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Today In Music History: Her City Was Gone

Posted at 6:06 AM on February 28, 2011 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History

Birthdays:

Singer Cindy Wilson of The B-52's is 54.

Today in:

1977 - While performing live onstage, Ray Charles was attacked by a deranged audience member who attempted to strangle him with a rope.
1984 - At the Grammy Awards, Michael Jackson won eight awards, including Album Of The Year for Thriller and Record Of The Year for "Beat It," which featured Eddie Van Halen on guitar. "Every Breath You Take" by The Police nabbed the Song Of The Year award, while Boy George's Culture Club had the honor of being named Best New Artist.
1996 - Among the Grammy Award winners were Alanis Morissette, who won four times, including Album Of The Year for Jagged Little Pill, and Hootie & The Blowfish, who received the Best New Artist award.
2005 - Opening arguments began in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial. He was later acquitted.

History Highlight:

Today in 2000, The Pretenders played a concert in Chrissie Hynde's hometown of Akron, Ohio, for the first time, some 22 years after the band was first formed.
We played Chissie's ode to her long left-behind home town, "My City Was Gone."

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