Music History for
March 27
Today's:
1851 - Composer Paul-Marie-Theodore-Vincent D'Indy was born.
1892 - Composer Ferde Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe was born.
1927 - Composer Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich was born.
1945 - Ella Fitzgerald and the Delta Rhythm Boys recorded "It’s Only a Paper Moon."
1950 - Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner became one of the first jazz instrumentalists to give a solo concert. In 1954, he wrote the song "Misty."
1951 - Frank Sinatra recorded "I’m a Fool to Want You."
1967 - The Young Rascals recorded "Groovin'."
1973 - Rolling Stone reported that Carlos Santana had changed his name to "Devadip."
1979 - Bruce Springsteen's first video, "Rosalita," premiered on BBC-TV.
1981 - AC/DC released "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" in the U.S. It had been released in Australia in 1976.
1985 - The Bon Jovi album 7800° Fahrenheit was released in the U.S.
1986 - Sammy Hagar played his first show as lead singer of Van Halen.
1987 - U2 filmed their video "Where the Streets Have No Name" on a rooftop in L.A.
1991 - Donnie Wahlberg (The New Kids on the Block) was arrested in Louisville, KY, for first-degree arson. He allegedly poured vodka on a hotel carpet and set it on fire.
1995 - Tupac Shakur's "Me Against the World" made him the first rap artist to debut at No. 1 on the charts. This occurred while he was in jail for sexual assault.
1998 - Construction began on Alice Cooper's new Coopers'town Restaurant in Phoenix, AZ.
2002 - Lyle Lovett was trampled by a bull while trying to help his uncle who had just been thrown by the animal. Lovett's lower right leg was broken in several places.
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