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Fw: Music History for May 2

Mary Landers All Messages By This Member #11815 From: Jackie Schmitt Music History for May 2 1938 - Ella Fitzgerald recorded "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" with Chick Webb’s band.? 1956 - For the first time in?Billboard?chart history, five singles were in both the pop and the R&B top 10. The singles were Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel," Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes," Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally," the Platters' "Magic Touch," and Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love."? 1960 - Production began on Elvis Presley's?G.I. Blues. It was his first post-Army movie.? 1960 - Ben E. King left the Drifters and signed a deal with ATCO Records.? 1965 - Rolling Stones made their second appearance on the?The Ed Sullivan Show.? 1972 - Les Harvey (Stone the Crows) was electrocuted on stage in Swansea, Wales. He died several hours later at the age of 25.? 1977 - Eric Clapton recorded "Wonderful Tonight."? 1979 - The Who performed their first concert after the death of Keith Moon. Kenney Jones, formerly of the Faces, was the new drummer.? 1979 - The Who's movie?Quadrophenia?premiered in London.? 1980 - The South African government banned the Pink Floyd song "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)."? 1992 - Bonnie Raitt received an honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Berklee College of Music during commencement ceremonies in Boston.? 1998 - Loretta Lynn made the announcement backstage at the Grand Ole Opry that she intended to return to college and get a degree.? Mary Live long and?prosper

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