This Day in Music History – July 24th

1938 – Artie Shaw recorded “Begin the Beguine.”

1976 – Hall & Oates’ “She’s Gone” was re-released. It was originally released on February 9, 1974.

1978 – The movie “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees, opened in New York City, NY.

1979 – Little Richard, billed as the Reverend Richard Penniman, spoke to a revival meeting in San Francisco about the dangers of rock & roll.

1987 – The movie biography of Ritchie Valens, “La Bamba,” opened.

1990 – Pantera released “Cowboys From Hell.” It was their first major label release.

1990 – A wrongful death trial involving Judas Priest opened in Reno, NV. Parents had charged in a lawsuit that the band’s “Stained Class” album contained subliminal messages that drove two teen-agers to attempt suicide. The judge cleared the group.

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