Archive for October 15, 2008

1775 – Composer Bernhard Henrik Crusell was born.

1905 – Composer Dag Ivan Wiren was born.

1955 – “Grand Ole Opry” premiered on ABC-TV.

1955 – Buddy Holly opened a show for Elvis Presley in Lubbock, TX.

1968 – Led Zeppelin made its performance debut in England.

1971 – Rick Nelson was booed when he performed new material at an oldies show.

1973 – The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a 1971 Federal Communications directive that broadcasters censor from the airwaves songs with drug-oriented lyrics.

1976 – Ike and Tina Turner split their musical act.

1977 – “Rumours,” the second album from Fleetwood Mac, was released.

1977 – “Slip Slidin’ Away,” by Paul Simon, was released.

1987 – Jerry Garcia, of the Grateful Dead, opened a series of solo shows on Broadway.

1996 – Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) was charged with attacking a cameraman that was trying to take pictures of him and his wife Pamela Anderson Lee.

1997 – Patricia Ann Richardson filed suit against Snoop Doggy Dogg, his former manager Sharita Knight, and Death Row Records for allegedly tricking her into transporting packages of marijuana to a venue where Snoop Doggy Dogg was performing.

1998 – MCA Records Inc. filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against New Edition members Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Ricardo Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronald DeVoe for alleged failure to deliver albums.

1998 – Puff Daddy played his first U.K. show.

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