Fw: Music History for April 29
Music History for April 29
1960 - Dick Clark told the U.S. House of Representatives that he had never taken payola for the records he featured on his show?American Bandstand.?
1968 - The musical?Hair?opened on Broadway.?
1976 - Bruce Springsteen climbed the wall of Graceland to meet Elvis Presley. Elvis wasn't home.?
1979 - Van Halen's "Dance The Night Away" single was released.?
1980 - Black Sabbath began their first tour with Ronnie James Dio as singer.?
1988 - Eric Clapton filed for a divorce from Patti "Layla" Boyd.?
1992 - Paula Abdul and Emilio Estevez were married. They divorced two years later.?
1993 - An animated Barry White was a guest on?The Simpsons.?
1995 - Tupac Shakur married Keisha Morris inside the Clinton Correctional Facility. He was serving a 4 1/2 year jail term for sexual assault.?
1996 - Phil Spector cancelled a recording project with Celine Dion due to a lack of a contract.?
1998 - Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) injured his knee at a concert in Anchorage, Alaska. Fourteen shows had to be cancelled.?
1999 - Tommy Lee announced that he had quit Motley Crue to devote time to his new band, Methods of Mayhem, and his family.?
2008 - The Madonna album?Hard Candy?was released in the U.S.? |
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