Music History for December 13
Today's:
1838 - Composer Alexis Vicomte de Castillon was born.
1928 - George Gershwin's musical work An American in Paris was premiered by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
1961 - The Beatles signed with manager Brian Epstein.
Today in Beatles History
1966 - Jimi Hendrix released the single "Foxy Lady." The title was misprinted as "Foxey Lady" on the U.S. version of the album Are You Experienced.
1974 - George Harrison had lunch with U.S. President Gerald Ford at the White House.
1975 - Foghat's "Slow Ride" was released.
1985 - Phil Collins made his U.S. TV acting debut on Miami Vice playing a drug dealer.
1991 - John Denver's Montana Christmas Skies special aired on CBS.
1993 - Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash joined Billy Joel on stage in Los Angeles to play a solo on the tune "Shameless."
1994 - Prince performed the song "Dolphin" on the David Letterman show.
2001 - The two surviving members of Nirvana, Krist Novoselic and David Grohl, filed a countersuit against Courtney Love. The charge was that she has manipulated the memory and work of her dead husband, Kirk Cobain, for the benefit of her own career.
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