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Fw: Music History for April 8

 

From: Jackie Schmitt






Music History for
April 8


1964 - The Supremes recorded "Where Did Our Love Go." The song was their first No. 1 single.?

1968 - The Petula Clark TV special?Petula?aired on NBC.?

1970 - In London, the U.K. premiere of the Woodstock movie took place. The film was a documentary of the August 1969 festival that took place in Bethel, NY.?

1971 - Chicago became the first rock group to sell out a week of shows at Carnegie Hall in New York City.?

1973 - Neil Young's docu-autobiography?Journey through the Past?premiered at the U.S. Film Festival in Dallas.?

1975 - Aerosmith released "Toys in the Attic."?

1977 - The Damned became the first British punk group to perform at New York's club CBGB.?

1977 - In Britain, The Clash's self-titled debut album was released.?

1979 - Aerosmith began their "Night in the Rut Tour" in Los Angeles, CA.?

1982 - Peter Hook (New Order) was knocked unconscious during a riot at a show in Rotterdam.?

1989 - Lol Tolhurst, keyboardist and founding member of the Cure, left the band.?

1994 - The RIAA announced that Pink Floyd's 1973 album?Dark Side of the Moon?had become the fourth biggest-selling album in U.S. history. It had passed the 13 million mark in sales.?

1997 - KISS released the album?Greatest Kiss.?

1998 - It was reported that Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) had been rescued along with 11 others after a fire broke out aboard a small boat in the islands south of Rio de Janeiro. An engine had been the cause of the fire.?

Mary
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