Archive for October 29, 2008

1904 – Composer Vivian Ellis was born.

1936 – Hank Snow made his first recordings, “Lonesome Blue Yodel” and “Prisoned Cowboy.”

1956 – Maria Callas made her Metropolitan Opera debut in “Norma.”

1957 – “Oh Boy!” by Buddy Holly & the Crickets was released.

1963 – The Hollies began recording their first sessions for their first album.

1967 – The musical “Hair” opened off Broadway.

1970 – Neil Diamond received a gold record for “Cracklin’ Rosie.”

1971 – Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon, GA.

1975 – Joan Baez became a member of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue.

1977 – “Bat Out Of Hell” was released by Meat Loaf.

1990 – The Byrds, LaVern Baker, John Lee Hooker, The Impressions, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed and Ike & Tina Turner were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

1991 – Three members of Pink Floyd were injured in a auto race in Mexico.

1996 – In Pasadena, California, a judge drops drug possession charges against Scott Weiland, the singer for the Stone Temple Pilots. The judge concluded that Weiland had made significant progress in rehab.

1998 – Steven Adler surrendered to authorities to begin serving a sentence of 150 days for two counts of battery and violation of probation.

1998 – East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and D.H. Peligro, all former members of the Dead Kennedys, filed suit against Jello Biafra. The claim was that the former lead singer had diverted money owed to the other band members for his own use.

2002 – Christina Aguilera’s album “Stripped” was released.

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