The Beatles Yellow Submarine movie had its London premiere on this night in 1968.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on July 17 include...

 

1939 Spencer Davis born.

1949 Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler born.

1952 Doobie Brothers Chet McCracken born. 

1967 Jimi Hendrix opens for the Monkees in New York. 

1957 Molly Hatchett's Bruce Crump born.

1970 Guess Who play the White House but drop American Woman from set list at request of Pat Nixon.

1972 The Rolling Stones equipment truck is bombed in Montreal and a riot breaks out when thousands of fans discover their tickets were counterfeits.

1974 US Immigration and Naturalization orders John Lennon to leave the country within 60 days.

1974 The Moody Blues open a Quadrophonic studio.

1978 Simple Minds makes live debut in Glasgow, Scotland.

1979 Gary Moore leaves Thin Lizzy in the middle of US tour.

1987 Keith Richards signs solo contract with Virgin Records.   

1993 Guns N' Roses does last concert with founding lineup.

1996 Animals bass player and early Jimi Hendrix manager Chas Chandler dies of heart complications.    

2009 Paul McCartney does first concert at Citi Field, Shea Stadium's replacement, and is joined by Billy Joel on I Saw her Standing There.   

2011 Bruce Springsteen performs a 45 minute tribute set to Clarence Clemons at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park.   

2011 High winds cause stage collapse during Cheap Trick set at Ottawa Blues Festival. Band escapes injury, but a crew member is seriously injured and equipment destroyed.

2013 Bono awarded Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters status by France.