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This Week In Music History - May 1st thru May 7th
Do you remember important happenings in the Music Industry? Read, Remember and Add your own!
Week:
May 1st - May 7th
Year Event 1900 "The Billboard" magazine begins weekly publication after six years as a monthly 1955 Chuck Berry signs 1st recording contract with Chess Records 1961 The Marcels hit #1 on the Billboard charts in America and the UK with "Blue Moon" 1967 32 year old Elvis Presley marries 21 year old Priscilla Beailieu at The Aladdin in Vegas 1970 Neil Young writes and records "Ohio" with C,S & N in response to Kent State killings 1976 Kiss performs their first concert ever in their hometown of New York City 1986 Cleveland, Ohio chosen as the home for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2002 "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen chosen by Guinness as UK's All-Time Favorite single
Year Event 1900 "The Billboard" magazine begins weekly publication after six years as a monthly 1955 Chuck Berry signs 1st recording contract with Chess Records 1961 The Marcels hit #1 on the Billboard charts in America and the UK with "Blue Moon" 1967 32 year old Elvis Presley marries 21 year old Priscilla Beailieu at The Aladdin in Vegas 1970 Neil Young writes and records "Ohio" with C,S & N in response to Kent State killings 1976 Kiss performs their first concert ever in their hometown of New York City 1986 Cleveland, Ohio chosen as the home for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2002 "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen chosen by Guinness as UK's All-Time Favorite single
More to come... If you are aware of other significant events that occurred in the week spotlighted, please add your comments to this blog! We always have room to learn something new!
Thanks, Cliff the Musicologist
