Music History for March 9
Today's:
1737 - Composer Josef Myslivecek was born.
1910 - Composer Samuel Barber was born.
1942 - Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "Well, Git It!"
1961 - The Supremes released their first single, "I Want A Guy."
1974 - Bad Company performed its first concert in England.
1975 - Elvis Presley began his final recording session at RCA's
Hollywood studios.
Today in Elvis History
1976 - Keith Moon collapsed onstage at the start of a Who concert in the Boston Garden.
1979 - ABC-TV aired the documentary "Heroes of Rock & Roll."
1987 - U2 released the album The Joshua Tree.
1997 - In Los Angeles, Notorius B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace, also known as Biggie Smalls) was killed in a drive-by shooting at the age of 24.
1998 - American dancer Alan Reed sued female Japanese star Seiko
Matsuda for 48 million YEN in damages for alleged sexual
harassment.
2000 - Da Brat was arrested and charged with one felony count of
aggravated battery for allegedly pistol-whipping a woman at
a club in Buckhead. She was released after posting a $1,000
bond.
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