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Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:46 pm

1961 - Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:47 pm

1965 - Beatles begin final UK concert tour in Glasgow

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:41 am

1971 – The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water".

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 2:44 am

1980 – English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/10 at 4:18 am

1985 - "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:40 am

1791 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Austrian composer, dies. He was born in 1756.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 3:41 am

1791 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Austrian composer, dies. He was born in 1756.
Some people say he was murdered!

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:34 am

1973 - Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:40 am

1967 - Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/10 at 4:40 am

1968 - Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:39 pm

December 10th 1927 – The Grand Ole Opry premieres on radio.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 1:43 pm

December 10th 1965 – The Grateful Dead's first concert performance under this new name.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:21 pm

1963 - 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/10 at 3:23 pm

1976 - Wings release triple album "Wings Over America"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 12:29 am

1968 – The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:35 am

1792 - Birth of Joseph Mohr, the Austrian Roman Catholic vicar who, along with the Oberndorf Church organist Franz Gruber, on Christmas Eve of 1818, authored the enduring Christmas hymn, "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:55 am

1961 - Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 20 weeks

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 3:56 am

1926 - Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:42 am

1908 - Frederick Delius' "In a Summer Garden," premieres

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/10 at 8:47 am

1970 - John Lennon releases an album that contains songs with a naughty word

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/12/10 at 9:44 am

1792 - In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (aged 22) receives first lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/10 at 2:14 pm

1865 – First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/10 at 2:15 pm

Baptised 17 December 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 6:25 am

1892 - Anton Bruckner's 8th Symphony, premieres

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 6:26 am

1892 - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "Nutcracker Suite" premieres

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 6:38 am

1976 "A Star is Born", with Barbra Streisand, premieres

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 12:31 pm

1961 - Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/10 at 12:33 pm

1962 - Dmitri Shostakovitch' 13th Symphony, premieres in Moscow

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 8:08 am

1975 - Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 8:11 am

1955 - Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 8:12 am

1957 - "The Music Man", starring Robert Preston, opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1375 performances

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 8:29 am

1960 - Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records (Ring-A-Ding-Ding)

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/19/10 at 8:34 am

1946 - Noel Coward's musical "Pacific 1860" premieres in London

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/10 at 1:35 pm

1969 - Peter, Paul & Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" reaches #1

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/10 at 1:36 pm

1957 - Elvis Presley given draft notice to join US Army for National Service

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/20/10 at 2:46 pm

1984 - 33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/25/10 at 3:16 am

1958 Alan Freed's Christmas Rock & Roll Spectacular opens

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/10 at 2:50 am

1871 – Thespis, the first comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, made its debut at the Gaiety Theatre in London, UK.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/10 at 4:04 am

1924 - Judy Garland, age 2½, billed as Baby Frances, show business debut

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/10 at 5:28 am

Sleigh Ride ~ The Ronettes

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/10 at 6:22 am

Universal Child ~ Annie Lennox

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:35 am

1903 - "Sweet Adaline," a barbershop quartet favorite, is first sung

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:37 am

1904 - Duke of York Theatre opens in London (first musical Peter Pan)

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/10 at 4:53 am

1970 - "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/10 at 5:41 pm

1958 - Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore with David Seville) hit #1

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/10 at 5:42 pm

1968 - 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/28/10 at 5:42 pm

1968 - Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 4:28 am

1966 – The Beatles start the recording session that would become the hit single Penny Lane at Abbey Road Studio.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 11:12 am

1857 - Franz Liszt's "Die Hunnenschlacht," premieres in Weimar

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 11:20 am

1955 - Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/29/10 at 11:20 am

1957 - Singers Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme wed in Las Vegas

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/10 at 1:33 am

1948 – The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/10 at 5:57 am

1993 - Barbra Streisand does her first live public concert in 20 years

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/10 at 6:00 am

1984 - Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/10 at 6:05 am

1966 - Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 & stays there for 7 weeks

