Thinks happen: Music Monday

1592 Erhard Buttner - composer 1670 Richard Leveridge - composer 1735 Garret Wesley Mornington - composer 1742 Jean-Baptiste Davaux - composer 1750 Alessio Prati - composer 1782 Jonathan Blewitt - composer 1797 Johann Gottlieb Schneider - composer 1811 Vincenz Lachner - composer 1873 Louis Zimmermann - violinist 1898 Juan Bautista Plaza-Alfonzo - composer 1902 Buster Bailey (Jazz musician - clarinet and saxophone) 1902 Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) 1905 Boyd Neel - conductor (Story of an Orchestra) 1905 Louis Philip Kentner - composer 1907 Gunter Bialas - composer 1909 Jeno Vecsey - composer 1913 Charles Teagarden - Jazz Trumpet 1914 Josef Palenicek - composer 1920 Robert Mann - Portland Oregon - composer/violinist (String Quartet 1952) 1924 Al Haig (bebop jazz pianist) 1926 Sue Thompson (AKA: Eva McKee) (pop and country music singer) 1932 Buster Benton - singer/guitarist 1934 Bobby Bradford (jazz trumpet - bandleader and composer) 1937 Geore Hamilton IV (Country music) 1941 Phil Upchurch (The Kool Gents - The Spaniels and The Dells). 1941 Vikki Carr (AKA: Florencia Bisenta deCasilla Martinez Cardona) (pop singer) 1944 Commander Cody - singer/pianist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen) 1946 Allan Gorrie (Average White Band) 1947 Bernie Leadon (Eagles and various other bands) 1947 Brian May (Queen) 1948 Keith Godchaux -(Grateful Dead.) 1950 Freddy Moore - American songwriter 1952 Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 1952 Dominic Muldowney - composer 1956 Danny Chauncey (38 Special) 1956 Nikki Sudden (Swell Maps) 1960 Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus. Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets) 1965 Evelyn Glennie - Scottish percussionist 1968 Robert "Robb" Flynn(Machine Head and Vio-lence) 1971 Russell Allen (Symphony X) 1971 Urs Buhler (Il Divo) 1972 Naohito Fujiki - Japanese actor and singer 1973 Martin Powell(Cradle of Filth) 1980 Michelle Heaton (Liberty X) Impressive huh? In 1954 Elvis Presley's first single was released by Sun Records. It was "That's All Right" b/w "Blue Moon of Kentucky." No no. LAST WEEK he just SIGNED the Contract. TODAY they released the record. Are you getting the picture?	Today in 1939 Jack Teagarden and his orchestra recorded "Aunt Hagar’s Blues." Which was on his brother's BIRTHDAY and is not on any of these records.
In 1942 "The Seventh Symphony," by Shastakovich, was performed for the first time in the U.S. by Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Just thought I'd mention that. Today in the 80's 1980 - Billy Joel earned his first gold record with "It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me." 1980 - David Bowie made his theatrical debut as the title role in "The Elephant Man." 1981 - "Roy Orbison Day" was celebrated in Odessa, TX. Breaking up is hard to do. 1966 - Frank Sinatra, at the age of 50, married the 20-year-old actress Mia Farrow. 1968 - They broke up. 1969 - The Spencer Davis group broke up. 1976 - Deep Purple broke up.	Today in 1949,Harry Belafonte began recording his first sessions for Capitol Records. They included the songs "They Didn’t Believe Me" and "Close Your Eyes." None of which made him famous.
In 1969 The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" was released.	In 1975 Orleans' "Dance With Me" was released.
In 1990 Vikki Carr opened the ceremonies for dedication of the The Nixon Library. She sang in front of 4 Presidents, President Nixon, President Ford, President Reagan and President Bush, all which she had performed for at the White House during their terms. Herny Kissinger, Alexander Haig and Gene Autry were also present. And it was her BIRTHDAY! Bunch of republicans... Then in 1999 They Might Be Giants closed the decate when they released the album "Long Tall Weekend." It was released exclusively in the futuristic MP3 format.	From the police blotter: 1991 - Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler filed a lawsuit against the band. He claimed the other members had forced him to use heroin, then made him quit the band when he entered a rehabilitation program. 1995 - Elvis Presley's former doctor Dr. George Nichopoulous, lost his medical license for being "too liberal" when prescribing addictive drugs. 1999 - Dr. Dre filed a lawsuit against Priority Records and Death Row Records. Dre alleged that the release of the album "The Chronic 2000" infringed on his trademark.