Archive for June, 2009
This Day in Music…June 30
Jun 30th
1722 – Composer Jiri Antonin Benda was born.
1892 – Composer Laszlo Lajtha was born.
1939 – Frank Sinatra made his first appearance with Harry James’ band.
1966 – The Supremes made the studio recording of “You Keep Me Hangin’ On.”
This Day in Music…June 28
Jun 28th
1831 – Composer Joseph Joachim was born.
1852 – Composer Hans Huber was born.
1913 – Composer George Lloyd was born.
1969 – Crosby, Stills & Nash released their first album.
This Day in Music…June 27
Jun 27th
1789 – Composer Friedrich Silcher was born.
1885 – Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter applied for a patent on their invention known as the gramophone.
1959 – The play, “West Side Story,” with music by Leonard Bernstein, closed after 734 performances on Broadway.
This Day in Music…June 26
Jun 26th
1747 – Composer Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh was born.
1933 – “The Kraft Music Hall” debuted on NBC radio.
1964 – The album, “A Hard Day’s Night,” was released by The Beatles.
1977 – Elvis Presley’s final concert took place at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis.
1985 – The album, “Big River” became the first soundtrack album to be recorded in Nashville, TN.
1986 – James Hetfield (Metallica) broke his wrist while trying to skateboard down a hill. One show was cancelled and the remainder of dates on the tour James was on vocals only and John Marshall (later with Metal Church) was on guitar.
1998 – At 10 a.m. PDT, Marcy Playground debuted the video for “Saint Joe On The Schoolbus,” on the Internet.
1998 – Stefano Salvati sued Madonna, claiming that her “Ray of Light” video was stolen from a clip he shot in 1994 for Italian pop star Biagio Antonacci.
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