Music History for
November 16
Today's:
1766 - Composer Rodolphe Kreutzer was born.
1895 - Composer Paul Hindemith was born.
1959 - The musical The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
1973 - David Bowie appeared in his first TV special, "1980
Floor Show," broadcast on NBC's "Midnight Special."
1974 - Stevie Wonder's "Boogie On Reggae Woman" was released.
1988 - Stan Love, former Beach Boys manager and the brother of
lead singer Mike Love, was sentenced to 5 years probation
for embezzling more than $300,000 from the band.
1988 - The album Smashes, Thrashes & Hits was released by KISS.
1998 - Roland Alphonso (Skatalites) went into a coma after suffering
a seizure on November 2 while onstage at the Key club in
West Hollywood, CA.
1998 - It was announced that Spice Girl Emma Bunting "Baby Spice" would appear in a new musical version of The Sleeping Beauty for the BBC.
1998 - Kmart launched an online music store, Music Favorites.
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