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Today In Music History: The First Lady Of Song

Posted at 6:17 AM on June 15, 2009 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)

Birthdays:

Waylon Jennings is 76.
Gary Lightbody (vocals, Snow Patrol) is 33.

1941 - Harry Nilsson was born. He died in January of 1994.
1965 - Bob Dylan recorded what would be his first "electric" hit, "Like A Rolling Stone" which peaked at No.2 in the US singles chart.
1985 - Dire Straits started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with, "Brothers In Arms" (containing the hit "Money For Nothing").
1988 - During Bruce Springsteen's stay in Rome during a world tour, a photographer took a shot of Bruce in his underwear sharing an intimate moment with his backing singer Patti Scialfa. The picture confirmed the rumours that Bruce and Patti were having an affair. Springsteen was married to actress Julianne Phillips at the time.
2005 - Coldplay went straight to No.1 on US album chart with their third album X&Y, having already entered at number one in the UK. The last time a British artist had a simultaneous US and UK number one was in November 2000 with the Beatles compilation 1.

Today in 1996, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald passed away in Beverly Hills, California, aged 79. Already blinded by the effects of diabetes, Fitzgerald had both her legs amputated in 1993. Over a recording career that lasted 59 years, she was the winner of 13 Grammy Awards, and was awarded the National Medal of Art by Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H. W. Bush. Fitzgerald was known to many as the "First Lady of Song." We played an Ella classic: "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)."

Update: Reader Obee points out that Waylon Jennings is still dead. Thanks. Again, it's Monday.

Comments (1)

Waylon Jennings is still dead.

http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2002/march/waylon/

Posted by Obee | June 15, 2009 9:47 AM

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