Music History for
April 1





1582 - Composer Thomas Simpson was born.

1735 - Handel's "Organ Concerto in F major, Op. 4 No. 4" was performed for the first time.

1866 - Composer Ferruccio Dante Michelangelo Benvenuto Busoni was born.

1873 - Composer Sergei Vasilievitch Rachmaninov was born.

1956 - Elvis Presley filmed his first Hollywood screen test.

1960 - Elvis Presley taped Frank Sinatra's Timex TV special in Miami.

1961 - Troy Shondell recorded "This Time."

1963 - Fats Domino signed with ABC-Paramount after his Imperial contract ended.

1964 - John Lennon was reunited with his father after 17 years.

1966 - David Bowie's first solo single, "Do Anything You Say," was released.

1969 - The Beach Boys announced that they were suing their record company for over $2 million in royalties. They also announced that they were starting a new record label called Brothers Records.

1970 - The "Woodstock" movie premiered in Hollywood.

1976 - Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" was released.

1976 - David Gilmour's (Pink Floyd) house was broken into. Several of his guitars were stolen.

1977 - Elvis Presley was admitted to a Memphis hospital due to fatigue and intestinal flu. He stayed in the hospital for six days.

1978 - The Philadelphia Fury soccer team made its debut. The team was owned by Paul Simon, Peter Frampton, James Taylor and others.

1979 - The Who released the album "The Kids Are Alright."

1983 - Kirk Hammett joined Metallica.

1984 - Marvin Gaye, at the age of 44, was killed by his father . Gaye's father received probation after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter.

1985 - David Lee Roth left Van Halen to pursue a solo career.

1985 - The "We Are the World" album was released.

1990 - Duff (Guns & Roses) and Mandy Brix (Lame Flames) were divorced.

1991 - Rod Stewart was surprised onstage by Elton John, who was wearing a dress.

1992 - Billy Idol pled no contest to punching a woman in the face. He was fined and told to make public service announcements against alcohol and drug use.

1998 - Rozz Williams hanged himself.