This Day in Music History – April 27th

1957 – Ricky Nelson’s first record, “Teenager’s Romance,” was released.

1959 – Llyod Price’s “Personality” was released.

1964 – John Lennon’s “In His Own Write”, a collection of funny poems and drawings, was published in the U.S.

1969 – Glen Campbell and Dionne Warwick were guests on Jose Feliciano’s TV special.

1973 – Opryland opened in Nashville, TN.

1976 – David Bowie was detained on a train trip from Russia to Poland because he had nazi books. The books were for research on a project.

1980 – Studio 54 in New York shut down on the third anniversary of its opening.

1981 – Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach were married in London.

1981 – Wings broke up with the departure of Denny Laine.

1987 – R.E.M.’s “Dead Letter Office” was released in the U.K.

1990 – Axl Rose (Guns N’ Roses) married Erin Everly. The marriage lasted for 27 days.


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