Music History for March 2
Today's:
1824 - Composer Bedrich Friedrich Smetana was born.
1900 - Composer Kurt Weill was born.
1921 - Composer Robert Simpson was born.
1964 - "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles was released in the U.S.
Today in Beatles History
1964 - The Beatles began their first film, A Hard Day's Night.
Today in Beatles History
1975 - Linda McCartney was arrested for personal possession of marijuana. Paul was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident but was not charged.
1977 - The Barry Manilow Special aired on ABC-TV.
1981 - Michael Jackson was a guest on Diana Ross' third TV special "diana" on CBS.
Today in Michael Jackson History
2000 - DMX was arrested for driving without a license and marijuana possession in Cheektowaga, NY.
2005 - The iTunes Music Store reached 300 million songs sold.
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