Music History for January 6
Today's:
1695 - Composer Giuseppe Sammartini was born.
1838 - Composer Max Bruch was born.
1850 - Composer Franz Xaver Scharwenka was born.
1856 - Composer Giuseppe Martucci was born.
1872 - Composer Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was born.
1938 - Trummy Young played trombone and sang with the Jimmie Lunceford
Orchestra in New York City while recording "Margie.
1957 - Elvis Presley made his last appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York City.
Today in Elvis History
1958 - Gibson patented its Flying V electric guitar.
1958 - Bobby Helms filmed a role in the movie The Case Against Brooklyn.
1963 - The musical Oliver premiered on Broadway at the Imperial Theater.
1966 - Duke Ellington’s concert recorded at 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, was broadcast on CBS-TV.
1968 - Dick Clark premiered his TV series Happening '68. The show ran through September of 1969.
Today in Dick Clark History
1975 - About a thousand Led Zeppelin fans riot while waiting for tickets to go on sale at Boston Garden. About $30,000 was done in damage and the show was cancelled by Boston Mayor Kevin White.
1976 - The album, Frampton Comes Alive, was released by Herb Alpert's A&M Records in the U.S.
1977 - EMI terminated its contract with the Sex Pistols only 3 months after signing it. No reason was given.
1982 - The Prince single "Let's Work" was released.
1987 - Elton John cancelled all live performances for a year after having throat surgery.
1993 - Bill Wyman announced that he has officially left the Rolling Stones.
1997 - The Metallica single "King Nothing" was released.
2005 - Georgeann Walsh Ward filed a suit against Gene Simmons and Viacom for her portrayal as "wild" and "unchaste" in a VH-1 Sex Talk episode.
2009 - The iTunes Music Store reached 6 billion songs sold.
2017 - The final episode of the final season of American Idol aired.
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