Non-musical history for today: 1845 – Henry David Thoreau moved into a small cabin on Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau’s account of his two years there, Walden, became a touchstone of the environmental movement.

Also, happy 250th birthday ‘Merica. I wish you had a different leader for this milestone, but you do not.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 4.

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