Post by Dawn on Feb 22, 2006 14:46:43 GMT -5
Today in music history:
1956 - Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with "Heartbreak Hotel."
1963 - The Beatles formed their Northern Music Publishing Company. Michael Jackson eventually purchased it.
1965 - Filming for the Beatles' second movie, "HELP!" began in the Bahamas.
1968 - Genesis released its first single, "The Silent Sun."
1978 - Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York and charged with drug possession.
1986 - A Fine Young Cannibals concert in Boston was delayed until 2AM because somebody had thrown tear gas into the club.
1986 - MTV aired 22 hours of the Monkees TV episodes in celebration of their station's 20th anniversary.
1989 - Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for Best New Artist. It was admitted later that they were not the vocalists on the album.
1989 - Metallica performed the song "One" on the Grammy Awards.
1993 - Chris LeDoux's "Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy" was certified gold by the RIAA.
1956 - Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with "Heartbreak Hotel."
1963 - The Beatles formed their Northern Music Publishing Company. Michael Jackson eventually purchased it.
1965 - Filming for the Beatles' second movie, "HELP!" began in the Bahamas.
1968 - Genesis released its first single, "The Silent Sun."
1978 - Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen were arrested in New York and charged with drug possession.
1986 - A Fine Young Cannibals concert in Boston was delayed until 2AM because somebody had thrown tear gas into the club.
1986 - MTV aired 22 hours of the Monkees TV episodes in celebration of their station's 20th anniversary.
1989 - Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for Best New Artist. It was admitted later that they were not the vocalists on the album.
1989 - Metallica performed the song "One" on the Grammy Awards.
1993 - Chris LeDoux's "Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy" was certified gold by the RIAA.