Archive for May 29, 2008

1860 – Composer Isaac Albeniz was born.

1897 – Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born.

1913 – Igor Stravinsky’s composition “The Rite of Spring” premiered in Paris.

1942 – Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.”

1943 – “The Million Dollar Band” was heard for the first time on NBC radio.

1952 – Hank Williams and his wife, Audrey, were divorced.

1959 – Ray Charles, B.B. King and Jimmy Reed performed for about 9,000 people at Atlanta’s Herndon Stadium. It was one of the first outdoor rock festivals.

1963 – Del Shannon’s cover of the Beatles’ “From Me to You” became the first song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney to appear on the American charts.

1965 – Bob Dylan’s album “Bringing It All Back Home” hit #1 in the U.K. It knocked his album “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” out of the #1 spot.

1969 – The debut album “Crosby, Stills and Nash” was released.

1971 – The Rolling Stones’ single “Brown Sugar” his #1 in the U.S.

1972 – Paul McCartney released his version of the nursery rhyme, “Mary Had A Little Lamb.”

1973 – Record executive Clive Davis was fired from Columbia Records for misappropriating $100,000.

1973 – Mike Oldfield released his “Tubular Bells” LP. The title track would later become the theme for “The Exorcist.”

1973 – Roger McGuinn (Byrds) made his solo debut at New York’s Academy of Music.

1977 – In Baltimore, Elvis Presley left the stage in the middle of a concert and did not return. It was the first time he terminated a show in this manner.

1981 – Prince performed in Europe for the first time.

1982 – The Clash’s “Combat Rock” LP was released.

1987 – George Michael’s single “I Want Your Sex” was released.

1997 – Jeff Buckley drowned while swimming with a friend off Mud Island in Memphis.

1999 – The body of Philip “Taylor” Kramer (Iron Butterfly) was found in a valley in Malibu, CA. He had been missing since 1995.

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