Music History for May 23
Today's:
1794 - Composer Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles was born.
1912 - Composer Jean Francaix was born.
1940 - "I'll Never Smile Again" was recorded by Frank Sinatra and
Tommy Dorsey and the Pied Pipers.
1960 - The Everly Brothers recorded "Cathy's Clown."
1964 - Ella Fitzgerald's cover of the Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" hit #34 in the U.K. She was the first artist to chart in the U.K. with a Beatles cover.
Today in Beatles History
1969 - The Who released the album Tommy in the U.K.
1970 - The Grateful Dead played its first British concert at the
Hollywood Rock Festival. It was also their first show
outside of the U.S.
1971 - Iron Butterfly broke up.
1975 - Elton John’s Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy album was released in the U.K. It was the first album to be certified a million-seller on its first day of release.
1979 - KISS released the album Dynasty.
1979 - The Kids Are Alright, Jeff Stein's documentary compilation
of film clips detailing the history of The Who debuted in
New York.
1979 - Tom Petty filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
1998 - A Hanson concert sold out in less than 20 minutes in the Detroit market for a June 29 show at the Pine Knob Amphitheatre.
2000 - The Eminem album The Marshall Mathers LP was released.
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