On This Day in Music. 1904 - Composer Nathan Milstein was born. - TopicsExpress



          

On This Day in Music. 1904 - Composer Nathan Milstein was born. 1923 - Singer Eddie Cantor opened in the lead role of Kid Boots. 1929 - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played Auld Lang Syne as a New Years Eve song for the first time. 1940 - As a result of a dispute between the radio networks and ASCAP (the American Society of Composers and Publishers), the radio industry was prevented from playing any ASCAP-licensed music. The ban lasted for ten months. 1961 - The Beach Boys played a show under this name for the first time at a Ritchie Valens memorial concert in Long Beach, CA. 1969 - Jimi Hendrix introduced his new Band of Gypsys at a show that was recorded and later released as the live album Band of Gypsys. 1970 - Paul McCartney filed a suit to dissolve the Beatles. Today in Beatles History 1971 - David Clayton-Thomas made his last appearance with Blood, Sweat & Tears (until their reunion). 1975 - Elvis Presley performed for 60,000 fans at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, MI. He set a world record for earning $800,000 for a single concert by a single artist. Today in Elvis History 1976 - The Cars gave their debut performance at Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth, NH. 1978 - The Bauhaus gave their performance debut in England. 1981 - MTV hosted the first New Years Eve Rock and Roll Ball. 1983 - MTV completed its first profitable quarter. 1984 - Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lost his left arm in an auto accident in England. 1985 - Ricky Nelson and six others died in an airplane crash near DeKalb, TX. A fire had broken out on the plane. 1986 - At a birthday party for Don Henley, Gary Hart and Donna Rice met each other. 1993 - Barbra Streisand performed her first paid concert in 22 years at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, NV. 1999 - Rave Un2 The Joy 2000 was aired. Prince had recorded the show on December 18, 1999 at Paisley Park Studios. 2002 - 50 Cent and four other men were arrested and charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Police had found two guns in the vehicle the men were riding in.
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