Post by LiSaPaLooZza on Jun 5, 2003 19:57:10 GMT -5
47 years ago Elvis Presley appears on "The Milton Berle" show singing his songs complete with hip gyrations. From then on, cameras would only show him from the waist up. (1956)
47 years ago Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is released. It will eventually sell over a million copies. (1956)
46 years ago "Susie Q" is released by Dale Hawkins and goes to #29. It will return to the charts eleven years later thanks to Creedence Clearwater Revival. (1957)
44 years ago Bob Zimmerman graduates from Hibbing High School in Hibbing, Minnesota. Later at the University of Michigan he performs in a campus coffee house under the name Bob Dylan. (1959)
39 years ago Davey Jones and the Kingbees release their first single, "Liza Jane," in the UK. Davey Jones is later known as David Bowie. (1964)
34 years ago A forty minute documentary fild of the Doors, "Feast of Friends" premieres at the Los Angeles Cinematheque 16. (1969)
35 years ago Senator Robert Kennedy is shot and killed in Los Angeles. David Crosby writes "Long Time Gone" which is recorded by Crosby, Stills and Nash. A day later, the Stones record "Sympathy for the Devil" which includes the lyrics, "..who killed the Kennedys..." (1968)
34 years ago A forty minute documentary film of the Doors, "Feast of Friends" premieres at the Los Angeles Cinematheque 16. (1969)
32 years ago James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" is released. (1971)
29 years ago Singer Sly Stone marries Kathy Silva onstage during a concert in New York. (1974)
29 years ago Patti Smith records her first song -- her version of "Hey Joe." (1974)
26 years ago Alice Cooper's pet boa constrictor was bitten by a rat it was trying to eat, and died. Cooper held a public audition to replace the snake, which was featured in his act. (1977)
24 years ago 64 year old Muddy Waters marries Marva Jean Brooks on her 25th birthday. Eric Clapton served as a witness. (1979)
8 years ago Breeders guitarist Kelley Deal pleads guilty to drug possession charges. She is sentenced to treatment in a rehabilitation center. (1995)
7 years ago An arrest warrant is issued for former Milli Vanilli member Rob Pilatus after he disappeared from a drug treatment center in Los Angeles. He turned up at another center 6 days later. (1996)
4 years ago Aerosmith wins best song in a movie honors at the MTV Movie Awards for "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" from the "Armageddon" movie soundtrack. (1999)
47 years ago Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" is released. It will eventually sell over a million copies. (1956)
46 years ago "Susie Q" is released by Dale Hawkins and goes to #29. It will return to the charts eleven years later thanks to Creedence Clearwater Revival. (1957)
44 years ago Bob Zimmerman graduates from Hibbing High School in Hibbing, Minnesota. Later at the University of Michigan he performs in a campus coffee house under the name Bob Dylan. (1959)
39 years ago Davey Jones and the Kingbees release their first single, "Liza Jane," in the UK. Davey Jones is later known as David Bowie. (1964)
34 years ago A forty minute documentary fild of the Doors, "Feast of Friends" premieres at the Los Angeles Cinematheque 16. (1969)
35 years ago Senator Robert Kennedy is shot and killed in Los Angeles. David Crosby writes "Long Time Gone" which is recorded by Crosby, Stills and Nash. A day later, the Stones record "Sympathy for the Devil" which includes the lyrics, "..who killed the Kennedys..." (1968)
34 years ago A forty minute documentary film of the Doors, "Feast of Friends" premieres at the Los Angeles Cinematheque 16. (1969)
32 years ago James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend" is released. (1971)
29 years ago Singer Sly Stone marries Kathy Silva onstage during a concert in New York. (1974)
29 years ago Patti Smith records her first song -- her version of "Hey Joe." (1974)
26 years ago Alice Cooper's pet boa constrictor was bitten by a rat it was trying to eat, and died. Cooper held a public audition to replace the snake, which was featured in his act. (1977)
24 years ago 64 year old Muddy Waters marries Marva Jean Brooks on her 25th birthday. Eric Clapton served as a witness. (1979)
8 years ago Breeders guitarist Kelley Deal pleads guilty to drug possession charges. She is sentenced to treatment in a rehabilitation center. (1995)
7 years ago An arrest warrant is issued for former Milli Vanilli member Rob Pilatus after he disappeared from a drug treatment center in Los Angeles. He turned up at another center 6 days later. (1996)
4 years ago Aerosmith wins best song in a movie honors at the MTV Movie Awards for "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" from the "Armageddon" movie soundtrack. (1999)
