Music History for October 30 Todays: Misc. history - Famous birthdays On This Date in Music.... 1894 - Composer Peter Warlock was born. 1970 - Jim Morrison was sentenced to 6 months in jail and fined $500 for exposing himself in Miami, FL. 1973 - John Lennon released the album Mind Games. John Lennon Merchandise - Today in Beatles History - Beatles apparel and gear 1974 - Kathy Silva files for a divorce from Sylvester Stewart and was awarded custody of their 14-month-old son. Stewart disappeared with his son and was believed to be in hiding. 1978 - The movie KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park aired on NBC-TV. KISS Merchandise 1982 - Paul Weller announced the breakup of The Jam. 1984 - Linda Ronstadt made her operatic debut in La Boheme in New York City, NY. 1984 - Barry Manilow opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The shows sold out for $1.9 million. Manilow beat the previous record by $100,000 that was held by Diana Ross. 1986 - The Beastie Boys released the LP License To Ill. 1988 - Kurt Cobain smashed his very first guitar. 1995 - David Bowie, Tom Donahue, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Pete Seeger, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John, Pink Floyd, The Shirelles and The Velvet Underground are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. 1997 - Sally Nyolo (formerly of Zap Mama) began her first U.S. tour. 1997 - The U.S. Senate passd the La Cienega bill. The bill closed a loophole in the 1909 copyright act that put most pre-1978 music copyrights in jeopardy. 2001 - Michael Jacksons album entitled Invincible was released. Today in Michael Jackson History - Michael Jackson Apparel - Michael Jackson MP3s, DVDs and CDs 2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed an act that renamed the Oakwood Postal Station in Los Angeles the Nat King Cole Post Office.
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