Music Features
The Rock History Report for July 28th
1970 – The film Ned Kelly, which featured Mick Jagger in his acting debut, opened.
1973 - Grand Funk Railroad released "We're An American Band.”
1973 - A rock festival in Watkins Glen, New York drew an estimated 600,000 people to watch The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers and The Band perform.
1979 - Cleveland Stadium hosted The World Series of Rock, featuring Journey, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.
1987 - The Beatles sued Nike and Capitol Records after their song "Revolution" was used in shoe commercials.
1993 - 10,000 Maniacs played their last gig with vocalist Natalie Merchant, who departed afterward to pursue a solo career.
1995 - Jimi Hendrix's father Al Hendrix won back the rights to his son's name, likeness, image and music after several companies had used his brand to make a profit for years.
2001 - The Eagles played the first show at Dallas, Texas’ American Airlines Center.
Birthdays:
1949 Simon Kirke of Bad Company/Free
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Heart just played up in Denver and now KKFM wants to fly you away to Las Vegas to see Heart. Text Heart to 62582! Now time for a fun fact. Although sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson moved to Vancouver in 1974, Bellevue Washington claims the sisters as their own. The Wilson sisters were originally The Army then White Heart then they finally shortened their name to Heart. The girls were in a major legal battle between Mushroom records and Portrait records. 
