Thursday, March 23, 2006

This day in music history.

March 23, 1969, Kate Smith, The Lettermen and Anita Bryant appear at the "Rally for Decency" in Miami. The concert is billed as an attempt to get back to good old fashioned American, Christian values. Announcements publicizing the concert warn that longhairs and weirdos won't be let inside. Thirty thousand people show up for the show. Richard Nixon sends a letter of congratulation and appreciation to the organizers.