This Week In Music History
by Andrew Taylor
yeah that's me
and here's what happening this week in music history!
07/12/1921 - KWG-AM in Stockton CA begins radio transmissions
07/12/1938 - W9XZY broadcasts facsimile of St Louis Post-Dispatch by radio
07/12/1964 - George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs
07/12/1971 - Wings release their 1st album "Wild Life"
07/12/1994 - 5th Billboard Music Awards
07/12/1994 - Radio personality Howard Stern talks a man out of attempting suicide
08/12/1940 - 1st NFL championship on national radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0
08/12/1967 - Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour" album is released in UK
08/12/1993 - 4th Billboard Music Awards
08/12/1997 - 8th Billboard Music Awards
08/12/1925 - Sammy Davis Jr (birth)
source: photo courtesy
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Sammy-Davis-Jr-Posters_i3807043_.htm
08/12/2004 - Dimebag Dayrl (death)
source: photo courtesy http://www.zunescene.mobi/forums/index.php?topic=619.msg4347
09/12/1957 - Donny Osmond (birth)
10/12/1926 - 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS)
10/12/1927 - Grand Ole Opry makes its 1st radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN
10/12/1934 - Saint-Adelbert cooperation formed by Catholic elite
10/12/1976 - Wings release triple album "Wings Over America"
10/12/1951 - Frank Beard,drummer (ZZ Topp) (born)
11/12/1901 - Marconi sends 1st transatlantic radio signal, Cornwall to Nfld
11/12/1961 - Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 wks
11/12/1967 - Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit
source: photo courtesy
http://sunshinedaydream.biz/store/item/1ji0z/Beatles_Merchandise/
The_Beatles_-_Apple_Logo_Button.html
11/12/1970 - John Lennon releases an album that contains songs with word "fuck"
source: photo courtesy http://blog.timesunion.com/philipmorris/date/2006/10/
11/12/1992 - WNEW AM radio on 1130 in NYC ends transmitting after 58 years
11/12/1954 - Jermaine Jackson, (birth)
11/12/1958 - Nicki Sixx, (Motley Crue)(birth)
source: photo courtesy
http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/what-is-ur-fav-motley-crue-member/question-387255/
source: info courtesy http://www.musicorb.com/