Fw: Music History for April 11
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Music History for
April 11
1936 - The SPEBSQSA (Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America) was founded.?
1956 - James Brown debuted on the R&B charts with "Please, Please, Please."?
1961 - Bob Dylan made his professional singing debut in Greenwich Village. He opened for John Lee Hooker at Gerde's Folk City.?
1966 - NBC broadcasted the last episode of?Hullabaloo. Reruns were aired through August 29.?
1966 - Frank Sinatra recorded "Strangers in the Night."?
1966 - Buffalo Springfield debuted at The Troubadour in Hollywood, CA.?
1968 - Big Brother & the Holding Company made their national TV debut on ABC's?Hollywood Palace.?
1970 - Paul McCartney announced a "temporary break with the Beatles." He cited "personal differences" and adding that he will no longer record with John Lennon.??
1970 - Peter Green announced that he would be leaving Fleetwood Mac.?
1983 - R.E.M.'s first album?Murmur?was released.?
1983 - Metallica fired co-founding member Dave Mustaine.?
1988 - Cher won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in?Moonstruck.?
1990 - Elton John sang at the funeral of AIDS victim Ryan White.?
1991 - Ringo Starr was a guest on Fox TV's?The Simpsons.?
1992 - Lee Greenwood married Kimberly Payne. It was his fourth marriage and her first.?
1994 - A Seattle, WA, coroner ruled that Kurt Cobain's (Nirvana) death was a suicide.?
1994 - Nirvana's album?In Utero?was certified double-platinum.?
1995 - Peter, Paul and Mary released their 17th album,?LifeLines.?
1997 - Savage Garden released their self-titled debut album.?
2000 - No Doubt released the album?Return of Saturn.?
2002 - Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson got engaged.?
Mary Live long and prosper
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