Music History for November 21
Today's:
1852 - Francisco Tárrega (Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea) was born.
1934 - The Cole Porter musical Anything Goes opened.
1963 - The Elvis Presley film Fun in Acapulco premiered.
Today in Elvis History
1960 - George Harrison was deported from Germany for being too young to perform there with the Beatles.
Today in Beatles History
1961 - Bob Dylan began recording his first album. The self-titled album was released in March of 1962.
1975 - Elton John received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
1978 - Prince's second single "Just As Long As We're Together" was released.
1980 - Don Henley was arrested after paramedics treated a nude sixteen year-old girl suffering from drug intoxication at his home in Los Angeles, CA. Henley was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, cocaine and Quaaludes and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
1980 - A one-hour documentary film, Van Morrison in Ireland, was premiered at London's National Film Theater.
1982 - Joni Mitchell and Larry Klein, her bass player, were married.
1983 - In Los Angeles, movie theatres premiered Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video.
1990 - Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall were married in Bali, Indonesia.
1991 - Aerosmith made a guest appearance on an episode of the Fox TV show The Simpsons called "Flaming Moe's."
1993 - The musical Cinderella closed after 14 performances.
1993 - The musical Cyrano - The Musical opened.
1995 - 2pac Shakur and Tha Dogg Pound gave out 2,000 turkeys in Los Angeles, CA.
1995 - The Beatles Anthology I set a first-day sales record, selling 450,000 units.
Today in Beatles History
1995 - Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong was arrested and fined $141 for dropping his pants at a concert in Milwaukee, WI.
1997 - Coolio and seven members of his band 40 Thevz were arrested and charged with theft and assault in a boutique in the town of Boblingen, Germany. The eight were charged with assaulting a female clerk in a clothing store and stealing clothing worth $2,000.
2003 - In Santa Barbara, CA, Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation. Jackson immediately posted the $3 million bail and then flew back to Las Vegas where he had been filming a video. He was given an arraignment date of January 9, 2004.
Today in Michael Jackson History
2003 - Phil Spector was charged with the murder of Lana Clarkson at his home the previos February. Spector pled innocent.
2011 - One Direction's first album Up All Night was released in the U.K.
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