Music History for
December 29


Today's:


1812 - Beethoven's "Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Opus 96" was performed for the first time.

1943 - "San Fernando Valley" was recorded by Bing Crosby.

1955 - Barbra Streisand recorded her first songs at age 13. The songs were "Zing! With the Strings of My Heart" and "You'll Never Know."

1957 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets performed "Peggy Sue" on the television variety show The Arthur Murray Party.

1963 - The Weavers gave their farewell concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, IL.

1966 - The Beatles began recording "Penny Lane."

1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their debut on the U.K. TV show Top Of The Pops. They performed "Hey Joe."

1967 - Dave Mason quit Traffic and started a solo career.

1982 - Jamaica issued a Bob Marley commemorative stamp.

1994 - Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes pled guilty to arson charges for setting fire to and destroyed boyfriend Andre Rison's $1 million Atlanta mansion.