Fw: Music History for April 9
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Music History for
April 9
1939 - Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. She had been denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.?
1940 - Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga."?
1958 - Buddy Holly's Fender Stratocaster was stolen in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The replacement guitar was also stolen later the same month.?
1965 - Bruce Johnston joined the Beach Boys as the permanent replacement for Brian Wilson.?
1965 - The Rolling Stones made their first live appearance on British TV's?Ready Steady Go!?
1966 - Jeff Beck collapsed onstage during a Yardbirds concert in France.?
1970 - Paul McCartney quit the Beatles.?
1971 - The Elton John album?11-17-70?was released.?
1973 - Paul McCartney and Wings released the song "My Love" in the U.S.?
1976 - Phil Ochs committed suicide at the age of 35.?
1977 - Shaun Cassidy performed "Da Doo Ron Ron" on "American Bandstand."
1981 - The Sam Goody record chain and a top company executive were convicted of trafficking pirated tapes.?
1983 - Dave Mustaine played his last show with Metallica. He was fired from the band two days later.?
1988 - Dave Prater (Sam & Dave) died in a car accident.?
1990 - Billy Idol released the single "Cradle of Love."?
1997 - A&M Records issued a press release stating that the members of Soundgarden have mutually and amicably decided to disband.?
1998 - A Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded Michael Jackson $2.7 million in damages in a defamation-of-character suit against Victor Gutierrez of the TV show?Hard Copy.?
1999 - Faith Hill began her first solo tour "Faith Hill's This Kiss Tour" in Minneapolis, MN.?
2002 - Eminem agreed to pay $100,000 minus attorney's fees to a man who had filed a civil lawsuit against him for allegedly hitting him in the head and face with an unloaded handgun. The man, John Guerra, had kissed Eminem's wife Kim.?
2007 - The iTunes Music Store reached 2.5 billion songs sold.?
2007 - Apple announced it had sold its one-hundred millionth iPod.?
Mary Live long and prosper
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