Post by Dawn on Feb 13, 2006 15:33:12 GMT -5
Yesterday in music history:
1956 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded "I Put a Spell On You."
1961 - The Miracles' "Shop Around" became Motown's first million-selling single.
1967 - Police raided Keith Richards home in West Wittering, Sussex, England. The police found "various substances of a suspicious native." Richards and Mick Jagger were arrested on May 10 on drug charges.
1968 - Jimi Hendrix returned home to Seattle where he received a key to the city and an honorary high school diploma. He also played for the students of Garfield High School from which he had dropped out.
1972 - "Roundabout" was released by Yes.
1976 - Sal Mineo was murdered.
1977 - The Police record "Fall Out," their first single.
1981 - Deborah Harry of Blondie announced that she would be making a solo album.
1989 - Tiny Tim declared himself a New York City mayoral candidate. He did not win in the election.
1997 - David Bowie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2001 - The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Napster to stop its users from trading copyrighted material without charge.
1956 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded "I Put a Spell On You."
1961 - The Miracles' "Shop Around" became Motown's first million-selling single.
1967 - Police raided Keith Richards home in West Wittering, Sussex, England. The police found "various substances of a suspicious native." Richards and Mick Jagger were arrested on May 10 on drug charges.
1968 - Jimi Hendrix returned home to Seattle where he received a key to the city and an honorary high school diploma. He also played for the students of Garfield High School from which he had dropped out.
1972 - "Roundabout" was released by Yes.
1976 - Sal Mineo was murdered.
1977 - The Police record "Fall Out," their first single.
1981 - Deborah Harry of Blondie announced that she would be making a solo album.
1989 - Tiny Tim declared himself a New York City mayoral candidate. He did not win in the election.
1997 - David Bowie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2001 - The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Napster to stop its users from trading copyrighted material without charge.
