Saturday, February 25, 2006

The Week in Music History
In case you were wondering- and I am sure you were not- here are some of the things that happened during this week in music history:

1949, RCA introduces the first 45-rpm record...

1955, the US record industry reports that 45s have outsold 78s for the first time...

1968, Johnny Cash and June Carter marry at the First United Methodist Church in Franklin, Kentucky ... a motorcade of Cadillacs carry Johnny, June, and the families to the small, private ceremony

1969, The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays their last gig together at Royal Albert Hall...

1977, Bob Dylan's wife, Sara files for divorce in Santa Monica California ... the couple has been married for eleven years and has five children

1992, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love wed in Waikiki, Hawaii...

1998, Tommy Lee of Motley Crue is arrested and charged with domestic abuse for hitting his wife Pamela Anderson Lee...
Also, some music people born this week:
February 23: George Frederic Handel (1685), Johnny Winter (1944),

February 24: Enrico Caruso (1873), George Harrison (1943 - until he was in his 40s he believed it was Feb. 25th),

February 25: Sam Goody (1904)

February 26: Fats Domino (1928), Johnny Cash (1932),

February 27: Josh Groban (1981)

February 28: Brian Jones (1952),

March 1: Glenn Miller (1904), Harry Belafonte (1927), Roger Daltrey (1942)
All of this from Musician's Friend This Week in Music page.

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