This Week in Rock History: Week of 07/28

**This Week in Rock History (Week Starting 07/28)**

**1968**

– July 29: The Byrds released the influential country-rock album “Sweetheart of the Rodeo”.

**1973**

– July 28: The Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, an outdoor concert featuring The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Band, attracted an estimated 600,000 rock fans.

**1979**

– July 30: “I Don't Like Mondays” by The Boomtown Rats is released.

**1980**

– July 29: AC/DC release their hit album “Back in Black” following the death of their original lead singer Bon Scott.

**1986**

– July 30: The final original band member of Journey, bassist Ross Valory, leaves the band.

**1987**

– July 31: Guns N' Roses release their debut album, “Appetite for Destruction”.

**1990**

– July 31: The Eagles reunite for a concert on the Warner Bros. lot, their first time performing together in 14 years.

**1991**

– July 28: Pearl Jam release their debut album “Ten”, which would go on to become one of the most influential albums of the 90s rock scene.

**1992**

– July 30: Radiohead release their debut single “Creep”, which would become a defining hit of the 90s alternative rock scene.

**1996**

– July 29: The Smashing Pumpkins' album “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” hits #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

**1999**

– July 31: Santana's single “Smooth”, featuring Rob Thomas, is released. It would go on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.