Music History for
November 7
Today's:
1810 - Composer Ferenc Erkel was born.
1877 - Composer Henry Balfour Gardiner was born.
1905 - Composer William Alwyn was born.
1979 - The Rose, starring Bette Midler, premiered in Los Angeles, CA.
1986 - Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series Miami Vice as a corrupt policeman.
1986 - The film Sid And Nancy opened nationally.
1988 - John Fogerty won his self-plagiarism court battle with Fantasy Records. The label claimed Fogerty copied his own song, "Run Through The Jungle" when he wrote "The Old Man Down The Road".
1990 - The musical revival of Those Were The Days opened.
1991 - Frank Zappa was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
1991 - The musical revival of Brigadoon opened in New York.
1991 - It was announced that Izzy Stradlin had left Guns N' Roses. Gilby Clarke replaced him.
1995 - Alice in Chains released "Alice in Chains" on CD and cassette. The album was only available in a vinyl edition until this release.
1995 - Queen released the album Made in Heaven in the U.S. It was their first studio album since the death of Freddie Mercury. Mercury died November 24, 1991 of AIDS.
1995 - The Madonna album Something to Remember was released.
1995 - The Captain and Tennille (Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille) renew their wedding vows on their 20th anniversary.
2000 - Garth Brooks filed for a divorce from his wife Sandy.
2006 - The game Guitar Hero II for Playstation 2 was released in North America.
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