Music Calendar...

Music Calendar...

   In 1931 The "Star Spangled Banner" becomes the National Anthem.

   In 1956 Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash, aka

           the "Million Dollar Quartet," record together at Sun Studios.

   In 1956 James Brown records "Please Please Please" at King Studios in

           Cincinnati.

   In 1959 The day the music died... Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P.

           "Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash outside of

           Mason City, Iowa.

   In 1961 Bob Dylan holds his first recording session, laying down "San

           Francisco Bay Blues" in New York.

   In 1962 "Her Royal Majesty" by James Darren enters the U.S. top 40 chart.

   In 1964 The Beatles' album "Meet the Beatles" and the single "I Want To Hold

           Your Hand" are both certified gold.

   In 1967 Jimi Hendrix records "Purple Haze."

   In 1968 Paul McCartney records "Lady Madonna" at the Abbey Road studios.

           Although the recording is credited to the Beatles, all parts, except

           McCartney's, are played by anonymous session musicians instead of

           the other three Beatles.

   In 1968 "La La Means I Love You" by the Delfonics enters the U.S. top 40

           chart.

   In 1968 "Green Tambourine" by the Lemon Pipers is #1 on the U.S. top 40

           chart.

   In 1969 All of the Beatles, except Paul McCartney, hire Allen Klein as their

           new manager.

   In 1969 "Dean Martin's Greatest Hits Volume I" album by Dean Martin is

           certified gold.

   In 1971 "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson is certified gold.

   In 1973 Diana Ross opens a week long stint at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.

   In 1973 "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" by Deodato and "Ain't No Woman

           (Like The One I've Got)" by the Four Tops both enter the U.S. top 40

           chart.

   In 1973 "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and

           stayed there for 3 weeks.

   In 1976 David Bowie begins his first U.S. tour in over a year in Seattle.

   In 1977 Led Zeppelin postpones its planned tour when Robert Plant contracts

           tonsillitis.

   In 1978 Harry Chapin meets with President Jimmy Carter to discuss hunger in

           America.

   In 1979 "YMCA" by the Village People peaks at #2 on the U.S. top 40 chart.

   In 1982 Memphis declares "Bar-Kays Day" in honor of Otis Redding's frequent

           backup road band.

   In 1983 "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, featuring Eddie Van Halen on guitar,

           is released.

   In 1984 A ZZ Top concert in Vancouver, BC, ends in turmoil when two fans are

           hospitalized and 149 chairs destroyed.

   In 1987 The Country Music Foundation gives Willie Nelson an award for his

           work in "Farm-Aid."

   In 1990 "Keep It Together" by Madonna enters the U.S. top 40 chart.

   In 1991 Sinead O'Connor announces she would not accept any Grammy Awards or

           attend the ceremony because the show reflects "false and destructive

           materialistic values." She was nominated in four categories.

   In 1992 Michael Jackson announces a concert tour that would begin in June

           and raise money for his new "Save The World" foundation.

   In 1993 Gloria Estefan receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

   In 1993 Paul McCartney records a concert for MTV at the Ed Sullivan Theater

           in New York. He played songs never before performed live, including

           "Penny Lane."

   In 1993 Harry Connick Jr. enters a plea bargain with New York authorities

           and avoids jailtime for his arrest in December for having a gun in

           his carry-on luggage at New York's Kennedy Airport.

   In 1994 Reportedly, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley have their first

           date. They attended a Temptations concert.

   In 1995 Tony Bennett's album "MTV Unplugged" is certified gold.

   In 1995 The Beatles' album "Live At The BBC" is certified gold, platinum and

           double platinum.

   In 1997 Graham Nash is honored by the New York Institute of Technology with

           an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree for his work in

           bridging arts and technology.

   In 1998 'N Sync's single "I Want You Back" is released.

   In 1998 Jonny Lang's album "Lie To Me" goes platinum.

   In 1999 Trace Adkins seriously injures his ankle stepping out of his truck

           and undergoes surgery the following day.

   In 1999 Creed appears on CBS's "The Late Show with David Letterman."

   In 1999 Third Eye Blind's album by "Third Eye Blind" is certified quadruple

           platinum.

   In 2000 The album "The Basement Tapes" by Bob Dylan & The Band goes gold,

           while "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits" by Simon & Garfunkel is

           certified platinum for the tenth time.

   In 2003 Record producer Phil Spector is arrested in the shooting death of 

           actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion in Alhambra, California. 

   In 2009 Tom Brumley, the legendary steel guitarist who contributed to the 

           "Bakersfield sound" of Buck Owens and the Buckaroos in the 1960s 

           before spending 10 years performing with Rick Nelson, dies of heart 

           failure. He was 73.