Archive for January 13, 2009

1683 – Composer Johann Christoph Graupner was born.

1690 – Composer Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel was born.

1854 – Anthony Faas of Philadelphia, PA, patented the accordion.

1866 – Composer Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov was born.

1904 – Composer Richard Addinsell was born.

1938 – Singer Allan Jones recorded “The Donkey Serenade”.

1941 – The four Modernaires joined the Glenn Miller Band on a permanent basis.

1957 – Elvis Presley recorded “All Shook Up” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” in Hollywood.

1964 – The Beatles released “I Want To Hold Your Hand” in the U.S.

1968 – Dr. K.C. Pollack of the University of Florida audio lab reported that tests found that the noise levels at rock & roll concerts was harmful to teenage ears.

1973 – Eric Clapton performed his comeback concert at the Rainbow Theatre, London.

1976 – The trial of seven Brunswick Records and Dakar Records employees began. The charges were bilking artists out of more than $184,000 in royalties.

1978 – The Police began recording their debut album.

1979 – Soul pop singer Danny Hathaway died after jumping, (or falling) from a 15th floor hotel room in New York City at the age of 34.

1979 – The Y.M.C.A. filed a lawsuit against the Village People over their song, “Y.M.C.A.” The suit was later dropped.

1980 – A benefit concert was held for the people of Kampuchea. The featured acts were The Grateful Dead, Beach Boys and Jefferson Starship.

1993 – Bobby Brown was arrested in Augusta, GA, for simulating a sex act onstage. It was the second time that he had been arrested by the Augusta police department for the same offense.

1998 – Kevin Dubrow (Quiot Riot) was released from jail. He was arrested for failing to pay a judgment against him for an incident at a 1994 concert. A woman claimed that he threw another fan on top of her breaking her leg.

2003 – Pete Townshend was arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. Townshend said that his use of an Internet Web site advertising child pornography was for research for an autobiography.

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