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This Day in Music History – February 1st

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1940 – Frank Sinatra sang “Too Romantic” and “The Sky Fell Down” in his first recording session with the Tommy Dorsey Band. Frank replaced Jack Leonard as lead singer with the band.

1956 – The Rock and Roll Ice Revue opened at the Roxy Theater in New York City.

1964 – The governor of Indiana declared that the song “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen was pornographic. He requested that the state’s radio stations not play the song.

1963 – Neil Young, at age 17, performed his first professional date at a country club in Winnipeg.

1969 – Joni Mitchell made her Carnegie Hall debut.

1975 – Lisa Marie Presley met her favorite singer, Elton John, for her seventh birthday. The event was arranged by Elvis Presley.

1976 – “Sonny and Cher” resumed on TV despite a real life divorce.

1977 – The film “Genesis in Concert” premiered in London.


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