On This Day …

1868 – Composer Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert was born.
1892 – John Philip Sousa and his band played the “Liberty Bell March” in Plainfield, NJ.
1898 – George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, NY. His works include “Swanee” and “Rhapsody in Blue.”
1957 – The musical “West Side Story” opened at the Winter Garden Theatre.
1961 – Bob Dylan started as opening act for the Greenbriar Boys. He stayed two weeks.
1964 – The Kinks released the song “You Really Got Me.”
1970 – Tamla-Motown Records announced that the Jackson 5 had sold 10 million singles world wide in nine months.
1974 – “Walls and Bridges” was released by John Lennon. He would not release any more new material for almost 6 years.
1975 – “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” opened in theaters.
1979 – The Clash released their first U.S. single. It was their remake of Bobby Fuller Four’s “I Fought The Law.”
1984 – The Prince song “Purple Rain” was released.
1996 – Prince released “The Gold Experience.”