| 11/18/2008 |
Today In History
In 1952
Bill Haley married his pregnant girlfriend, just four days after his divorce from his wife became final.
In 1956
Fats Domino appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
In 1957
Bobby Helms' "Special Angel" peaked at number seven on the pop singles chart.
Ricky Nelson recorded the song "Stood Up."
In 1963
The British press reported that a priest had asked The Beatles to record a Christmas song, and that manager Brian Epstein had asked fans to not throw things at the group during concerts.
In 1964
The Supremes and the Righteous Brothers appeared on the TV show "Shindig!"
In 1967
The Monkees' "Daydream Believer" broke into the Top 40.
The Hombres' "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" peaked at number 12 on the pop singles chart.
In 1968
The Bee Gees had to cancel a German tour because Barry and Robin Gibb were ill with tonsillitis.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's album "Electric Ladyland" and Glen Campbell's album "Wichita Lineman" were certified Gold.
New album releases included The Rolling Stones' "Beggars Banquet."
The Spiral Starecase began sessions for the album "More Today Than Yesterday."
In 1970
Jerry Lee Lewis and wife Myra Brown were divorced.
In 1972
Singer-songwriter Danny Whitten died of a heroin overdose. Whitten had worked with Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
The Spinners' "I'll Be Around" peaked at number three on the pop singles chart.
The Eagles' "Witchy Woman" peaked at number nine on the pop singles chart.
Cat Stevens' album "Catch Bull At Four" was the top selling album in the country.
Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones" broke into the Top 40.
In 1975
Bruce Springsteen made his European debut at London's Hammersmith Odeon. He was reportedly upset about all the hype surrounding him and consequently delivered what's been described as a lackluster performance.
Queen released the album "Sheer Heart Attack."
John Denver's single "I'm Sorry" was certified Gold.
In 1978
Barry Manilow's "Ready To Take A Chance Again" peaked at number eleven on the pop singles chart.
Linda Ronstadt's "Ooh Baby Baby" broke into the Top 40.
In 1980
The Doobie Brothers album "One Step Closer" was certified Gold and Platinum.
In 1981
Van Halen's album "Fair Warning" was certified Platinum.
In 1984
Stevie Ray Vaughan won Entertainer of the Year and Blues Instrumentalist of the Year at the W.C. Handy National Blues Awards.
In 1985
New album releases included Paul McCartney's "Spies Like Us" and Stevie Nicks'"Rock A Little."
In 1986
Iron Maiden's album "Somewhere In Time" was certified Gold.
In 1988
The movie "Buster," starring Phil Collins, opened in theaters.
In 1990
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall were married at a ceremony in Bali, Indonesia.
Paul McCartney's birth certificate sold for 18-thousand-dollars at an auction.
In 1992
Neil Diamond's album "Christmas" was certified Gold.
In 1994
The Moody Blues' album "On The Threshold of a Dream" was certified Platinum.
In 1995
The Rolling Stones performed the first concert to be broadcast over the Internet.
The Beatles were on the cover of "TV Guide."
In 1997
John Mellencamp released the album "The Best That I Could."
AC/DC released the album "Bonfire," a five-disc box set including the work of original AC/DC singer Bon Scott.
John Denver's album "The Unplugged Collection" was released.
In 2003
Former Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson offered a formal apology on his website for comments he made a week earlier to the "Asbury Park Press" newspaper. His uncomplimentary remarks were seen as insulting to President Bush, Americans, and the U.S. flag.
Meat Loaf had to cancel a concert in London because he was recovering from exhaustion and a viral infection. He'd collapsed on stage during a show a day earlier.
Police raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, searching for evidence against the singer in a child molestation case.
Several Beatles-related discs hit stores. The Beatles CD "Let It Be...Naked" and the DVDs "Lennon Legend and "The Concert For George" were all released. Meanwhile, John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Nowhere Man" sold at an auction in New York for more than 300-thousand-dollars.
In 2004
John Lennon topped "Q" magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Rock and Roll Icons of All Time. Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Keith Richards, and Bob Marley also made the list's top ten.
Ozzy Osbourne announced that his family's hit MTV reality show "The Osbournes" was over.
In 2005
A theatrical production of The Who's "Quadrophenia," called "The Quad Tribute," made its debut at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, California.
In 2007
Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" made its UK chart debut, 36 years after it was originally released. The song had never been issued as a single, which is why it never charted before, but downloads of the song from the group's then-just released compilation "Mothership" fueled its chart entry.< |
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