Today In History
In 1955
The Crew-Cuts' "Earth Angel" peaked at number three on the pop singles chart.
Fess Parker's "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" broke into the Top 40.
In 1957
Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded the song "Maybe Baby" at a studio in Clovis, New Mexico.
In 1963
Bob Dylan refused to perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show" after he was told he couldn't sing the song "Talking John Birch Society Blues."
In 1966
Herman's Hermits' "Listen People" peaked at number three on the pop singles chart.
The Mamas and the Papas' "California Dreamin'" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.
Bob Lind's "Elusive Butterfly" peaked at number five on the pop singles chart.
The Bobby Fuller Four's "I Fought The Law" peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart.
Bob Kuban & the In-Men's "The Cheater" peaked at number 12 on the pop singles chart.
The Lovin' Spoonful's "Daydream" broke into the Top 40.
The Walker Brothers' "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" hit number one on the UK pop singles chart.
Love released its self-titled debut album.
In 1969
Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman in a ceremony at a registry office in London.
George Harrison and wife Patti were arrested on marijuana possession charges after cops said they found 120 joints at the couple's London home. Harrison later said the bust was timed to coincide with Paul McCartney's wedding.
Aretha Franklin, Simon & Garfunkel, The Temptations, Dionne Warwick, Jose Feliciano, and Glen Campbell were among the winners at the Grammy Awards.
In 1971
Mick Jagger and Bianca Perez Morena de Macias were married.
Jethro Tull released the album "Aqualung."
John Lennon released his first solo single since the breakup of the Beatles, "Power To The People." He was backed by the New York-based band Elephant's Memory.
In 1974
John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were thrown out of the Troubador club in Los Angeles during a Smothers Brothers performance because they were heckling the comedy duo.
In 1977
Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like An Eagle" peaked at number two on the pop singles chart.
Bob Seger's "Night Moves" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.
Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way" peaked at number ten on the pop singles chart.
The Eagles' "Hotel California" broke into the Top 40.
In 1988
David Lee Roth's "Just Like Paradise" peaked at number six on the pop singles chart.
In 1996
Nancy Sinatra donated a pair of white go-go boots to the Hard Rock Cafe in Beverly Hills, California.
Kiss released the video "MTV Unplugged."
In 2002
Iron Maiden released three benefit singles as a fundraiser to help former drummer Clive Burr, who has multiple sclerosis.
In 2003
As the Rolling Stones prepared for their first concerts in China, the Chinese government cautioned the band that they couldn't perform certain songs -- including "Brown Sugar," "Honky Tonk Women," "Beast of Burden," or "Let's Spend the Night Together" -- during their shows.
Yoko Ono placed a full-page ad in "The San Francisco Chronicle" that read "Imagine Peace..Spring 2003."
Richie Havens performed at the South By Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas.
In 2007
Van Halen and The Ronettes were among the new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The only members of Van Halen to attend the ceremony were the group's former singer Sammy Hagar and ex-bassist Michael Anthony.
John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" became Colorado's second official state song, along with "Where the Columbines Grow," which was adopted as the state's song back in 1915.
AC/DC's Angus Young topped "Kerrang!" magazine's list of the top 100 rock icons.
In 2008
The documentary "Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise" made its U.S. screen debut in New York City.
It was Lennon-McCartney night on "American Idol," as the hopefuls sang Beatles songs in the competition. It was the first opportunity finalists had to use the Fab Four's music on the show.< |