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Today In Music History: Farewell Hilly

Posted at 6:01 AM on August 31, 2009 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:

Van Morrison is 64.
Singer Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is 52.
Drummer Gina Schock of The Go-Go's is 52.
Singer Deborah Gibson is 39.

Today in:

1974 - Rolling Stone Keith Richards was quoted as saying; 'I gave up drugs when the doctor told me I had six months to live.'
1976 - George Harrison was found guilty of 'subconscious plagiarism' of the Ronnie Mack song "He's So Fine" when writing "My Sweet Lord". Earnings from the song were awarded to Mack's estate; The Chiffons then recorded their own version of "My Sweet Lord".
1987- The album Bad by Michael Jackson was released in North America.
1988 - Actress-model Julianne Phillips filed for divorce from singer Bruce Springsteen, citing irreconcilable differences.
1991 - Metallica started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with, 'Metallica'. The album featured 'Enter Sandman' 'Sad But True', 'The Unforgiven' and 'Nothing Else Matters' went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US alone.

Two years ago today, Hilly Kristal, founder of the New York punk club CBGB, died from complications arising from lung cancer at the age of 75. Kristal was credited with discovering Patti Smith and The Ramones and his club became a breeding ground for punk rock. The New York City venue, whose full title CBGB OMFUG stood for "Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music for Uplifting Gourmandisers", was originally launched to showcase country music. This morning, we honored CBGB with The Ramones' "Beat On The Brat."

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