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This Day in Music…February 28
Feb 28th
1876 – Composer John Alden Carpenter was born.
1877 – Composer Sergei Bortkiewicz was born.
1930 – Ted Lewis and his orchestra recorded “On the Sunny Side of the Street.”
1959 – “Cash Box” magazine began using a red ‘bullet’ on its record charts to indicate the records that have the strongest upward movement each week.
1968 – Frankie Lymon died of a heroin overdose.
1970 – Led Zeppelin performed as the Nobs in Denmark after the family of Ferdinand von Zeppelin threatened a lawsuit.
1974 – Bobby Bloom shot himself to death at the age of 28.
1977 – Ray Charles was attacked by an audience member onstage.
1984 – Michael Jackson won a record eight Grammy awards connected to the album “Thriller.”
1991 – The Record Plant in Hollywood closed.
1991 – In Los Angeles, “Curtis Mayfield Day” was held.
1996 – The original members of Kiss appeared at the Grammy Awards. It was the first time in 17 years that the band had appeared in full make-up and costumes.
2000 – Songwriter Stan Penrige sued the members of Kiss, the band’s publishing company, and Universal Music Group. Penrige charged that he had been shortchanged millions in publishing royalties for the song “Beth.”
2000 – In a Los Angeles Superior Court, Celine Dion filed a suit against the “National Enquirer”. The papers claimed an “intentional infliction of emotion distress, invasion of privacy, and unfair business practices.” The headline that brought the suit was “Celine: I’m Pregnant With Twins”.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb28.htm
This Day in Music…February 27
Feb 27th
1848 – Composer Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry was born.
1956 – Specialty Records released Little Richard’s “Slippin’ and Slidin’.”
1960 – The Miracles made their first TV appearance on “American Bandstand.”
1967 – Pink Floyd recorded their first single, “Arnold Layne.”
1970 – Jefferson Airplane was fined $1,000 for using profanity during a concert in Oklahoma City.
1976 – Mick Jagger was hospitalized in New York with a respiratory infection.
1977 – Keith Richards’ Toronto hotel suite was raided by Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Richards was arrested and charged possession of heroin with the intent to traffic and possession of cocaine. He was release on $25,000 bail.
1984 – A Pepsi commercial featuring the Jackson’s premiered on MTV.
1990 – Milli Vanilli’s Rob Pilatus shared his perspective on life with Time magazine. In the interview he said, “Musically, we’re more talented than any Bob Dylan or Paul McCartney. Mick Jagger can’t produce a sound. I’m the new Elvis.”
1991 – James Brown was paroled from prison after serving two years. He had been sentenced to six years in prison after leading police on an interstate car chase.
1997 – James Brown asked talk show hostess Rolanda White to marry him during the taping of one of her shows. She didn’t marry him.
1998 – Tommy Lee was released on $500,000 bail after pleading innocent to the charge of abusing his wife and son.
1998 – Vince Neil of Motley Crue announced an agreement with Internet Entertainment Group and Vivid Video to distribute a 60-minute home video of him having sex with two adult film models in Hawaii.
2000 – ABC-TV aired the “The Beach Boys” TV movie.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb27.htm
This Day in Music…February 26
Feb 26th
1770 – Composer Anton Reicha was born.
1879 – Composer Frank Bridge was born.
1954 – A U.S. Congresswoman introduced a bill to prohibit the distribution of “obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy” recordings.
1955 – LaVern Baker appealed to Congress in a letter to Michigan Representative Charles Digges Jr. The letter requested the revision of the Copyright Act of 1909.
1955 – Billboard reported that the 45rpm single format was outselling the 78s for the first time.
1965 – Jimmy Page released his first solo single, “She Just Satisfies.”
1966 – The Rolling Stones’ “19th Nervous Breakdown” was released.
1970 – The Beatles album “Beatles Again” was released in the U.S. It contained the song “Hey Jude.”
1975 – Harry Chapin’s revue “The Night That Made America Famous” opened on Broadway.
1977 – The Eagles’ “Hotel California” was released.
1978 – Vladimir Horowitz marked the 50th anniversary of his U.S. debut with a performance at the White House.
1985 – Chuck Berry received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.
1987 – Capitol Records released the first 4 Beatles albums on CD.
1990 – Cornell Gunter of the Coasters was murdered in Las Vegas at the age of 53.
1991 – “Rockline on MTV” premiered.
1995 – Jimmy Page and Robert Plant began a world tour to support their reunion album “No Quarter.”
1998 – Tommy Lee of Motley Crue was formally charged with abusing his wife Pamela Anderson Lee, and one of their sons, Dylan.
2002 – Alanis Morissette’s third album “Under Rug Swept” was released.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb26.htm
American Idol Season 8: The Second Group of Twelve, oh, yay, wanna bet it’ll suck too?
Feb 25th
OK, a warning about tonight’s recap, I won’t be taping it so maybe I will miss details for recapping. More >
This Day in Music…February 25
Feb 25th
1727 – Composer Armand-Louis Couperin was born.
1943 – This day was commonly thought to be George Harrison’s birthday. In 1992, Harrison was reported to have said, “I only learned recently after all these years that the date and time of my own birth have always been off by one calendar day and about a half hour on the clock.” His birthday is actually February 24.
1952 – The first musical choreography score was copyrighted. It was Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”.
1953 – The musical “Wonderful Town” opened. It ran for 559 performances.
1957 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “That’ll Be The Day.” The song would be their first hit. A previously recorded version, on July 22, 1956, was produced poorly and the vocals were performed differently.
1963 – The Beatles released their first U.S. single “Please Please Me.”
