Archive for November 7, 2009

1810 – Composer Ferenc Erkel was born.

1877 – Composer Henry Balfour Gardiner was born.

1905 – Composer William Alwyn was born.

1986 – Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series “Miami Vice” as a corrupt policeman.

1988 – John Fogerty won his self-plagiarism court battle with Fantasy Records. The label claimed Fogerty copied his own song, “Run Through The Jungle” when he wrote “The Old Man Down The Road”.

1990 – The musical revival of “Those Were The Days” opened.

1991 – Frank Zappa was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

1991 – The musical revival of “Brigadoon” opened in New York.

1995 – Alice in Chains released “Alice in Chains” on CD and cassette. The album was only available in a vinyl edition until this release.

1995 – The Madonna album “Something to Remember” was released.

1995 – The Captain and Tennille (Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille) renew their wedding vows on their 20th anniversary.

2000 – Garth Brooks filed for a divorce from his wife Sandy.

2006 – The game “Guitar Hero II” for Playstation 2 was released in North America.

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