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By Dave White, About.com Guide to Classic Rock

Once and Future Hits

Wednesday July 1, 2009
Classic Rock Almanac - July 1

• 1963 - In studio: The Beatles, recording "She Loves You"
• 1967 - "White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane) enters the Billboard singles chart
• 1971 - Aqualung (Jethro Tull) is certified gold
• 1973 - Jesus Christ Superstar closes after its 720th Broadway performance
• 1981 - Bassist Rushton Moreve (Steppenwolf) dies in a car crash at age 32
• 1995 - Wolfman Jack dies of a heart attack at age 56
• 2008 - Guitarist Mel Galley (Whitesnake) dies of cancer at age 60

Introduced to the world on July 1:
Delaney Bramlett - Delaney & Bonnie - 1939
Debbie Harry - Blondie - 1945
John Ford - The Strawbs - 1948
Fred Schneider - B-52's - 1951

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