Post by Dawn on Mar 5, 2006 9:42:32 GMT -5
Today in music history:
1955 - Elvis Presley made his first TV appearance on the "Louisiana Hayride" show.
1960 - Elvis Presley was honorably discharged from the Army.
1963 - Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in a plane crash near Nashville, TN.
1968 - Jerry Lee Lewis opened in the rock musical adaptation of "Othello" in Hollywood, CA.
1969 - The magazine "Creem" was published for the first time.
1969 - Dusty Springfield collapsed while taping a TV appearance.
1979 - MCA Records dissolved it recent acquisition, ABC Records.
1982 - Blues Brother John Belushi died of drug overdose in the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles at the age of 33.
1994 - Grace Slick was arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her home.
2002 - MTV began airing "The Osbournes." The reality television show followed the daily activities of rock musician Ozzy Osbourne and his family.
1955 - Elvis Presley made his first TV appearance on the "Louisiana Hayride" show.
1960 - Elvis Presley was honorably discharged from the Army.
1963 - Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in a plane crash near Nashville, TN.
1968 - Jerry Lee Lewis opened in the rock musical adaptation of "Othello" in Hollywood, CA.
1969 - The magazine "Creem" was published for the first time.
1969 - Dusty Springfield collapsed while taping a TV appearance.
1979 - MCA Records dissolved it recent acquisition, ABC Records.
1982 - Blues Brother John Belushi died of drug overdose in the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles at the age of 33.
1994 - Grace Slick was arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her home.
2002 - MTV began airing "The Osbournes." The reality television show followed the daily activities of rock musician Ozzy Osbourne and his family.
