Music History for April 16
Today's:
1954 - Roy Orbison attended an Elvis Presley show in Dallas, TX.
Today in Elvis History
1956 - ABC premiered the TV show Rhythm on Parade.
1956 - Buddy Holly released his first single, "Blue Days, Black Nights."
1964 - The Rolling Stones' debut album, The Rolling Stones, was released in the U.K.
1965 - The Hollies opened their first tour of the U.S. at the Brooklyn Paramount theater in New York.
1966 - Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" was released.
1971 - The Rolling Stones released "Brown Sugar"in the UK. It was the first record on their own label Rolling Stones Records.
1972 - The Electric Light Orchestra played their first live show in England.
1973 - Paul McCartney starred in his first TV special, James Paul McCartney.
Today in Beatles History
1974 - Queen held its first U.S. concert at Regis College in Denver, CO.
1983 - In Dover, NJ, Kirk Hammett played his first show with Metallica
1990 - Over 72,000 people gathered at London's Wembley Stadium for an anti-apartheid concert honoring Nelson Mandela. Mandela had recently been released from prison.
1993 - Billy Burnette announced that he was leaving Fleetwood Mac to concentrate on recording country music.
1996 - KISS announced a reunion tour with makeup.
1999 - Shania Twain became the first woman to be named as songwriter/artist of the year by the Nashville Songwriters Association International.
2002 - Sony Music Entertainment filed a complaint against the Dixie Chicks for breach of contract. Sony argued that they would lose $100 millino if the Dixie Chicks did not provide the five remaining albums on their contract.
2015 - In Garland, TX, Lady Antebellum's tour bus caught on fire. None of the four people aboard were injured.
2016 - Axl Rose was confirmed as the replacement singer for AC/DC. Brian Jonhson had left the band due to a potentially career-ending hearing problem.
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