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This Day in Music History – May 22nd

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1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis announced that he had married his 13-year-old cousin, Myra.

1966 – Bruce Springsteen and his first band, the Castilles, recorded their first and only record, “That’s What You Get” backed with “Baby I.” It was never released.

1970 – Elvis Presley signed a three-picture deal with MGM.

1980 – In New York, five gold records that belonged to Jimi Hendrix were stolen from the Electric Ladyland studios.

1992 – Michael Jackson financed the funeral of a 9-year-old boy that had been killed in a drive-by shooting.

1997 – Fleetwood Mac performed the first of two MTV Unplugged specials that would be aried in the summer of 1997.

1999 – New Jersey’s Continental Airlines Arena sold out of tickets for 15 Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band shows.

2000 – Steely Dan received the Founders Award for a lifetime of songwriting at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards.


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