This Day in Music History – January 16th

1943 – Ernest Tubb made his debut appearance at “The Grand Ole Opry” in Nashville, TN.

1957 – Little Richard recorded “Lucille.”

1957 – The Cavern Club opened for business in Liverpool, England. The rock club was where the Beatles began.

1965 – The first Guess Who album, “Shakin’ All Over,” was released.

1970 – John Lennon’s London Art gallery exhibit of erotic lithographs, Bag One, was closed by Scotland Yard and eight prints were confiscated as evidence of pornography.

1976 – The TV show “Donny & Marie” premiered on ABC-TV.

1979 – Cher and Greg Allman were divorced.

1980 – Paul McCartney was jailed in Tokyo for possession of a half pound of marijuana. He spent ten days behind bars before being kicked-out of the country by Japanese authorities. The remainder of his tour was canceled.


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