Music History for March 8
Today's:
1714 - Composer Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was born.
1941 - Horace Heidt and his orchestra recorded "G'bye Now".
1962 - The Beatles performed for the first time on the BBC in Great Britain. The show was Teenager's Turn.
Today in Beatles History
1964 - The Dave Clark 5 made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1965 - The Beach Boys' "Help Me Rhonda" was released.
1968 - The Fillmore East opened in New York City.
1970 - Diana Ross opened her first outing as a solo performer in Framingham, MA.
1973 - Paul McCartney pled guilty to charges of growing marijuana outside of his Scottish countryside farm. He claimed that a fan had given him the seeds and that he did not know what they would grow. He was fined $240.
Today in Beatles History
1974 - Bad Company gave their debut performance in England.
1980 - George Harrison's book "I Me Mine" went on sale.
1987 - Bob Seger ended a tour that he claimed would be his last. It was not his last tour however.
1993 - Beavis and Butthead premiered on MTV as a series.
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