Archive for February 2, 2010

1714 – Composer Gottfried August Homilius was born.

1937 – Guy Lombardo and his orchestra recorded “Boo Hoo.”

1949 – The first 45 RPM record was released.

1956 – The Coaster signed with Atlantic Records.

1957 – Fats Domino sang “Blueberry Hill” and “Blue Monday” on the “Perry Como Show” on television.

1959 – Frankie Avalon’s “Venus” was released.

1959 – The Coasters song, “Charlie Brown,” was released.

1963 – The Beatles began their first British tour supporting Helen Spapiro.

1973 – NBC-TV debuted “Midnight Special.”

1973 – Keith Emerson injures his hands when a rigged piano prematurely explodes during a concert in San Francisco.

1978 – Van Halen signed with Warner Brothers Records.

1979 – At the age of 21, ex-Sex Pistol bass player Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose in the New York City apartment of his present girlfriend, Michelle Robinson.

1993 – Willie Nelson and the IRS settle their longstanding tax feud. The U.S. government kept $3.6 million in assets it had already seized and Nelson would have to pay $5.4 million of the $13.1 million balance.

1999 – Prince released “1999 New Master.” It was a re-release and re-done version of the 1982 version of the song “1999.”

2002 – Britney Spears was the host and musical guest on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”

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