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Today in Music: February 5th (Money, That’s What I Want)

February 5th, 2018 by

Music history and highlights that have happened on February 5th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll! 1887:  Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Othello” opens in La Scala, Italy. 1897:  The first showing of a motion picture ever in Hawaii (at the Hawaiian Opera House). 1923:  Country singer Claude King (“Wolverton Mountain”) born in […]

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The Rolling Stones on Ed Sullivan.

Today in Music: February 4 (19th Nervous Breakdown)

February 4th, 2018 by

  Music history and highlights that have happened on February 4th… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1924:  Jazz great Louis Armstrong marries pianist Lil Armstrong. 1938:  “Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” opens on Broadway. 1939:  Frank Sinatra’s first wedding with Nancy Barbato. 1938:  Blues guitarist Joe Beard (“No More Cherry Rose”) […]

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