Music History for
March 1
Today's:
1810 - Composer Frederic Chopin was born.
1826 - Composer John Thomas was born.
1928 - Paul Whiteman and his orchestra recorded "Ol' Man River."
1941 - The first FM Radio station opened in Nashville, TN.
1957 - The Everly Brothers signed with Cadence Records and then recorded "Bye Bye Love."
1957 - Chuck Berry released "School Days" on Chess Records. It became his biggest hit to date.
1958 - Buddy Holly & the Crickets opened their only British tour in London.
1968 - Johnny Cash and June Carter were married.
1968 - Elton John's first single, "I've Been Loving You," was released in England.
1969 - Jim Morrison (Doors) was arrested and officially charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent behavior, open profanity and public drunkenness in Miami. Morrison was later sentenced. Morrison died while the sentence was under appeal.
1970 - The Charles Manson album Lie was released. The profits went to Manson's defense.
1972 - John Lennon was granted an extension on his American work visa. Lennon then began recording "Sometime in New York City."
- Today in Beatles History
1973 - Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon.
1973 - The Robert Joffrey Dance Company opened the presentation Deuce Coupe Ballet. The show was based on the music of the Beach Boys.
1980 - Patti Smith married Fred "Sonic" Smith (formerly with MC5).
1981 - The TV movie Elvis and the Beauty Queen was aired on NBC. Don Johnson played the role of Elvis.
1982 - Jimmy Page's first solo LP was released. It was the soundtrack to Death Wish II.
1985 - A Beatles song was used for the first time in a U.S. TV commercial. Lincoln-Mercury used the song, "HELP!"
Today in Beatles History
1991 - The Doors movie debuted. Val Kilmer played the role of Jim Morrison.
1995 - In Switzerland, Bill Berry (R.E.M.) suffered a brain aneurysm while performing on stage.
1998 - Prince released the 3-CD set Crystal Ball. The initial release was restricted to the web site http://www.love4oneanother.com.
1999 - Sony Music Distribution raised their wholesale prices on audio CDs by 8 cents.
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