This Day in Music History – December 4th

1956 – Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash recorded together (the Million Dollar Quartet). The session would not be released for 25 years.

1961 – Gene Chandler’s “Duke of Earl” was released.

1971 – The Montreaux Casino was destroyed by fire during a show by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

1976 – Tommy Bolin of Deep Purple died of a drug overdose at the age of 25.

1980 – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones made the announcement of their decision not to re-form Led Zeppelin in the wake of the death of drummer John “Bonzo” Bonham.

1987 – Madonna filed for divorce from actor Sean Penn. She changed her mind, but would file again in January 1988.

1987 – Metallica released the “Cliff ‘Em All” video collection. The bootleg and unprofessional recordings had been shot during 1982-1986 when Cliff Burton was still with the band.

1988 – Roy Orbison gave his final concert in Akron, OH. He died two days later.

1989 – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling that said that Prince did not steal the song, “U Got The Look” from his half-sister. Lorna Nelson claimed the lyrics were similar to ones she had written.

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