This Day in Music History – March 5th

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 its recent acquisition, ABC Records.

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