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This Day in Music History – November 19th

1954 - Sammy Davis, Jr. was involved in a serious auto accident in San Bernardino, CA. Three days later, Davis lost the ability see with his left eye. 1971 - B.B. King marked his 25th anniversary in music by opening a European tour in London. 1982 - Led Zeppelin's album "Coda" was released. -- Photo Credit: Faeatureflash / Shutterstock.com

todayNovember 19, 2019

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This Day in Music History – November 18th

1956 - Fats Domino appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and performed his hit "Blueberry Hill." 1964 - The Supremes and The Righteous Brothers appeared on the show "Shindig!" 1970 - Jerry Lee Lewis and wife Myra Brown were divorced in Memphis. 1971 - Procol Harum recorded a concert with the Edmonton Symphony in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Portions would later be released as the album "Live with the Edmonton Symphony […]

todayNovember 18, 2019

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This Day in Music History – November 15th

1965 - The Rolling Stones made their debut on NBC-TV's "Hullabaloo" television show. The band performed "Get Off My Cloud." 1969 - Janis Joplin was arrested in Tampa, FL on charges of using "vulgar and indecent language" at a concert. All the charges were eventually dropped. 1971 - Grand Funk Railroad released their sixth album, "E Pluribus Funk." 1975 - ABBA were guests on "American Bandstand." They performed "S.O.S." and […]

todayNovember 15, 2019

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This Day in Music History – November 14th

1943 - Leonard Bernstein made his debut with the New York Philhamonic when he filled in for the ailing Bruno Walter prior to a nationally broadcast concert. Bernstein was 25 years old and was an assistant conductor at the time. 1944 - Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra recorded "Opus No. 1" for RCA Records. 1961 - The Elvis Presley film "Blue Hawaii" premiered. 1962 - Bob Dylan recorded the song […]

todayNovember 14, 2019

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This Day in Music History – November 13th

1937 - NBC formed the first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio broadcasting. The conductor for its first 17 years was Arturo Toscanini. 1961 - The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was released. 1965 - "Fever" by the McCoys' was released. 1968 - The Beatles' animated movie "Yellow Submarine" premiered in the U.S. 1971 - Three Dog Night's "Old Fashioned Love Song" was released. 1973 - Jerry Lee Lewis, Jr. […]

todayNovember 13, 2019

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This Day in Music History – November 12th

1976 - Queen's single "Somebody To Love" was released in the U.K. 1979 - Marty Balin's (Jefferson Starship) rock opera "Rock Justice" opened a four-day run at San Francisco's Old Waldorf night club. 1984 - Madonna released the album "Like A Virgin" in the U.S. 1987 - Sly Stone was arrested for nonpayment of child support when he arrived an hour late for his "comeback" concert in LA. 1989 - […]

todayNovember 12, 2019

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This Day in Music History – November 8th

1939 - Frank Sinatra's recorded were "Every Day of My Life" and "Ciribiribin". They were the last songs he recorded with the Harry James Band. 1964 - Judy Garland and her daughter, Liza Minnelli appeared together at the London Palladium. 1967 - John Lennon's "How I Won the War" opened in the U.S. It was the first solo movie by a Beatle. Today in Beatles History 1968 - Cynthia Powell […]

todayNovember 8, 2019

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This Day in Music History – November 7th

1979 - "The Rose," starring Bette Midler, premiered in Los Angeles, CA. 1986 - Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series "Miami Vice" as a corrupt policeman. 1986 - The film "Sid And Nancy" opened nationally. 1988 - John Fogerty won his self-plagiarism court battle with Fantasy Records. The label claimed Fogerty copied his own song, "Run Through The Jungle" when he wrote "The Old Man Down The Road". […]

todayNovember 7, 2019

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This Day in Music History – November 6th

1916 - Musician/orchestra director Ray Conniff was born. 1965 - The Rolling Stones, Strangeloves and Fontella Bass appeared on "Shindig!" 1967 - The Monkees album "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd." was released. 1973 - Singer Gram Parsons' manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin were fined for stealing Parsons' coffin from the Los Angeles International Airport. Kaufman claimed that it was Parson's wish to be cremated and burned the coffin, […]

todayNovember 6, 2019

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