OCT 15-This Day in Entertainment & Music History: 1955-A mostly unknown Elvis Presley traveled to Lubbock, TX to do a show called the Big D Jamboree. His opening act was a pair of local musicians known as Buddy and Bob. As luck would have it, a Nashville talent scout was in the audience and it wasnt long before Buddy would soon become famous with his next band, Buddy Holly & Crickets...Whatever happened to Bob????? 1965...Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract. The deal called for Hendrix to receive $1.00 plus a 1% royalty for every album sold...1971-Former teen idol Rick Nelson performed at an oldies show at Madison Square Garden, but he was booed by the audience when he decided to try out some new material. This unhappy experience would prompt Nelson to write a song about the event. He turned it into the hit song we now know as Garden Party...1977-Paul Simon released his newest hit, Slip Slidin Away, featuring background vocals by the Oak Ridge Boys...Celebrity Birthdays: Automaker/businessman Lee Iacocca 90; Singer Barry McGuire 79; Actress Penny Marshall 72; MLB legend Jim Palmer 69; Musician Richard Carpenter 68; Comedian Larry Miller 61; Singer Tito Jackson 60; Actress Tanya Roberts 59; Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson 55; Chef Emeril Lagasse 55;
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:16:12 +0000
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