This Day in Music History – December 27th

1940 – Singer Al Jolson and actress Ruby Keeler were divorced after 12 years of marriage that included that final year of separation.

1963 – The Animals perform on their first radio broadcast on the BBC show “Saturday Club.”

1964 – The Supremes made their first appearance on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show.”

1970 – “Hello, Dolly!” closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances.

1971 – The “Sonny & Cher Show” began airing on CBS. The show ran for four 1/2 years.

1975 – The Four Seasons, “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)” was released.

1985 – Metallica finished working on “Master of Puppets.”


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