This Day in Music History – January 19th

1957 – Johnny Cash made his first network TV appearance, on CBS’ “Jackie Gleason Show.”

1957 – Pat Boone sang at Dwight Eisenhower’s presidential inauguration ball.

1967 – Lesley Gore appeared on ABC-TV’s “Batman” as Catwoman’s sidekick, Pussycat.

1971 – At the Charles Manson murder trial, the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” was played. At the scene of one of his gruesome murders, the words “helter skelter” were written on a mirror.

1976 – The Beatles turned down an offer of $30 million to play together again on the same stage. The offer was made by rock promoter Bill Sargent.

1977 – Charlie Daniels and the Marshall Tucker Band played for Jimmy Carter’s inauguration.

1977 – Aretha Franklin sang “God Bless America” at a special inaugural concert for President-elect Jimmy Carter.

1981 – Styx released the album “Paradise Theater.”

1993 – Fleetwood Mac reunited to perform at Bill Clinton’s inauguration.

1993 – Tom Waits was allowed to keep the $2.5 million that a judge awarded him after he sued Frito-Lay for using a sound alike in a 1988 commercial. The U.S. Supreme Court supported the amount of the damages.

—
Photo Credit: JStone / Shutterstock.com