1838 – Composer Alexis Vicomte de Castillon was born.

1928 – George Gershwin’s musical work “An American in Paris” was premiered by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

1961 – The Beatles signed with manager Brian Epstein.

1966 – Jimi Hendrix recorded “Foxey Lady.”

1974 – George Harrison had lunch with U.S. President Gerald Ford at the White House.

1975 – David Bowie’s “Golden Years” was released.

1975 – Foghat’s “Slow Ride” was released.

1985 – Phil Collins made his U.S. TV acting debut on “Miami Vice” playing a drug dealer.

1988 – Bruce Springsteen’s divorce from Julianne Phillips became final.

1990 – The musical revival of “Peter Pan” opened.

1991 – “John Denver’s Montana Christmas Skies” special aired on CBS.

1993 – Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash joined Billy Joel on stage in Los Angeles to play a solo on the tune “Shameless.”

1994 – Prince performed the song “Dolphin” on the David Letterman show.

1996 – The movie “Jerry Maguire,” starring Glenn Frey, opened.

2001 – The two surviving members of Nirvana, Krist Novoselic and David Grohl, filed a countersuit against Courtney Love. The charge was that she has manipulated the memory and work of her dead husband, Kirk Cobain, for the benefit of her own career.

http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/dec13.htm