Archive for February 7, 2010

1871 – Composer Wilhelm Stenhammar was born.

1897 – Composer Quincy Porter was born.

1959 – Buddy Holly’s funeral was held in Lubbock, TX.

1961 – The Jive Five recorded “My True Story”.

1964 – The Beatles arrived in New York to begin their first U.S. tour.

1969 – “This Is Tom Jones” premiered on ABC-TV.

1979 – The Clash kick off their first American tour at the Berkeley Community Theatre outside San Francisco.

1979 – Stephen Stills became the first rock performer to record on digital equipment in Los Angeles’ Record Plant Studio.

1981 – The TV mini-series “Elvis and Me” (based on Priscilla Presley’s book) began on ABC.

1986 – The Rolling Stones shot the video for “Harlem Shuffle” in New York City.

1994 – Shannon Hoon of the Blind Melon’s was ejected from the American Music Awards for loud and disruptive behavior. He was eventually charged with battery, assault, resisting arrest and destroying a police station phone.

1995 – Tupac Shakur was sentenced to 1 to 4 1/2 years in jail for sexual abuse.

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