This Day in Music History (old news)

	December 21, 2008: The song "Hallelujah", as recorded by Alexandra Burke, became the #1 song in the UK and remained there for 3 weeks. The version recorded by Leonard Cohen, who wrote the song, also made it onto the charts at approximately the same time and a third version, recorded by Jeff Buckley, held the #2 spot right behind Burke's cover. "Hallelujah" has been recorded more than 300 times; the five best versions, in no particular order, were recorded by Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, John Cale, KD Lang & Willie Nelson. Cohen's version is not included in the list as it is widely believed to be untouchable.
	December 21, 2014: Sir Elton John weds longtime partner David Furnish. The ceremony took place at their Windsor estate in Berkshire, England, and was witnessed by a "who's who" of celebrities. Sir Elton John and Furnish were previously united by a civil partnership, which was converted to marriage in this ceremony. Sir Elton first described himself as bisexual in a 2016 Rolling Stones interview (he later revised his status as gay); the revelation shocked mainstream audiences and his career suffered for a time until he recorded 1979's "Momma Can't Buy You Love" (#9 on the Billboard Hot 100) and 1983's "I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues", his first Top 5 hit song since 1976.
	December 15, 1946: radio DJ Horace Logan created the now-famous phrase "Elvis has left the building" after Elvis Presley made his 50th and final appearance on Logan's radio show "Louisiana Hayride"(KWKH, Shreveport, Louisiana).
	December 15, 1942: British musician Dave Clark was born (front man for "The Dave Clark 5").
	December 8, 1976: The Eagles release "Hotel California", their fifth studio album but first with new lead guitarist Joe Walsh. The album wavered near the top of the charts for eight weeks and won the band a Grammy at the 20th Grammy Awards later that year. To date it has sold more than 32 million copies.
	November 30, 1979: Pink Floyd releases "The Wall", their fourth concept album, and its first release "Another Brick in the Wall" becomes an international hit song...