Today in Music History - April 17
Today in Music History for April 17:
In 1943, Canadian pop singer Bobby Curtola was born in Port Arthur, Ont. (now Thunder Bay). A teen idol in Canada during the early 60s, Curtola also made his mark internationally in 1962 with the hits Fortune Teller and Aladdin.
In 1950, Tony Bennett made his first recording, Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Bennett had used the song, from the 1934 movie Moulin Rouge, to audition for Columbia Records. The record began Bennett s 40-plus years with Columbia. He hit No. 1 the following year with Because of You.
In 1960, rock n roll singer Eddie Cochran died of severe head injuries following a car crash on his way to the London airport following a British tour. The other passengers, rocker Gene Vincent and Cochran s fiancee, Shari Sheeley, were seriously injured. Cochran was only 21, and had just begun to realize his potential. His two biggest hits were 1957 s Sittin in the Balcony and 1958 s Summe
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