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July, 16

  • 2000 The cream of Latin American musical talent converges on Three Mills Island in East London for the Salsa
  • 2000 open-air festival. The large-scale Latin festival is headlined by Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, Oscar D’Leon, Jose “El Canario” Alberto, and Alfredo de la Fe.
  • 1998 A single track from the Jesus And Mary Chain’s concert, which was recorded and burned to CD the preceding day, is given away free to all who purchase a copy of the band’s new album, “Munki,” from Tower Records’ Greenwich Village store in New York.
  • 1996 Drummer John Panozzo dies at the age of 49.
  • 1983 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Every Breath You Take,” The Police. It tops the pop chart for eight weeks. Billboard ranks the million-selling single the top song of the year.
  • 1981 Harry Chapin dies in an auto accident in Jericho, N.Y., while on his way to play a benefit performance. His biggest hit is “Cat’s in the Cradle,” a million-selling No. 1 hit in 1974.
  • 1976 The Allman Brothers Band splits up.
  • 1973 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Big Bad Leroy Brown,” Jim Croce.
  • 1972 Smokey Robinson plays his final date with the Miracles in Washington, D.C. He is replaced by William Griffin.
  • 1966 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Hanky Panky,” Tommy James & the Shondells.
  • 1952 Stewart Copeland of the Police is born in Alexandria, Egypt. The group has six top 10 songs and three top five albums. “Synchronicity,” which sells more than one million copies, tops Billboard’s pop album chart for 17 weeks.