Archive for December 9, 2009

1791 – Composer Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner was born.

1837 – Composer Charles-Emile Waldteufel was born.

1882 – Composer Joaquin Turina was born.

1963 – The first Supremes album, “Meet the Supremes,” was released.

1964 – The John Coltrane Quartet recorded “Love Supreme.”

1967 – Jim Morrison was arrested onstage in New Haven, CT, and charged with breach of peace and resisting arrest.

1968 – The Supremes’ and the Temptations’ “TCB (Takin’ Care of Business) special aired on NBC-TV.

1971 – Richie Havens received a role in the orchestral stage version of “Tommy.”

1972 – “Tommy” was performed at London’s Rainbow Theatre. The recording of the event was released the next year.

1972 – Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock” was released.

1974 – George Harrison released his first album on his Dark Horse label, entitled “Dark Horse.”

1978 – “Soul Man,” John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd’s version, was released under the name, “The Blues Brothers.”

1984 – The Jacksons played their last show together in Los Angeles, CA.

1992 – Bill Wyman left the Rolling Stones after over 30 years with the group.

1993 – The musical revival of “My Fair Lady” opened.

1995 – “Free as a Bird,” debuted on a six-hour ABC documentary on the Beatles’. It was their first new song in 25 years.

2002 – Britney Spears filed for a restraining order against a 41-year-old Japanese man that she claimed had been stalking her since September.

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