APRIL 19
TODAY IN 1956, CHUCK BERRY RECORDED HIS ICONIC SONG, “ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN,” FOR CHICAGO’S CHESS RECORDS. THE SONG HAS BEEN COVERED BY MANY OTHER ARTISTS, INCLUDING THE BEATLES AND THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
IN 1973 DAVID BOWIE RELEASES HIS SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘ALADDIN SANE’ AS THE FOLLOW-UP TO HIS BREAKTHROUGH LP ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS’ AND FEATURES THE HIT SINGLE “THE JEAN GENIE”
AND IN 2002 “JEEPSTER” BY T. REX BECOMES THE FIRST SONG SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFIED BY SHAZAM IN A PRE-LAUNCH VERSION OF THE SERVICE THAT REQUIRES THE USER TO CALL A NUMBER AND RECEIVE A TEXT MESSAGE WITH THE NAME OF THE SONG.