Archive for November 22, 2009
This Day in Music…November 22
Nov 22nd
1709 – Composer Frantisek Benda was born.
1710 – Composer Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was born.
1780 – Composer Conradin Kreutzer was born.
1901 – Composer Joaquin Rodrigo was born.
1913 – Composer Lord Benjamin Britten was born.
1938 – Bunny Berigan and his orchestra recorded “Jelly Roll Blues.”
1957 – The Miles Davis Quintet debuted with a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1965 – Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes were married.
1965 – The musical “Man of La Mancha” opened. It ran for 2,328 performances.
1967 – Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” was released.
1968 – The Beatles released their double album called “The Beatles” (a.k.a. “The White Album” ).
1982 – The British rock group Japan announced it is breaking up.
1992 – Paul Simon began his first tour of South America in Brazil.
1994 – “The Black Album” was released by Prince.
1995 – Singer Sophie B. Hawkins makes her acting debut on Fox’s “Party Of Five”.
1997 – Epick Soundtracks was found dead in London at the age of 37.
1997 – INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence was found dead due to suicide by hanging in his hotel room in the Ritz Carlton in Double Bay, Australia. He was 37 years old.
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