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Today In Music History: "Be My Baby" Debuts

Posted at 6:31 AM on August 31, 2011 by Steve Seel
Filed under: Music History


Birthdays:

Van Morrison is 66.
Singer Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is 54.
Drummer Gina Schock of The Go-Go's is 54.


Today in:

1969 - Bob Dylan made his first paid appearance since having nearly died in a motorcycle accident three years earlier. He played a one-hour set backed by The Band at Britain's Isle Of Wight Festival.
1974 - John Lennon contended in federal court that the Nixon administration was trying to have him deported because of his participation in anti-war demonstrations at the 1972 Republican convention.
1976 - George Harrison was found guilty and fined for borrowing from The Chiffons' song, "He's So Fine," in portions of his "My Sweet Lord."
1979 - INXS played its first gig in Sydney, Australia.
1987 - The album Bad by Michael Jackson was released in North America.


History Highlight:

Today in 1963, "Be My Baby," by The Ronettes debuted on the singles chart. Written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich and produced by Spector, "Be My Baby" is often cited as the ultimate embodiment of Spector's Wall of Sound.

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