Music History for
January 1
1764 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played for the Royal Family at Versailles in France.
1925 - Lucrezia Bori and John McCormack of the famous Metropolitan Opera in New York City made their singing debuts on radio.
1953 - Hank Williams died of drug and alcohol overdose at the age of 29.
1955 - RCA Victor announced that they were dropping the prices of their records in an attempt to spur record sales.
1959 - Elvis Presley destroyed his BMW on Germany's Autobahn.
1962 - The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records in London. The company opted for Brian Polle & the Tremeloes because the group was based in the south of England.
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1964 - The BBC broadcasts the first "Top of the Pops" TV rock show.
1964 - The Beach Boys recorded "Fun Fun Fun."
1966 - The final episode of "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (with Rick Nelson) was filmed.
1967 - Gary Lewis (Playboys) was drafted into the U.S. Army.
1967 - Sonny and Cher were barred from the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, CA, for their support of the Sunset Strip rioters.
1968 - The Blue Velvets changed the name of their band to Creedence Clearwater Revival.
1979 - Bruce Springsteen's cheek was ripped open by a fire-cracker that was thrown onstage from the audience.
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1981 - Prince and the Revolution released their first home video "Live." The recording is from the "Purple Rain" tour.
1982 - The last ABBA concert was held in Stockholm.
1985 - VH-1 premiered as an adult contemporary music video channel with Marvin Gaye's "Star Spangled Banner" video.
1989 - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) changed the requirements for a musical work to achieve gold and platinum status.
1999 - Cinjun August Tate and Alyssa Milano were married.
2002 - Eric Clapton and Melia McEnery were married.
2002 - In Tampa, FL, Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest/opposing a law enforcement officer without violence.
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