July 27 in History

• 1942

  July 27, 1942:

  American singer and songwriter Peggy Lee records “Why Don't You Do Right?".

• 1973

  July 27, 1973:

  Hard rock band, New York Dolls issues their eponymous debut album under the Mercury Records.

• 1976

  July 27, 1976:

  American singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen files a lawsuit against his manager, Laurel Canyon, and publisher Mike Appel. The singer accused them of mismanagements and fraud.

• 1981

  July 27, 1981:

  American singer Debbie Harry issues his first solo album titled “KooKoo.”

• 1983

  July 27, 1983:

  American singer and songwriter Madonna issues her self-titled debut album.

• July 27, 1983:

  The American heavy metal band Metallica begins their “Kill 'Em Al” musical tour.

• 1984

  July 27, 1984:

  Metallica, an American heavy metal group, drops their second studio album titled “Ride The Lightning”.

• 1987

  July 27, 1987:

  English singer and songwriter Rick Astley drops his debut single titled "Never Gonna Give You Up,"

• 1990

  July 27, 1990:

  Hungarian-American socialite and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor starts her three days jail sentence for slapping a police patrolman at Beverly Hills during a traffic stop.

• 1993

  July 27, 1993:

  American guitarist and composer Steve Vai's drops his third solo album titled “Sex & Religion”.

• 1996

  July 27, 1996:

  The debut single by English girl band, ‘The Spice Girls’ titled "Wannabe" tops the UK charts.

• 2007

  July 27, 2007:

  American animated sitcom titled “The Simpsons Movie”, which is directed by David Silverman, premieres in the United States.