In 1974, Bob Dylan and "The Band" opened their 21-city, 40-concert American tour in Chicago. Several dates were recorded for a live album. In 1980, blues singer Amos Milburn died in Houston, Texas, at ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 31: In 1776, the earliest cantata to be mentioned in Canadian historical documents was performed in Quebec City to mark the first anniversary of the repulsion of U.S.