This Day in Music History – April 5th

1964 – The Searchers appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” It was the Searchers’ U.S. debut.

1968 – Simon & Garfunkel’s single “Mrs. Robinson” was released.

1974 – The Guess Who hosted a celebrity tennis tournament in Toronto to benefit Ballet of Canada.

1977 – David Bowie appeared on Dinah Shore’s TV special.

1978 – Duran Duran made their live debut at The Lecture Theatre at Birmingham Polytechnic.

1980 – The Genesis album “Duke” hit #1 in the U.K.

1980 – In Athens, GA, R.E.M. played their first show when they appeared at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.

1982 – After eight years of publication to the radio and recording industry, “Record World” magazine ceased publication and filed for bankruptcy protection.

1983 – The Beach Boys were banned from the Fourth of July concert at the White House. U.S. President Ronald Reagan overturned the ban two days later.

1985 – An estimated 5,000 radio stations around the world simultaneously played the song “We Are the World”.


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