This day in History: January 8th, 2008

This Day in This Day in Music History.

January 8, Thursday is the 8th day of 2009.

Famous Music Events from past:

1705 - Georg F H„ndels 1st opera "Almira," premieres in Hamburg

1833 - Boston Academy of Music, 1st US music school, established

1929 - CBS radio network buys WABC in NYC

1954 - Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio and records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" and "I’ll Never Stand in Your Way"

1966 - Beatles’ "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks

1966 - Beatles’ "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1979 - Today Show gets a new theme song

1982 - Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville Tennessee

1991 - Tam s Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36)

Famous Musician born on 8th January

1912 - Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (True Face of Peace)

1914 - Charles Borromeo Mills, composer

1922 - Abbey Simon, NYC, pianist

1924 - Robert Starer, Vienna Austria, composer

1924 - Benjamin Lees, [Lysniansky], Harbin Manchuria, composer

Famous Musician who died on 8th January

1696 - Michael de Ronghe, composer, dies at 75

1713 - Arcangelo Corelli, composer/violinist (Concerti Grossi), dies at 59

1819 - Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55

1831 - Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71

1858 - Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48

- SAMPURN