Music History for
April 20
Today's:
1881 - Composer Nicolai Yakovlevich Miaskovsky was born.
1931 - Louis Armstrong recorded "When It’s Sleepy Time Down South."
1935 - Your Lucky Hit Parade was first broadcast on radio. It aired for 24 years.
1955 - Bo Diddley made his first appearance at the Apollo Theater in New York City.
1959 - Dolly Parton's first single, "Puppy Love," was released.
1960 - Elvis Presley's returned to Hollywood to film G.I. Blues.
Today in Elvis Presley History
1963 - Rick Nelson and Kris Harmon were married.
1964 - The Elvis Presley movie Viva Las Vegas premiered.
1968 - The band Deep Purple performed gave their concert debut in Tastrup, Denmark.
1971 - Barbra Streisand recorded "We've Only Just Begun."
1973 - Roger Daltrey (Who) released his first solo album Daltrey.
1986 - Vladimir Horowitz returned to Russia to perform after being away for almost 60 years.
1991 - Steve Marriot (Small Faces) was killed in a house fire at the age of 44.
1992 - In London, a memorial concert was held for Freddie Mercury (Queen). Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Roger Daltrey, Liza Minnelli, David Bowie, George Michael, Def Leppard, and Spinal Tap performed.
1992 - Pavement's album Slanted and Enchanted was released.
1992 - The Metallica single "Nothing Else Matters" was released.
1992 - Madonna signed a deal with Time Warner to set up a multimedia company. The deal reportedly made Madonna the highest paid woman in pop music.
1993 - Shania Twain released her self-titled debut album.
1994 - In London, Barbra Streisand began her first tour in 28 years.
1999 - KMFDM released their last album as a group after breaking up the previous January.
2013 - Black Sabbath began their first tour of Australia/New Zealand in 40 years.
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