Archive for July 30, 2009
This Day in Music…July 30
Jul 30th
1792 – The French national anthem “La Marseillaise” by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, was first sung in Paris.
1942 – Frank Sinatra recorded the last of 90 recordings with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
1954 – Elvis Presley made his professional debut in Memphis. It was his first concert to be advertised.
1956 – Brenda Lee recorded her first hit, “Jambalaya” and “Bigelow 6-500.”
1968 – The Beatles’ Apple Boutique in London closed after heavy losses.
1970 – The Rolling Stones fired Allen Klein as their manager.
1987 – David Bowie played the first show of his “Glass Spider” tour in Philadelphia, PA.
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