Archive for November 17, 2009

1967 – Davey Jones of the Monkees opened a boutique, Zilch I, in Greenwich Village, NY.

1970 – Elton John recorded a show in New York City which was later released as his 11-17-70 album.

1974 – ABBA began their first tour of Europe. It was also their first tour outside of Sweden.

1980 – John Lennon’s album “Double Fantasy” was released.

1987 – The Madonna compilation album “You Can Dance” was released.

1990 – David Crosby broke his left leg, ankle and shoulder in a motorcycle accident in Los Angles, CA.

1997 – Metallica released the album “ReLoad.”

1998 – Tori Amos released a compilation of her videos, “Tori Amos: The Complete Collection: 1992-1998″.

1998 – Garth Brooks released “Garth Brooks: Double Live.”

1998 – Whitney Houston released “My Love is Your Love.”

1998 – Mariah Carey released “#1′s.”

1998 – Jewel released “Spirit.”

1998 – The three soundtracks were released for the animated film “The Prince of Egypt.”

2003 – Britney Spears, at 21 years old, became the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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