This Day in Music History – January 18th
1944 - The first jazz concert was held at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. The performers were Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden. 1965 - Barbra Streisand and Bobby Darin sang for Lyndon Johnson's presidential inauguration. 1969 - Pete Best won his defamation suit against the Beatles. He was asking for 8 million dollars, but won considerably less. 1973 - […]