September 08 : This Day in Music History 1841 : Composer Antonin Dvorak is born near Prague, Czech Republic (then part of Bohemia in the Austrian Empire). 1954 : The DJ Alan Freed makes his move from Cleveland to New York, where he begins broadcasting his Alan Freed Rock n Roll Show on WINS. The first white DJ to play black music, Freed brings R&B music to a wider audience in New York, and the sound would quickly go mainstream with the rise of Elvis and the popularization of rock music. 1993 : Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) appear on stage together for the first time, performing at Club Lingerie in Los Angeles. They play Pennyroyal Tea and Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:11:25 +0000
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