Oct 19
Missed recapping last week, so sorry, blame Thanksgiving and turkey, mmmm lots of good turkey.
And pumpkin pie. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for October 19th, 2008
Oct 19
1938 - The Bob Crosby Orchestra recorded “I’m Free.”
1953 - Singer Julius LaRosa was fired publicly on “Arthur Godfrey Time” by Godfrey.
1966 - The Yardbirds arrive in New York for their first U.S. tour.
1967 - “I Second That Emotion” by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles was released by Tamla-Motown.
1979 - Prince’s second album “Prince” was released.
1997 - On stage at the Grand Ole Opry, Vince Gill honored John Denver. Gill played “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”
1998 - George Martin, “The Fifth Beatle”, retired from the music business.
1998 - Mark Nieto filed a lawsuit against Aerosmith for alleged hearing loss after he attended an Aerosmith concert.
2006 - NBC said that it had decided not to show pictures of Madonna mounting a crucifix when a concert special was aired the following month.
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