Music History for
January 6




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 Nikolaevich Scriabin was born.

1938 - Trummy Young played trombone and sang with the Jimmy 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.

1958 - Gibson patented its Flying V electric guitar.

1958 - Bobby Helms filmed a role in the movie "The Case Against Brooklyn".

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.

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.

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.

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.