This Day in Music History – April 29th

1960 – Dick Clark told the U.S. House of Representatives that he had never taken payola for the records he featured on his show “American Bandstand.”

1968 – The musical “Hair” opened on Broadway.

1976 – Bruce Springsteen climbed the wall of Graceland to meet Elvis Presley. Elvis wasn’t home.

1979 – Van Halen’s “Dance The Night Away” single was released.

1980 – Black Sabbath began their first tour with Ronnie James Dio as singer.

1988 – Eric Clapton filed for a divorce from Patti “Layla” Boyd.

1992 – Paula Abdul and Emilio Estevez were married. They divorced two years later.

1993 – An animated Barry White was a guest on “The Simpsons.”

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