Starr's third All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Randy Bachman, Mark Farner, Billy Preston, Felix Cavaliere, John Entwistle, Zak Starkey, and Mark Rivera

Beatles Drummer, Singer, and Actor Ringo Starr

Soul Musician and Pianist, 5th Beatle Billy Preston

Music Concert

Jul 9 Jerry Garcia's unexpectedly final concert with The Grateful Dead, at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

The Play's The Thing

Jul 9 Revival of P. G. Wodehouse's adaptation of Ferenc Molnár' s comic play "The Play's The Thing" opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 75 performances

Shaggy Releases Bombastic

Jul 11 Shaggy releases his third studio album "Bombastic" (Grammy Award Best Reggae Album)

Enrique Iglesias

Jul 12 Enrique Iglesias releases his first album, "Enrique Iglesias"

Jul 16 Bob Telson, Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis's musical "Chronicles of a Death Foretold", based on Gabriel García Márquez's 1981 novella, closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 55 performances
Jul 16 Red Buttons' one-man show "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 33 performances
Jul 23 "Hamlet" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 121 performances