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Carrie
10-16-2005, 08:54 PM
October 16

1679 - Composer Jan Dismas Zelenka was born.

1821 - Composer Albert Franz Doppler was born.

1951 - Little Richard held his first recording session in Atlanta, GA.

1954 - Elvis Presley made his first radio appearance on the "Louisiana Hayride."

1956 - The Elvis Presley film "Love Me Tender" premiered.

1957 - "You Send Me," by Sam Cooke, was released by Keen Records.

1966 - Joan Baez and 123 other anti-draft demonstrators were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, CA.

1968 - The New Yardbirds played their first concert. The band later changed their name to Led Zeppelin.

1971 - Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft" was released.

1972 - A statement was released by Creedance Clearwater Revival that announced the group's break up.

1976 - Stevie Wonder's "Song in the Key of Life" was released.

1982 - RCA Records released "H2O" by Daryl Hall and John Oats.

1989 - The single "The Arms Of Orion" was released by Prince.

1992 - Sinead O'Connor was booed off stage at Madison Square Garden during a show to honor Bob Dylan.

1963 - The Beatles recorded "I Saw Her Standing There," "Love Me Do," "Please Please Me," "From Me to You," and "She Loves You" for the BBC program Easy Beat.

1963 - It was announced that the Beatles would play at the coming year's Royal Command Performance.

1964 - The Beatles appeared on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go."

1987 - George Harrison released his single "I Got My Mind Set on You" in the U.S. The song went to number one.

1956 - The Elvis Presley film "Love Me Tender" premiered.

1957 - Elvis Presley made his first radio appearance on the "Louisiana Hayride."

1976 - Elvis Presley's single "The Girl Of My Best Friend" hit #9 in the U.K.

2001 - The CD single of Elvis Presley's version of "America the Beautiful" was released.

1989 - Prince's single "The Arms Of Orion" was released in the U.S.

1982 - Michael Jackson wrote and produced a single for Diana Ross called "Muscles."

1982 - A Salute to Jermaine Jackson was done on "Soul Train."

2001 - Michael Jackson's "Dangerous (Remaster)" was released.

2001 - Michael Jackson's "Bad (Remaster)" was released.

2001 - Michael Jackson's "Thriller (Remaster)" was released.

2001 - Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall (Remaster) was released.

1959 - The Revels performed "Midnight Stroll" on "American Bandstand."

1961 - Curtis Lee performed "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" on "American Bandstand."

1962 - Neil Sedaka performed "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and "Next Door to an Angel" on "American Bandstand."

1965 - The Toys performed "A Lover's Concerto" on "American Bandstand."

1976 - The Ritchie Family performed "Best Disco in Town" on "American Bandstand."

1980 - Hall & Oats performed "Your Imagination," "Maneater," "Did it in a Minute" and "I Can't Go for That" on "American Bandstand."