1978 – Jefferson Starship declared “Earth Day” for the release of their new album, “Earth”. It was premiered 2 days later.
1987 – Frank Sinatra guest starred on CBS-TV’s “Magnum P.I.”
1992 – James Brown received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.
1995 – Lyle Lovett broke his collarbone riding a motorcycle in Mexico.
1998 – Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison received Lifetime Achievement Grammy awards.
1999 – Prince filed a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit against nine Web sites, with allegations that included selling bootlegged recordings and offering unauthorized song downloads.
2000 – It was announced that Britney Spears would be releasing her own brand of bubble gum, “Britney Spears CD Bubble Gum”, in March of 2000.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb25.htm
This Day in Music…February 24
Feb 24th
1766 – Composer Samuel Wesley was born.
1771 – Composer John Baptist Cramer was born.
1940 – Frances Langford recorded “When You Wish Upon a Star”.
1956 – In Cleveland, OH, police invoked a 1931 ordinance barring people under the age of 18 from dancing in public unless accompanied by an adult.
1964 – The Beatles appeared for the 3rd time on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” They appeared via tape.
1965 – The Beach Boys recorded “Help Me Rhonda”.
1969 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience played its last British concert before breaking up.
1976 – The Eagles’ “Greatest Hits” album became the first album in the U.S. to be certified platinum by the RIAA.
1978 – “The Second Barry Manilow Special” aired on ABC-TV with guest star Ray Charles.
1979 – “Roxanne” was released by The Police.
1979 – The Sex Pistols released the album “The Great Rock N’ Roll Swindle.”
1980 – NBC premiered the TV movie “Harper Valley P.T.A.”
1987 – Fats Domino received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 29th annual Grammy Awards.
1988 – Alice Cooper announced he would run for Governor of Arizona as a member of the “Wild Party”.
1990 – Bob Dylan joined Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and David Crosby to sing “Mr. Tambourine Man” at a Los Angeles tribute to the late Roy Orbison.
1992 – The U.S. Postal Service unveiled 2 versions of its proposed Elvis stamp for fans to vote on. The younger Elvis design won and was issued on January 8, 1993.
1992 – Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were married in Hawaii.
1993 – Eric Clapton won six Grammy Awards for the song “Tears In Heaven.”
1998 – Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.
1998 – Virgin Records America Inc. filed suit against the Smashing Pumpkins for alleged breach of contract and non-delivery of albums.
1998 – Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) was arrested and charged with hitting his wife Pamela Anderson Lee.
1999 – Johnny Rotten emceed VH1′s live Grammy coverage.
1999 – Lauryn Hill won five Grammy awards for her debut solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.”
2003 – CMT featured an entire day of Shania Twain programming.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb24.htm
Bad Good Movie Choices (a movie review, but not a current movie, just something I watched the other day, I am rarely very current)
Feb 23rd
Geez, I am an idiot,
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This Day in Music…February 23
Feb 23rd
1648 – Composer John Blow was born.
1685 – Composer George Frideric Handel was born.
1730 – Composer Christian Joseph Lidarti was born.
1792 – Joseph Haydn’s 94th Symphony in G was premiered.
1811 – Composer George Washington Hewitt was born.
1848 – Composer Thomas Paine Westendorf was born.
1873 – Composer Dmitri Arakishvili was born.
1876 – Composer Wadi’ Sabra was born.
1876 – Composer Edgar Istel was born.
1886 – Tsjaikovski’s symphony “Manfred” premiered.
1886 – Composer Albert Edward Sammons was born.
1887 – Composer Oskar Frederik Lindberg was born.
1924 – Composer Lejaren Hiller was born.
1927 – Composer Ivan Hrusovsky was born.
1937 – Bing Crosby sang with Lani McIntyre and his band as “Sweet Leilani” was recorded.
1963 – The Chiffons’ “He’s So Fine” was released.
1970 – Ringo Starr guest starred on “Laugh-In.” It was his first solo TV appearance.
1972 – Elvis and Priscilla Presley seperated.
1974 – Columbia Records released Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.”
1979 – Dire Straits began their first U.S./Canada tour in Boston.
1993 – Little Richard received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.
1994 – The ground breaking ceremony for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas occurred.
1995 – Melvin Franklin (Temptations) died of heart failure.
1998 – Nine people were killed and more than 40 injured when a truck veered out of control during the annual carnival in Port-au-Prince. The Haitian band Ram was performing on the truck. None of the band members were hurt.
1999 – Garth Brooks attended spring training camp with the San Diego Padres as a non-roster player. The Padres Foundation agreed to contribute to the Touch ‘Em All Foundation in lieu of a salary to Brooks.
1999 – Plastic People Of The Universe began their first North American tour in Boston.
2000 – Sean “Puffy” Combs was indicted on charges of bribing a witness. According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Combs offered money and jewelry to his driver, and asked him to claim ownership of a gun that police recovered from the Comb’s car following a Dec. 27, 1999, shooting at a New York nightclub.
2000 – At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Carlos Santana received a record-tying eight Grammy’s. Michael Jackson set the record back in 1984 when he won awards for “Thriller.”
2000 – A cover of the Led Zeppelin classic “What Is And What Should Never Be” by Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes became available for free download exclusively from Musicmaker.com.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb23.htm
The Amazing Race 14: Episode 2 Recap (Thank CTV, it ran the Race early!!!)
Feb 23rd
Wow I discovered this by accident while flipping through channels. How fun!!! Except that I watched Ben in a pre Oscar show for a nano second or two, which was a nano second or two too long. More >
