Music History for
March 10
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1839 - Composer Dudley Buck was born.

1844 - Composer Pablo Martin Meliton de Sarasate was born.

1892 - Composer Arthur Oscar Honegger was born.

1940 - "I Pagliacci" by Ruggiero Leoncavallo became the first opera to be broadcast on television.

1979 - James Brown played at the Grand Ole Opry.

1988 - Andy Gibb died from myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) following a long battle with cocaine addiction, which had weakened his heart.

1992 - Prince received a lifetime achievement award at the Soul Train Awards.

2000 - Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) and two other people were arrested in New York City after slashing leather goods at Gap store as part of a protest organized by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

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