Showing posts with label The Beatles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Beatles. Show all posts

Saturday, July 30, 2011

ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY JULY 30




1942 - Frank Sinatra recorded the last of 90 recordings with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
1954 - Elvis Presley made his professional debut in Memphis. It was his first concert to be advertised.
1956 - Brenda Lee recorded her first hit, "Jambalaya" and "Bigelow 6-500."
1968 - The Beatles' Apple Boutique in London closed after heavy losses.
1970 - The Rolling Stones fired Allen Klein as their manager.
1987 - David Bowie played the first show of his "Glass Spider" tour in Philadelphia, PA.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

JUNE 25 MUSIC HISTORY

1886 - Arturo Toscanini conducted the Rio de Janeiro Orchestra and "Aida."
1967 - The Beatles recorded "All You Need Is Love" live on the "Our World" program.
1969 - The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," with Elton John playing piano.
1969 - Mick Taylor made his first concert appearance with the Rolling Stones after he had replaced Brian Jones.
1984 - The soundtrack "Purple Rain" was released five weeks ahead of the film.
1984 - Patti Scialfa joined Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
1988 - Hillel Slovak of the Red Hot Chili Peppers died.
1992 - Billy Joel got his high school diploma. He had overslept and missed English and Gym finals 25 years before.
1995 - Pearl Jam canceled their tour because of an ongoing feud with Ticketmaster.
2003 - The Recording Industry Association of America disclosed its plans to fight Internet piracy. The plan was to sue hundreds of individual computer users who illegally share music files online. The process was planned to begin the next day.