This Day in Music History – February 15th

February 15, 2019

1954 – Big Joe Turner recorded the original “Shake, Rattle & Roll”.

1958 – “The Dick Clark Show” debuted on ABC-TV. Connie Francis, Pat Boone and Jerry Lee Lewis were the first performers to appear on the show.

1961 – The Marcels recorded “Blue Moon”.

1965 – The Beatles released the single “Eight Days a Week”.

1964 – Sam Cooke announced that he was cutting back on live performances to concentrate on songwriting and building his record labels.

1965 – Nat “King” Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer at the age of 48.

1967 – The first laws concerning anti-bootlegging were enacted.

1967 – The band Chicago formed.

1969 – A Florida woman was arrested for impersonating Aretha Franklin during a concert at a club.

1975 – Gino Vannelli performed on the television show “Soul Train.”

1975 – Rush released the album “Fly By Night.”

1976 – Bette Midler bailed seven members of her entourage out of jail. They were arrested on cocaine and marijuana possession charges.

1977 – Sid Vicious joined the Sex Pistols replacing bassist Glen Matlock.

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