This Day in Music History – March 24th

1941 – Glenn Miller began work on his first motion picture for 20th Century Fox. The film was “Sun Valley Serenade.”

1958 – Elvis Presley was sworn in as a private in the U.S. Army.

1965 – Bill Wyman was knocked unconscious by an electrical shock from a microphone stand. It was the first date of the Rolling Stones anniversary tour.

1966 – The New York State Assembly passed a bill making it a misdemeanor to sell bootlegs.

1973 – Lou Reed was bitten on his rear end by a fan during a concert in Buffalo, NY. The male fan was ejected from the show.

1978 – The British courts granted British record companies the rights to seize bootleg and pirate recordings.


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