Music History for
May 15
Today's:
1813 - Composer Stephen Heller was born.
1567 - Composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was born.
1938 - Guy Lombardo and his orchestra recorded "Ride, Tenderfoot,
Ride."
1957 - Elvis Presley inhaled a cap on one of his teeth. He had
to be taken to a Los Angeles hospital to have it removed
from his lung.
Today in Elvis History
1963 - The Hollies began recording their first sessions for their first album. "Stay with The Hollies" was released in January 1964.
1971 - Two short films by John Lennon were shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
1974 - Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones) released his first solo album, "Monkey Grip." It was the first solo effort by a member of the Rolling Stones.
1984 - Nils Lofgren replaced "Miami" Steve Van Zant in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
1985 - Prince released the single "Raspberry Beret."
1994 - Sting and Nancy Wilson received honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
1995 - Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) was arrested for trying to buy drugs in a motel parking lot in Pasadena, CA.
1998 - Sonny and Cher received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2009 - Eminem released his 5th studio album "Relapse."
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