TODAY in Music History for March 17th: 1839 - Composer Josef Gabriel Rheinberger was born. 1926 - The Girl Friend opened in New York City. The musical ran for 409 performances. 1956 - Carl Perkins appeared on ABC-TVs Ozark Jubilee and performed Blue Suede Shoes. It was his first television appearance. Elvis Presley performed the song the same night on CBS-TVs Stage Show. 1958 - The Coasters recorded Yakety Yak. 1962 - Billboard reported that Ray Charles had started Tangerine, his own record label. 1967 - Bobby Vee recorded Come Back When You Grow Up. 1968 - The Bee Gees made their U.S. television debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. They performed To Love Somebody and Words. 1982 - Samuel George Jr. of the Capitols was stabbed to death during a family argument. He was 39 years old. 1990 - Whitney Houston headlined an AIDS benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 1990 - In Paris, the Bastille opera opened with a performance of Berlioz Les Troyens. 1995 - Madonna premiered the Bedtime Stories video. The gathering was 1,500 guests that were in pajamas and had teddy bears. 1997 - The RIAA announced that the Eagles Greatest Hits album had tied Michael Jacksons Thriller as the all-time best-selling album in the U.S. 1998 - Van Halen released Van Halen 3. It was the bands first album with lead singer Gary Cherone (of Extreme).
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 05:19:00 +0000
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