TODAY in MUSIC History for March 19th: 1957 - Elvis Presley bought the mansion he called Graceland. Today in Elvis History 1958 - Our Song was released by Tom and Jerry. Later they used their real names, which were Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. 1962 - Bob Dylan released his self-titled debut album. 1966 - Gary Leeds (Walker Brothers) was abducted by British students trying to raise money for charity. 1968 - Donovan traveled to India to study transcendental meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. 1974 - The Jefferson Airplane began their first tour under their new name Jefferson Starship. 1975 - The third album from KISS, Dressed to Kill, was released. 1980 - The autopsy of Elvis Presley was subpoenaed in the Dr. Nick drug case. Dr. Nick was Dr. George Nichopoulous who was Presleys personal physician. 1982 - Randy Rhoads died at the age of 25 in a plane crash. The plane was buzzing Ozzy Osbournes tour bus when it crashed. The pilot and another female passenger were also killed. 1985 - Spin Magazine began publishing. 1993 - Drummer Jeff Ward was found dead in his home in Chicago. It was believed he had committed suicide. 1996 - The second part of the Beatles Anthology was released. 1999 - George Jones left the hospital after being severely injured in a car accident on March 6, 1999. 2002 - Ozzy Osbourne, and his family, did an interview with CNNs Andersen Cooper. The topic was the MTV reality show The Osbournes. 2010 - Justin Biebers album My World 2.0 was released.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:09:06 +0000
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