insert_link Music This Day in Music History – August 6th 1940 - Columbia Records cut the price of its 12-inch classical records. The records were priced $1.00. RCA Victor followed two weeks later. 1960 - Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on American TV for the first time on "American Bandstand." 1964 - Rod Stewart made his television debut on the British show "The Beat Room." 1970 - An anti-war rock festival was held at Shea Stadium in New York. Janis […] todayAugust 6, 2020