July 2
• 1980: Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and manager Joel Rifkin of the Grateful Dead are arrested in San Diego for interfering in the drug-related arrest of a concert-goer
• 2005: Live 8 Concerts take place around the world to draw attention to poverty in Africa
July 3
• 1969: Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones is found dead in his swimming pool
July 6
• 1957: 15-year-old Paul McCartney and 16-year-old John Lennon meet at a church picnic near Liverpool
July 7
• 1980: The original lineup of Led Zeppelin performs for the last time
July 9
• 1995: Jerry Garcia plays with the Grateful Dead for the last time at Chicago’s Soldier Field; he will die of a heart attack in one month
• 1971: Doors lead singer Jim Morrison is buried at Pere-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France
July 11
• 1969: David Bowie releases “Space Oddity” as an ode to American space travel to the moon
