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Today In Music History: Find Out What It Means To Me

Posted at 5:58 AM on April 29, 2010 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:

Singer
Tommy James is 63.
Singer Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips is 42.

Today in:

1962 - Jerry Lee Lewis returned to performing in Britain -- and was a success. News that he married his 13-year-old cousin caused a scandal four years before, and he was hounded out of the country.
1976 - Following a gig in Memphis, Bruce Springsteen leapt over the fence at Graceland in an effort to see his idol Elvis Presley. Security detained him, but a persistent Springsteen tried to justify his actions and gain entrance by mentioning his simultaneous appearances on the covers of Time and Newsweek. Security was not impressed and the Boss was promptly escorted off the premises.
1988 - Eric Clapton and Patti Boyd filed for divorce; the ex-wife of George Harrison, she was the inspiration for "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight."

History Highlight:

On this day in 1967, Aretha Franklin's classic version of Otis Redding's "Respect" was released. It's one of those recordings that is considered the definitive version of a song, even though it's not the original.

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