OnThis Day in Music. 1942 - Fats Waller recorded The Jitterbug Waltz in New York. 1947 - Margaret Truman made her professional radio debut. She sang with the Detroit Symphony. 1963 - Puff The Magic Dragon was released by Peter, Paul and Mary. 1964 - Capitol released the Beatles Cant Buy Me Love backed with You Cant Do That. Today in Beatles History - Beatles apparel and gear 1969 - The musical 1776 opened on Broadway. 1974 - The new Opryland auditorium in Nashville was dedicated. 1979 - Twisted Sister became the first band to sell out New York Citys Palladium without ever releasing a record. The band did not sign a record deal until 3 years later. 1991 - Seven members of Reba McEntires band and her road manager were killed when their private plane crashed near Californias border with Mexico. McEntire was on a separate plane. 1999 - The album Great Zeppelin: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin was released by Great White. Led Zeppelin Apparel and Gear 1999 - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) presented the first Diamond Awards. The awards are given in recognition of albums and singles that have sold 10 million copies or more.
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