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This Day in Music…February 22
Feb 22nd
1817 – Composer Niels Wilhelm Gade was born.
1834 – Composer Albert Heinrich Zabel was born.
1956 – Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with “Heartbreak Hotel.”
1963 – The Beatles formed their Northern Music Publishing Company. Michael Jackson eventually purchased it.
1965 – Filming for the Beatles’ second movie, “HELP!” began in the Bahamas.
1968 – Genesis released its first single, “The Silent Sun.”
1978 – Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York and charged with drug possession.
1986 – A Fine Young Cannibals concert in Boston was delayed until 2AM because somebody had thrown tear gas into the club.
1986 – MTV aired 22 hours of the Monkees TV episodes in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a group.
1989 – Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for Best New Artist. It was admitted later that they were not the vocalists on the album.
1989 – Metallica performed the song “One” on the Grammy Awards.
1993 – Chris LeDoux’s “Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy” was certified gold by the RIAA.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb22.htm
This Day in Music…February 21
Feb 21st
1801 – Composer Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda was born.
1836 – Composer Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes was born.
1844 – Composer Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor was born.
1893 – Composer Andres Segovia was born.
1911 – Gustav Mahler conducted his last concert. He collapsed immediately afterward from a severe streptococcal infection. He died on May 18.
1958 – The first Flying V, by Gibson, was shipped from a factory in Kalamazoo, MI.
1968 – McGraw-Hill, Inc. outbids eight other American publishers for the U.S. rights to Hunter Davies’ authorized biography of the Beatles. They paid $150,000 for the rights.
1970 – The Jackson 5 made their TV debut on “American Bandstand.”
1977 – Neil Diamond’s in-concert TV special aired on NBC.
1981 – Prince appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and performed “Party Up.” It was his first appearance on the show.
1987 – Sly Stone was jailed on drug charges.
1995 – For the first time in seven years, Bruce Springsteen performed live with the E Street Band. The New York City nightclub appearance was for a video for Jonathan Demme’s film “Murder Incorporated.”
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb21.htm
Chatting Conflicts for Sunday Night!!! I Am So Annoyed!!!
Feb 21st
BLOODY HELL!!!
How can the Oscars be on the same night as the Amazing Race? Damn. Well, at least this year I don’t care too much for the Oscars. The Amazing Race is much more fun. But, we can all get together and watch one or the other or both at the same time. I know I will be.
Do you want to see moments like this, oh so interesting (OK, I am bad, I picked the least interesting moment on purpose, do you think I am biased?)?
Or like this?
Fun, eh? Anyway, to all who are interested, come chat on Sunday Night, Oscars and/or the Amazing Race!!!! For those on the West Coast, no Race spoilers, unless you want them.
This Day in Music…February 20
Feb 20th
1745 – Composer Johann Peter Saloman was born.
1770 – Composer Ferdinando Carulli was born.
1791 – Composer Carl Czerny was born.
1802 – Composer Charles-Auguste de Beriot was born.
1940 – Larry Clinton and his orchestra recorded “Limehouse Blues”.
1949 – Ricky Nelson joined the cast of his parents’ radio show.
1964 – The Beach Boys recorded “Don’t Worry Baby”.
1969 – “Goodbye Cream” opened in Baltimore. The film was of Cream’s November 26, 1968 farewell concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
1969 – The X-rated film “Candy” premiered. It was Ringo Starr’s first non-musical role in a film.
1970 – John Lennon’s “Instant Karma” was released in the U.S.
1974 – Cher filed for separation from husband Sonny Bono. She filed for divorce not long afterwards. They had been married for 10 years.
1976 – KISS placed their footprints on the sidewalk outside the Grauman Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
1982 – Singer Pat Benatar married musician-producer Neil Geraldo in Hawaii. It was Benatar’s second marriage.
1992 – Paula Abdul and actor Emilio Estevez announced their engagement.
1996 – Rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and a bodyguard were found not guilty of first-degree murder. The jury was deadlocked on voluntary manslaughter charges resulting in a mistrial.
1997 – Ben and Jerry’s introduced a their ice cream Phish Food. It was named after the rock group Phish.
