Today in Music History

Today’s history highlights a major milestone for early recording technology, historic debuts from some of the biggest names in rock, and a look back at the origins of the Live Music Capital of the World. Notable Births 1949: Mark Knopfler, the co-founder, lead guitarist, and vocalist of the rock band Dire Straits, was born in…

Today in Music History

Today’s history highlights the creation of an iconic album cover, a dangerous mountain fall for a country star, and major chart-topping milestones. Notable Births 1857: Composer Cecile Chaminade was born. 🎵 Major Events & Releases (On-This-Day) 1960: 25,000 copies of “Tell Laura I Love Her” were destroyed by Decca Records because the song was considered…