11 APRIL
In Music History
1946 Bob Harris, radio presenter and host of BBC2's music show The Old Grey Whistle Test, is born in Northampton, England.
1943 R&B singer Tony Victor (of The Classics) is born in Brooklyn, New York City.
1935 Doo-wop singer Richard Berry, composer and original performer of "Louie Louie," is born in Extension, Louisiana.
1918 Jazz bassist Jimmy Lewis is born in Nashville, Tennessee. Known for working with the Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, and King Curtis, among others.
1889 Jazz musician Nick LaRocca, composer of the jazz classic "Tiger Rag," is born Dominic James LaRocca in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1727 Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion is performed for the first time in Leipzig's St. Thomas Church.
Dave Mustaine Booted From Metallica
1983Dave Mustaine is kicked out of Metallica because of his drug and alcohol addictions. Soon after, he forms Megadeth, which becomes one of the most successful metal bands of the era.
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1981 Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen marries actress Valerie Bertinelli. They separate in 2001 and divorce in 2007. Their son, Wolfgang, goes on to become the bass player in his dad's group.
1970 Fleetwood Mac founding member Peter Green announces he is leaving the group to devote himself to "what God would have me do." After a few member changes, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join the band for their most successful lineup in 1974.
1964 The Beatles set a new record when 14 of the Top 100 songs on the chart are theirs. "Can't Buy Me Love" is #1 and "Love Me Do" is their lowest at #81.
1952 Singin' In The Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and newcomer Debbie Reynolds, is released in the US, but barely makes a splash.More
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