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Today in Music History for Monday, February 8, 2010


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  • 1937 - Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton records the first of all his All-Star sessions

  • 1946 - Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 is premiered posthumously by György Sándor with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

  • 1956 - Duke Ellington records Billy Strayhorn’s U.M.M.G.

  • 1969 - George Harrison's tonsils are removed at London's University College Hospital.

  • 1971 - Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour.

  • 1972 - Frank Zappa's concert at London's Royal Albert Hall is canceled because of Zappa's obscene lyrics

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