1998 – The first of two concerts honoring the late Nicolette Larson was held.
2000 – ABC-TV aired the “Little Richard” TV movie.
2002 – In Los Angeles, CA, a jury awarded a woman $40,000 for wrongful termination from James Brown’s company in 1999. The woman had also claimed that she had been sexually harassed.
2003 – In West Warwick, RI, 99 people were killed when fire destroyed the nightclub The Station. The fire started with sparks from a pyrotechnic display being used by Great White. Ty Longley, guitarist for Great White, was one of the victims in the fire.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb20.htm
This Day in Music…February 19
Feb 19th
1743 – Composer Luigi Boccherini was born.
1763 – Composer Adalbert Gyrowetz was born.
1956 – The Platters recorded “Magic Touch.”
1958 – The Miracles released their first single “Got A Job.”
1964 – Simon & Garfunkel completed the original acoustic version of “Sounds of Silence.”
1968 – Gerry Marsden (Gerry & the Pacemakers) began a 3-1/2 year run in the London stage production of “Charlie’s Girl.”
1970 – Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart guest starred onn ABC-TV’s “Bewitched”.
1971 – Paul McCartney released “Another Day” in the U.K.
1972 – Paul McCartney released “Give Ireland Back to the Irish.” The song was immediately banned by the BBC.
1974 – Dick Clark premiered the “American Music Awards.”
1974 – KISS made thier TV debut on “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert.”
1976 – Rich Stevens (Tower of Power) was arrested and charged in the murders of three men the night before in San Jose, CA. The reason was believed to be drugs. Stevens and another were found guilty on two counts of murder the following November.
1980 – Bon Scott, the lead singer of heavy metal band AC/DC, died in London at the age of 33. He died as a result of choking on his own vomit after drinking heavily.
1981 – George Harrison was ordered to pay ABKCO Music the sum of $587,000 for “subconscious plagiarism” between his song, “My Sweet Lord” and the Chiffons “He’s So Fine.”
1985 – Mick Jaggeer released “She’s The Boss”. It was his first solo album.
1991 – Public Enemy boycotted the 1991 Grammy Awards because the rap award was not going to be presented during the live TV ceremony. Sinead O’Connor also boycotted the event.
1995 – Tommy Lee (Motley Crue) and Pamela Anderson were married.
1995 – Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorothea give birth to son Jesse James Louis.
1995 – Roxette performed in Beijing. It was the first concert for a western artist in China since 1984 when George Michael performed.
1996 – London police arrested singer Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) for allegedly attacking three children that were performing with Michael Jackson at the Brit Awards. Cocker denied touching any children.
1997 – Miles Davis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1997 – A New York judge dismissed a $7 million lawsuit filed against Motley Crue for hearing loss of a fan that was suffered at one of their concerts.
1998 – The Stray Cats reunited for a single show at L.A.’s House Of Blues. The show was a benefit for the Carl Perkins Foundation.
1998 – Lorrie Morgan issued a denial concerning an article that the tabloid “Star” magazine had published about “a wild ride in the back sear of a limousine with U.S. President Bill Clinton.”
2003 – In West Warwick, RI, 99 people were killed when fire destroyed the nightclub The Station. The fire started with sparks from a pyrotechnic display being used by Great White. Ty Longley, guitarist for Great White, was one of the victims in the fire.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb19.htm
This Day in Music…February 18
Feb 18th
1939 – Composer Marlos Nobre was born.
1959 – Elvis Presley appeard after hours at the Lido Club in Paris while on leave from the U.S. Army.
1959 – Ray Charles recorded “What’d I Say.”
1968 – David Gimour replaces Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd. Barret had gone checked himself into a psychiatric hospital and then gone into seclusion.
1969 – Lulu and Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) were married in England.
1974 – KISS released their first album “KISS”.
1974 – Yes played their first show at Madison Square Garden.
1987 – The song “Sign O’ The Times” was released by Prince.
1992 – Vince Neil quit as lead singer of Motley Crue. After 11 years with the group he says he wants to spend more time on his career as a race car driver. The band reunited on the “American Music Awards” 5 years later.
