Archive for January 22, 2009
David Cook…Success or Failure?
Jan 22nd
David Cook...Success or Failure?
- Failure (75%, 12 Votes)
- Success (25%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 16
Loading ...Now that you’ve voted…how do you define success for an American Idol?
Comparing their sales numbers to those of other idols? Do you disregard Kelly’s sales for “Breakaway” because it was her second album? If so, do you consider how much smaller the Idol audience was back then? Do you blame the current economy for lesser sales? Or is the music industry itself to blame for any delay in selling gold or platinum or multi-platinum?
This Day in Music…January 22
Jan 22nd
1901 – Composer Hans Erich Apostel was born.
1916 – Composer Henri Dutilleux was born.
1959 – Buddy Holly made his last recordings alone with an acoustic guitar and tape recorder. The songs were released posthumously.
1960 – Sam Cooke signed a deal with RCA Records.
1962 – Gene Chandler made his TV debut on “American Bandstand.”
1963 – The Drifters recorded “On Broadway.”
1963 – Gerry & the Pacemakers held their first recording session. They produced “Away from You” and “Pretend.”
1966 – The Beach Boys recorded “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”.
1971 – The Joe Cocker film “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” debuted in London.
1981 – A picture of John Lennon naked appeared in his obituary issue of Rolling Stone.
1984 – Barry Manilow sang the U.S. national anthem at Super Bowl XVIII.
1989 – Gene Simmons (KISS) and former “Playboy” model Shannon Tweed had a son.
1990 – Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist Slash used profanity numerous times on live television while accepting an American Music Award.
1991 – L.L. Cool J’s album “Mama Said Knock You Out” was certified platinum by the RIAA.
1993 – Metallica began their “Nowhere Else To Roam” tour in Kalamazoo, MI.
1998 – Toni Braxton filed for Chapter 7 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles, listing liabilities of more than $1 million.
1998 – Snoop Doggy Dogg filed a $10 million suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman, its parent Coopers & Lybrand and former Gelfand accountant Steven Cantrock. The suit charged that they had mismanaged Snoop Doggy Dogg’s money.
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