Archive for October 16, 2008
This Day in Music…October 16
Oct 16th
1679 – Composer Jan Dismas Zelenka was born.
1821 – Composer Albert Franz Doppler was born.
1951 – Little Richard held his first recording session in Atlanta, GA.
1954 – Elvis Presley made his first radio appearance on the “Louisiana Hayride.”
1956 – The Elvis Presley film “Love Me Tender” premiered.
1957 – “You Send Me,” by Sam Cooke, was released by Keen Records.
1966 – Joan Baez and 123 other anti-draft demonstrators were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, CA.
1968 – The New Yardbirds played their first concert. The band later changed their name to Led Zeppelin.
1971 – Isaac Hayes’ “Theme From Shaft” was released.
1972 – A statement was released by Creedance Clearwater Revival that announced the group’s break up.
1976 – Stevie Wonder’s “Song in the Key of Life” was released.
1982 – RCA Records released “H2O” by Daryl Hall and John Oates.
1989 – The single “The Arms Of Orion” was released by Prince.
1992 – Sinead O’Connor was booed off stage at Madison Square Garden during a show to honor Bob Dylan.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/oct16.htm
So You Think You Can Dance Canada Recap/Review: the Top Nine Couples, Sorry I Missed Recapping Last Week
Oct 16th
Circumstances beyond my control, and that is all I will say, prevented me from recapping last week, but not this week. More >
