Music History for
February 12
Today's:
1760 - Composer Jan Ladislav Dussek was born.
1924 - Bandleader Paul Whiteman presented his unique symphonic jazz at the Aeolian Hall in New York City. The concert featured the first public performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue."
1942 - Mildred Bailey recorded "More Than You Know" on Decca Records.
1956 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded "I Put a Spell On You."
1961 - The Miracles' "Shop Around" became Motown's first million-selling single.
1967 - Police raided Keith Richards home in West Wittering, Sussex, England. The police found "various substances of a suspicious nature." Richards and Mick Jagger were arrested on May 10 on drug charges.
1966 - The Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown" was released in the U.S.
1968 - Jimi Hendrix returned home to Seattle where he received a key to the city and an honorary high school diploma. He also played for the students of Garfield High School from which he had dropped out.
1975 - The night prime-time special entitled "Cher" aired with guests Elton John, Flip Wilson and Bette Midler.
1977 - The Police record "Fall Out," their first single.
1981 - Deborah Harry of Blondie announced that she would be making a solo album.
1989 - Tiny Tim declared himself a New York City mayoral candidate. He did not win in the election.
1997 - David Bowie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2001 - The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Napster to stop its users from trading copyrighted material without charge.
2010 - The remake of the song "We Are The World" was premiered at the opening of the Winter Olympics.
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