Music History for
April 9


Today's:



1717 - Composer Georg Matthias Monn was born.

1627 - Composer Johann Caspar Kerll was born. (also referred to as Johann Kaspar Kerll)

1939 - Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. She had been denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

1940 - Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga."

1958 - Buddy Holly's Fender Stratocaster was stolen in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The replacement guitar was also stolen later the same month.

1965 - Bruce Johnston joined the Beach Boys as the permanent replacement for Brian Wilson.

1965 - The Rolling Stones made their first live appearance on British TV's Ready Steady Go!

1966 - Jeff Beck collapsed onstage during a Yardbirds concert in France.

1970 - Paul McCartney quit the Beatles.

1971 - The Elton John album 11-17-70 was released.

1973 - Paul McCartney and Wings released the song "My Love" in the U.S.
Today in Beatles History

1976 - Phil Ochs committed suicide at the age of 35.

1977 - Shaun Cassidy performed "Da Doo Ron Ron" on "American Bandstand."
Today in American Bandstand History







1981 - The Sam Goody record chain and a top company executive were convicted of trafficking pirated tapes.

1983 - Dave Mustaine played his last show with Metallica. He was fired from the band two days later.

1988 - Dave Prater (Sam & Dave) died in a car accident.

1990 - Billy Idol released the single "Cradle of Love."

1997 - A&M Records issued a press release stating that the members of Soundgarden have mutually and amicably decided to disband.

1998 - A Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded Michael Jackson $2.7 million in damages in a defamation-of-character suit against Victor Gutierrez of the TV show Hard Copy.
Today in Michael Jackson History

1999 - Faith Hill began her first solo tour "Faith Hill's This Kiss Tour" in Minneapolis, MN.

2002 - Eminem agreed to pay $100,000 minus attorney's fees to a man who had filed a civil lawsuit against him for allegedly hitting him in the head and face with an unloaded handgun. The man, John Guerra, had kissed Eminem's wife Kim.

2007 - The iTunes Music Store reached 2.5 billion songs sold.

2007 - Apple announced it had sold its one-hundred millionth iPod.