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Today In Music History: Elvis Steals Carl's Thunder

Posted at 6:10 AM on January 30, 2012 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)
Filed under: Music History


Birthdays:

Singer Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship is 70.
Phil Collins is 61.


Today in:

1969 - The Beatles made their last ever public appearance as a group, performing atop the roof of Apple Studios at 3 Saville Row, London. The performance, filmed for the documentary Let It Be, was eventually halted when police arrived after neighbors complained about the racket. That's right: neighbors complained that The Beatles were playing live right outside their windows, for what would be the last time.
1971 - "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison went to the top of the U.K., and eventually, U.S., singles chart, making him the first Beatle to have a #1 single as a solo artist.
1973 - Kiss performed their first show, in New York.
1990 - Bob Dylan was named Commander in France's Order of Arts and Letters by the country's culture ministry.
1990 - The Stone Roses, unhappy with plans to re-release their single "Sally Cinnamon," trashed the offices of Revolver FM, their London-based record company, and then hurled paint on cars parked outside. They were later arrested and charged.


History Highlight:

Today in 1956, Elvis Presley recorded a version of Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes," in New York. The song, considered one of the first "rockabilly" tunes, had been a successful hit for Perkins, but Presley's version easily eclipsed it and ended up being one of the first tunes to help Presley on his way to super-stardom.

Comments (1)

I saw Kiss & Aerosmith together in 1974. We had tickets for Argent, but they cancelled & were replaced by Kiss. It was the the Painter's Mill Theatre, Owings Mill, MD.

Posted by juanita | January 30, 2012 8:06 AM

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