Music History for October 16
Today's:
1679 - Composer Jan Dismas Zelenka was born.
1821 - Composer Albert Franz Doppler was born.
1951 - Little Richard held his first recording session in Atlanta, GA.
1954 - Elvis Presley made his first radio appearance on the Louisiana Hayride.
1965 - The Beatles were decorated with the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.
Today in Beatles History
1966 - Joan Baez and 123 other anti-draft demonstrators were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, CA.
1968 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the album Electric Ladyland. It was the third and final album by the band.
1972 - A statement was released by Creedence Clearwater Revival that announced the group's break up.
1982 - RCA Records released the album H2O by Daryl Hall and John Oates.
1989 - The single "The Arms Of Orion" was released by Prince (with Sheena Easton).
1992 - Sinead O'Connor was booed off stage at Madison Square Garden during a show to honor Bob Dylan.
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