On July 19th, 1954, Elvis Presley’s first single was released by Sun Records. It was “That’s All Right (Mama)” backed by “Blue Moon of Kentucky.” Both songs were hits in Memphis.

In 1966, Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow got married. He was 51, she was 21.

In 1973, guitarist Clarence White of The Byrds was buried in California. He had been killed in a traffic accident.

In 1975, country singer Lefty Frizzell died in Nashville.

In 1980, David Bowie made his stage debut in the Denver production of “The Elephant Man.”

In 1991, former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steve Adler filed a lawsuit against the band. He claimed the other members had forced him to use heroin, then made him quit the band while he tried to kick his drug habit.

In 1995, La Toya Jackson filed for bankruptcy, blaming her money troubles on a judgement against her after she cut short an engagement at the Moulin Rouge in Paris.