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On May 24, 1994, American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey released her third studio album Music Box. The song Anytime You Need a Friend was the fifth and final single from the album. The gospel-infused song would then release a music video featuring for the first time Mariah Carey with straight hair instead of her signature curly. This music video was however not what was originally supposed to be released.
The first music video was never released and was scrapped. It's unknown publicly why this music was scrapped. It doesn't show any semblance to what was released and possibly not the look they wanted for it. ET released some behind the scenes from music videos. These are what looks like Mariah in a long gown with a castle theme. While the final music video was based in a city.
1.Cuz is a Swedish Rapper from Hässelby in Stockholm, Sweden. His Identity is unknown and there is very few things known about him. He always performs wearing either a white or black balaclava to cover his face. His music career as 1. Cuz started with the song "Akta mannen" in late November 2018. His first album, 1 År, would be released in December 2019. It would peak at number one in the Swedish Albums Charts.
His identity is still unknown now, but there is very little information he's released about his personal life. He was born in Somalia, and he spent two years in prison. he's stated that his stint in prison influenced of his music.
The Curse of the Ninth Symphony regards composers dying soon after completing their ninth symphony. It's said that after the ninth it's said that a musician is doomed to die and never make it to their tenth symphony. It's unknown why, but there is a shocking amount of classical musicians who have died before their tenth symphony was finished. Now it can take years or even decades to write nine symphonies, and some of them may just be due to old age, but there are many early deaths also. There are however alot of musicians who've made more that just nine symphonies.
Example of Musicians believed to be victims of the Ninth Curse:
In 1903 "A Guest of Honor" is the first written Opera by famous ragtime composer Scott Joplin. The Opera was believed to be the dramatization of African American civil rights leader Booker T. Washington. It was based at the 1901 dinner Booker T. Washington had with President Rosevelt at the White House. An event that was unheard of at the time that got many praises and many complaints at the same time.
In 1903 Scott Joplin applied for the copyright to the opera with the Library of Congress. Unfortunately, he did not include a copy of the opera with his application and the application mentioned that his publisher John Stark, would publish the music. The music was never published though.
A company of 30 people would be established and they would tour across several states in the Midwest. The beginning of the end of the tour would happen early though. Someone stole the box office receipts and this damaged their financial situation. This lead to the tour ending in Pittsburg, Kansas when payroll and rent couldn't be afforded.
As a result, Scott's belongings were confiscated including the opera score and sheets to other unknown compositions. Not being able to pay for the rent and getting his stuff back he left Pittsburg. These items were supposedly left inside of a trunk and no copy of the score has resurfaced likely being that it was destroyed.
On July 7, 1995, Alanis Morrisett released her third album Jagged Little Pill and on it was the song You Oughta Know. The song would become popular even hitting it high in the charts. People though began to wonder who the ex is in her song is. Alanis Morrisett has stated though that she wouldn't reveal who the people in any of her songs are about because she writes about her feelings and the music is for herself not others. This won't stop people from wondering who angered the Canadian singer enough to get a song written about them.
On November 8, 1972, Carly Simons released her song You're So Vain. It would soon reach number 1 in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Carly Simmons had come out about writing the song about three different men one of whom she revealed that the second verse was about Warren Beatty. The other two men are still unknown to the public, but people can still guess who the other two vain men the song was about.
Daft Punk is a French duo that plays rave music. The band was formed in 1993 in Paris France by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. Beginning in 1999 the duo assume robot-like personas and rarely appeared in live interviews or T.V. They have created many hits including Around the World, One More Time, Get Lucky, and Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. They were a part of several advertisements like for example Gap and Toonami.
Daft Punk had created an ad for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The commercial was to have featured their song Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. In 2012 a Daft Punk fan uploaded some of their commercials from home videos, but none of them included this commercial. So currently this commercial is lost.
A small mystery is a question of who was the boy on the cover of Alice in Chains Album Jar of Flies. The band themselves came up with what they wanted the album cover to be. They wanted a young boy looking into a jar of flies and crazy colors to be used. This album would make it at #1 on the Billboards after it's release in 1994.
The photographer, Rocky Schenck, did just that. He remembered that it was photographed on September 8, 1993. The photoshoot took place in Rocky's dining room and it was only him, the boy, and his assistant for it.
"Time FLIES! 25 years ago, Alice In Chains "Jar of Flies" debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, and I have fond memories of shooting this album cover in my dining room. It was just me and my assistant, and a child whose name I've forgotten. My assistant made multiple trips up the street to gather hundreds of flies with a butterfly net at some horse stables. The flies kept dying, the kid kept complaining, and my assistant kept gathering more flies. The album was nominated for a Grammy for best recording package... and I still have the jars."
On March 1, 1904 Alton Glenn Miller, later known as Glenn Miller, was born in Iowa. His mother would pass on her love of music onto him. Growing up Glenn moved to several states in 1906 they moved to Nebraska, and then in 1917 they moved to Grant City, Missouri. In Missouri Glenn and his older brother Dean joined the community band. He played Trombone for them.
In 1918 they again moved, but to Fort Morgan, Colorado. He was a part of the football team, but did not give up on music. His passion for a new type of music called dance band music, even caused him and some fellow classmates to start their own band.
His passion for the music was so big in 1921 instead of staying for his graduation he wet to Wyoming to play in a band. His mother had to accept his diploma on his part. The principal even commented that she worked harder on it than Glenn did.
Glenn made the decision to become a professional musician. He had even signed a contract with a band called the Senators Stampedes. He had attempted to stay in college even was a part of the Boulder Orchestra, but it only lasted two years. He then went onto the Tommy Watkins Orchestra.
Glenn had played for several bands from Los Angeles to New York, and 1937 he finally decided to create his own band. It had failed, but he did not give up his dreams. He tried again in the March of 1939 and this time he gained recognition. By the fall of 1939 the band was known nation wide. They even played for the movies Sun Valley Serenade in 1941 and Orchestra Wives in 1942.
In 1942 Glenn thought it was best to serve in the military and support the troops. He was not drafted due to his older age and so he volunteered, but was initially rejected. After writing to the Army's Brigadier General Charles Young on August 12, 1942 he was accepted. He was hired to help bring more life to the military band and modernize them.
The last concert his civilian band played was on September 27, 1942. It was a sad occasion for the whole band. Their last song was supposed to be their theme song Moonlight Serenade. They could not finish it all the way.
Glenn became part of the Army Specialty Corps and conducted a 50 member Army Air Force Band. His goal was to bring some modernization to the military band. He wanted the troops to feel a touch at home with their music.
Like in his civilian life Glenn's Military Band was a hit. Some even claim that this was the best band he was a part of. The band gave over 800 performances many were for the troops, and some were broadcasts. They even played for the troops overseas
On December 15, 1944 Glenn boarded a single engine C-64 plane from the UK to Paris. He was going to prepare the band to play. But Glenn never made it to France. It's believed that his plane crashed into the English Channel.
Glenn was a 40 year old male. There isn't any other statistics for him.
