Today in Music History - March 5
The Canadian Press 2021-03-05
Today in Music History for March 5:
In 1882, Canadian soprano Pauline Donalda was born in Montreal. Considered a rival of the famous Melba in the early years of the 20th century, Donalda often replaced her in roles and sang with such renowned performers as Enrico Caruso. Most of her performing career was spent in Europe, but in 1937, she returned to Montreal. There she formed the Opera Guild and directed it until 1969, the year before her death.
In 1955, Elvis Presley made his TV debut on the regional show The Louisiana Hayride.
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Recalling ‘Cactus’ Jack Call, the Man Patsy Cline Came to KC to Honor
Tribute Show for Country Music DJ Was Cline s Final Performance Share this story Published March 4th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Mildred Keith shot the famous last photograph of Patsy Cline. (Contributed | Keith family)
Almost everybody knows the Patsy Cline-comes-to-Kansas City story.
Fewer people know the “Cactus” Jack Call story.
Cline died on March 5, 1963. She and three others, flying in a private plane, crashed in Tennessee on their way home to Nashville from Kansas City. Cline and several other country music stars had performed at three benefit concerts to assist the family of a popular disc jockey who had died from injuries sustained in a Jan. 24, 1963 car accident.