insert_link Music This Day in Music History – November 5th 1935 - Composer Nicholas Maw was born. 1960 - Johnny Horton was killed in an auto accident in Milano, Texas at the age of 33. He had the hit "Battle of New Orleans." 1977 - Ozzy Osbourne quit Black Sabbath only to rejoin a few weeks later. He later quit again to pursue a solo career. -- Photo Credit: Marko Ristic ZT / Shutterstock.com todayNovember 5, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – November 4th 1961 - Bob Dylan made his Carnegie Chapter Hall debut in New York City. The show was seen by 50 people who paid two dollars each at Carnegie Hall. 1971 - Bob Dylan recorded the song "George Jackson." Jackson was a black militant what had been killed in a California prison shootout. 1973 - Soft Machine and Pink Floyd held a benefit concert for Robert Wyatt who had been paralyzed […] todayNovember 4, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – November 1st 1964 - The Dave Clark Five performed "Glad All Over" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1968 - George Harrison released the soundtrack "Wonderwall." He was the first Beatle to release a solo album. 1969 - Faces was added to Warner Brothers records. 1987 - U2 opened for itself by pretending to be a country-rock group called The Dalton Brothers during a concert in Indianapolis, IN. -- Photo Credit: Neftali / […] todayNovember 1, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 31st 1969 - Led Zeppelin's album "Led Zeppelin II" was released in the United Kingdom. 1970 - Michelle Phillips, formerly of the Mamas and Papas, and actor Dennis Hopper were married. The two divorced 8 days later. 1985 - Producer Joseph Papp died of cancer at the age of 70. He was the co-creator of "A Chorus Line." 1988 - Debbie Gibson held a séance at her Halloween party to contact […] todayOctober 31, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 29th 1936 - Hank Snow made his first recordings, "Lonesome Blue Yodel" and "Prisoned Cowboy." 1956 - Maria Callas made her Metropolitan Opera debut in "Norma." 1957 - Bobby Helms recored "Jingle Bell Rock." 1970 - Neil Diamond received a gold record for "Cracklin' Rosie." 1971 - Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon, GA. 1975 - Joan Baez became a member of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. […] todayOctober 29, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 28th 1956 - Elvis Presley's song "Love Me Tender" became the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. He became the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. The song "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" had been the No. 1 song for 11 weeks. 1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the second time. 1965 - The studio recording of "My World Is Empty Without You" was […] todayOctober 28, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 25th 1960 - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards accidentally met on a train. They had known each other previously from school. 1964 - The Rolling Stones made their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1967 - The Diana Ross & The Supremes single "In And Out Of Love" was released. 1968 - In London, Led Zeppelin was billed as Led Zeppelin for the first time. Previously they had used the […] todayOctober 25, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 24th 1939 - "Let's Dance" was recorded by Benny Goodman and his orchestra. 1962 - James Brown recorded "Live at the Apollo, Volume I." 1963 - The Beatles left Great Britain for their first tour outside of their homeland. 1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon appealed to radio broadcasters to screen songs with lyrics that urge drug use. 1971 - In New York, Pablo Casals conducted the premiere of his "Hymn […] todayOctober 24, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 23rd 1941 - "Clarinet a la King" was recorded by Benny Goodman and his orchestra. 1962 - Steveland Morris Judkins, later known as Little Stevie Wonder, at the age of 12 recorded his first single. The song was "Thank you for Loving Me All the Way." 1972 - The musical "Pippin" premiered at the Imperial Theater on Broadway. 1978 - Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious attempted to commit suicide while awaiting […] todayOctober 23, 2019
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