In 1980, the "Bee Gees" sued their manager, Robert Stigwood, and Polygram Records, for $200 million. The suit, which alleged misrepresentation, fraud and what was termed unfair enrichment, was settled out of court the following year. But Jagger refused to grant Jackson's request that the song be changed to exclude a line about the sexual appetites of black women. In 1978, Mick Jagger apologized to the Reverend Jesse Jackson for the lyrics in "Some Girls," the title song from "The Rolling Stones" LP. In 1976, "Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots" received a gold record for the novelty single "Disco Duck." The single eventually went platinum. In 1976, Herman Geiger-Torel, general director of the Canadian Opera Company since 1959, died in Toronto at the age of 69. Walter headed the University of Toronto's music faculty from 1952-68, during which time the faculty attained international stature. It was the first program of its kind in Canada. In 1973, Canadian music educator and administrator Arnold Walter died in Toronto at the age of 71. He became one of the country's most influential music educators, establishing in 1946 a degree program at the Toronto Conservatory of Music to prepare music teachers for positions in elementary and secondary schools. In 1969, a George Harrison song became the A-side of a "Beatles" single for the first time, when "The Beatles" released "Something" backed with "Come Together." It's the home of the annual Charlottetown Festival, devoted primarily to Canadian musical theatre. In 1964, the Confederation Centre of the Arts was officially opened in Charlottetown by Queen Elizabeth.
But the group's ticket to superstardom was 1980's "Hi-Infidelity," an LP which sold six-million copies and included the No. "REO Speedwagon's" eighth album, 1978's "You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish," was the first to sell a million copies. But he left the following year, rejoining the group in 1975. He joined the rock band after their first album in 1971. In 1951, Kevin Cronin, lead singer with "REO Speedwagon," was born in Evanston, Ill. "My Boy Lollipop" was Millie Small's only major hit. Ska was a forerunner to today's reggae music. and Britain in 1964, was born in Jamaica. "My Boy Lollipop" was one of the first records using the ska rhythm to become popular outside Jamaica. In 1946, singer Millie Small, whose "My Boy Lollipop" made No. "My Mammy" and "Mother of Mine, I Still Have You" were two of the most popular songs from "The Jazz Singer."
Jolson was already the king of the American musical when "The Jazz Singer" was released, but by the 1930s his career had begun to decline. In 1927, the era of sound motion pictures was ushered in when "The Jazz Singer," starring Al Jolson, opened in New York City. There had been previous experiments with adding sound to movies, but "The Jazz Singer" was the first full-length film to use synchronized dialogue sequences. He is best known for his work in research, compilation, editing and harmonizing of French-Canadian folk songs. In 1908, Canadian composer and musicologist Francois Brassard was born in St.
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