Music History for April 28
Today's:
1940 - Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "Pennsylvania 6-5000."
1965 - Barbra Streisand's first TV special aired on CBS. It was titled My Name is Barbara.
1980 - Marshall Tucker Band bass player Tommy Caldwell died of injuries he got in a car accident in Spartanburg, SC.
1987 - On a plane that was returning to Boston from Miami Ozzy Osbourne bought three rounds of drinks and sang "Crazy Train" over the PA system.
1986 - For the first time, a compact disc of an album was released before its vinyl version. The album was The Art of Excellence by Tony Bennett. It was his first album upon re-signing with Columbia Records.
1987 - R.E.M.'s Dead Letter Office was released in the U.S.
1989 - Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley were married. They had been high school sweethearts.
1999 - The Verve announced that the band members had mutually agreed to break up the band.
1999 - Marilyn Manson walked off stage during a concert in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, when he realized that someone had put a large yellow "smiley face" on a stage prop. 23 arrests were made in the aftermath.
1999 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2002 - Vince Neil (Motley Crue) allegedly attacked a record producer outside the Rainbow Room in West Hollywood. Neil pled guilty to the misdemeanor charge of battery on September 27, 2002.
2003 - The iTunes Music Store with over 200,000 items to purchase.
2004 - The iTunes Music Store marked its first anniversary with over 70 million songs sold.
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