Post by Dawn on Feb 8, 2006 12:04:58 GMT -5
Today in music history:
1956 - Buddy Holly signed a recording contract with Decca Records. He left the "e" out of his last name (Holley) and dropped it from his stage name as well.
1960 - The House of Representatives Special Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight opened hearings on disc jockey "payola."
1964 - The publisher of the song "Louie Louie" offered $1,000 to anyone would could find suggestive lyrics in the song.
1965 - The Supremes' "Stop in the Name Of Love" was released.
1967 - Peter & Gordon split up.
1969 - George Harrison's tonsils were removed at London's University College Hospital. The tonsils were destroyed so they could not be sold.
1969 - The announcement of the formation of the band "Blind Faith" was made.
1972 - The official Beatles Fan Club disbanded.
1975 - Queen's single "Killer Queen" was released. It was their first hit single.
1980 - In London, David Bowie and his wife Angie were divorced after nearly ten years of marriage. David gets custody of their nine-year old son, Zowie.
1982 - Cher opened on Broadway in "Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean."
1988 - The Who (without Keith Moon) reunited for their 25th anniversary at a London awards ceremony.
1990 - At the age of 50, Del Shannon died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
1993 - Tom Jones guest starred on NBC-TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air."
1999 - Universal Music, Warner Music, BMG, Sony Music and EMI officially unveiled Project Madison. The system was developed by International Business Machines Corp. to permit fast, secure distribution of full-length, CD-quality albums on the Internet.
2000 - It was announced that Stan "the Man" Lee would create a comic book of the Backstreet Boys.
1956 - Buddy Holly signed a recording contract with Decca Records. He left the "e" out of his last name (Holley) and dropped it from his stage name as well.
1960 - The House of Representatives Special Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight opened hearings on disc jockey "payola."
1964 - The publisher of the song "Louie Louie" offered $1,000 to anyone would could find suggestive lyrics in the song.
1965 - The Supremes' "Stop in the Name Of Love" was released.
1967 - Peter & Gordon split up.
1969 - George Harrison's tonsils were removed at London's University College Hospital. The tonsils were destroyed so they could not be sold.
1969 - The announcement of the formation of the band "Blind Faith" was made.
1972 - The official Beatles Fan Club disbanded.
1975 - Queen's single "Killer Queen" was released. It was their first hit single.
1980 - In London, David Bowie and his wife Angie were divorced after nearly ten years of marriage. David gets custody of their nine-year old son, Zowie.
1982 - Cher opened on Broadway in "Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean."
1988 - The Who (without Keith Moon) reunited for their 25th anniversary at a London awards ceremony.
1990 - At the age of 50, Del Shannon died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
1993 - Tom Jones guest starred on NBC-TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air."
1999 - Universal Music, Warner Music, BMG, Sony Music and EMI officially unveiled Project Madison. The system was developed by International Business Machines Corp. to permit fast, secure distribution of full-length, CD-quality albums on the Internet.
2000 - It was announced that Stan "the Man" Lee would create a comic book of the Backstreet Boys.
