July 5 in History

• 1954

  July 5, 1954:

  American musician and actor Elvis Aaron Presley drops his first single titled "That's All Right Mama”.

• July 5, 1954:

  American guitarist and singer Arthur Cruddup records his song titled “That's Alright Mama”.

• 1969

  July 5, 1969:

  The British rock band, The Who drops a song named “I'm Free."

• July 5, 1969:

  Arguably, the world’s greatest rock and roll band The Rolling Stones performs for free at Hyde Park in honor of their colleague, Brian Jones.

• 1975

  July 5, 1975:

  The English rock band Pink Floyd records their 9th studio album entitled "Wish You Were Here".

• 1983

  July 5, 1983:

  American hardcore punk collective, Suicidal Tendencies drops their self-titled album.

• 1989

  July 5, 1989:

  NBC premieres the film titled "Seinfield".

• 1993

  July 5, 1993:

  Icelandic songwriter and singer Björk issues a solo compilation titled “Debut”.

• 1994

  July 5, 1994:

  Hootie & the Blowfish issues their first studio album, "Cracked Rear View".

• 2011

  July 5, 2011:

  Gotye drops a song titled "Somebody That I Used to Know". It features Kimbra.