1998 – Rob Smith (Cure) did battle with the forces of musical evil (Barbara Streisand) on the TV show South Park.
2006 – In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the Rolling Stones gave a free concert before a crowd of over 1 million people at Copacabana Beach.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb18.htm
American Idol Season, Eight? Is It? First Voting Night
Feb 17th
And it’s show time. Twelve performers, eh? That should take three or four hours. More >
This Day in Music…February 17
Feb 17th
1653 – Composer Arcangelo Corelli was born.
1820 – Composer Henri Vieuxtemps was born.
1862 – Composer Sir Edward German was born.
1887 – Composer Leevi Madetoya was born.
1904 – The opera “Madama Butterfly” by Giacomo Puccini had its world premiere at La Scala in Milan.
1955 – Little Richard sent his first audition tape to Specialty Records.
1960 – The Everly Brothers signed with Warner Bros. Records in a 10-year contract worth $1 million.
1964 – The first Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass concert was held, in Los Angeles, CA.
1966 – Brian Wilson began recording the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.”
1969 – Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan had a recording session in Nashville, TN. “Girl from the North Country” was the only duet released from the session.
1970 – Joni Mitchell announced her retirement from live performances. She returned to the stage within a year.
1970 – Maurice Gibb (Bee Gee’s) opened in the London stage musical “Sing a Rude Song.”
1971 – James Taylor made his prime-time television debut on ABC’s the “Johnny Cash Show.”
1972 – Pink Floyd began a 4-night stand in London. During the stand they premiered “The Dark Side of the Moon” a full year before it was released.
1975 – John Lennon released “Rock n’ Roll.” It was his last record before he left the music business for 5 years.
1976 – The Eagles released their “Greatest Hits.”
1976 – Bette Midler was awarded the “Woman of the Year” award from Harvard’s University’s Hasty Pudding Theatrical Society.
1979 – The Clash opened its first U.S. tour in New York City.
1988 – A 12-year old fan of Motley Crue set his legs on fire while trying to imitate a stunt in the band’s “Live Wire” video. The boy suffered burns over ten percent of his body.
1989 – David Coverdale (Whitesnake) and Tawny Kitaen were married.
1990 – Aerosmith appeared on Saturday Night Live. The performed the Wayne’s World theme song while appearing in the skit as themselves.
2000 – Trick Daddy was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at a North Miami Beach nightclub.
2002 – It was reported that George Michael’s in Hamstead was burglarized. The theft included his $114,000 Aston Martin sports car and $140,000 in paintings, jewelry and clothing.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb17.htm
This Day in Music…February 16
Feb 16th
1709 – Composer Charles Avison was born.
1942 – Shep Fields and his orchestra recorded “Jersey Bounce.”
1963 – Paul Anka and Marie-Ann DeZogheb were married in Paris.
1964 – The Beatles performed for the second time on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” They had made their first appearance on the show only a week before.
1968 – In Detroit, MI, Aretha Franklin day was declared.
1971 – Aretha Franklin recorded “Spanish Harlem.”
1971 – Alan David Pasaro sued the Rolling Stones charging them with invasion of privacy. The charge stemmed from the footage of a stabbing in the film “Gimme Shelter.” Pasaro was tried and acquitted for the stabbing death.
1972 – Ricky Nelson began his first British tour.
1984 – Jerry Lee Lewis surrendered to federal authorities to answer income tax evasion charges. He was later acquitted.
1988 – Billy Vera received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
1990 – Ike Turner was sentenced to 4 years in prison on cocaine charges.
1993 – At the Brit Awards a Faces reunion took place.
1998 – At the Brit Awards, Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawamba dumped a bucket of ice water on the U.K.’s Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.
1999 – “Rolling Stones Day” was declared in Minnesota.
1999 – Rap star Ol’ Dirty Bastard was arrested in Hollywood for allegedly wearing body armor, a forbidden garment because of his previous arrests. ODB was initially pulled over for driving eratically.
2007 – Britney Spears shaved her head.
http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb16.htm
