This Day in Music History – February 1st

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.

1982 – “Bar-Kays Day” was declared in Memphis, TN.

1985 – Glenn Frey (Eagles) appeared on an episode of “Miami Vice” on NBC-TV.

1986 – Diana Ross and Arne Naess were married in Geneva.

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