Today in Music History for Monday, February 8, 2010
Music Events:
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