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/10 at 6:05 am

1966 - Pirate Radio 390 (Radio Invicata) off England, resumes transmitting

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/10 at 6:07 am

1907 - Gustav Mahler conducts the Metropolitan Opera

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/10 at 6:13 am

1762 - Mozart family moves from Vienna to Salzburg

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/31/10 at 6:15 am

1879 - Gilbert/Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres in NYC

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/11 at 12:46 pm

1977 – The record label EMI ended its contract with the English punk rock band Sex Pistols in response to its members' disruptive behaviour at London Heathrow Airport two days earlier.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 6:44 am

1993 - Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/11 at 3:15 pm

1963 - Beatles release "Please Please Me" & "Ask Me Why"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/11 at 2:43 pm

1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/11 at 3:12 pm

1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom Prison

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/11 at 3:54 pm

1979 - YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/13/11 at 3:56 pm

1969 - Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/11 at 1:32 pm

1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 5:23 am

1971 - George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 5:29 am

1961 - Supremes signed with Motown Records

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/15/11 at 12:40 pm

1895 - Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" premieres, St Petersburg

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 3:43 am

1938 – The Benny Goodman Orchestra performed the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/11 at 5:34 am

1981 John Lennon's "Woman" is released in UK

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:22 pm

1944 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time. The performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:34 pm

1980 - Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 1:37 pm

1989 - Otis Redding, Dion, Rolling Stones, Temptations & Stevie Wonder inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/11 at 1:14 pm

1853 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/11 at 3:33 pm

1987 - BB King donates his 7,000 record collection to University of Mississippi

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 6:09 am

1971 - John & Yoko record "Power to the People"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:36 am

1943 – Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 2:42 am

1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/26/11 at 1:21 pm

1911 – Richard Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/28/11 at 2:12 pm

1985 – Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 3:30 am

1858 – The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of the Hallé Orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 3:39 am

1969 – The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 01/30/11 at 3:40 am

1971 – Carole King's Tapestry album is released, it would become the longest charting album by a female solo artist and sell 24 million copies worldwide.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 3:46 am

1911 - Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 3:46 am

1916 - Enrico Caruso recorded "O Solo Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Co

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 3:49 am

1940 - Glenn Miller & his Orchestra record "Tuxedo Junction"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 2:54 am

1843 – The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/11 at 8:19 am

1993 - Bill Wyman announces he will leave Rolling Stones

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/11 at 2:44 pm

1964 – English rock band The Beatles made their first appearance on American variety show The Ed Sullivan Show before a record-breaking audience, beginning a musical phenomenon known as the British Invasion.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 1:15 pm

1840 – Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Régiment receives its first performance in Paris.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 1:16 pm

1843 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 1:19 pm

1903 – Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/11/11 at 1:21 pm

1942 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 7:27 am

1964 - Beatles first NYC concert in Carnegie Hall

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 7:43 am

1967 - Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful busted for drugs

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:06 am

1914 – Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:14 am

1970 – Black Sabbath, arguably the very first heavy metal album, is released.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 6:35 am

1961 - Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Brothers Records

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 6:36 am

1969 - Mary Hopkin's Postcard album on Apple is released

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/17/11 at 3:27 pm

1904 – Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan, generating negative reviews that forced him to rewrite the opera.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 4:44 pm

1968 - David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 4:47 pm

1977 - George Harrison releases "True Love"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 2:25 am

1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 7:46 am

1971 - Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 4:39 am

1974 - Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 7:43 am

1724 - Georg F Handel's opera "Giulio Cesare in Egitto," premieres in London

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 4:29 pm

1911 - Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse élégique)

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/21/11 at 4:33 pm

1964 - UK flies 24,000 rolls of Beatle wallpaper to US

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 12:54 pm

1607 – Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, was first performed in Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (now in Italy).

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 12:58 pm

1711 – The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/11 at 2:57 am

1917 – The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first jazz record, for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:00 am

1982 – The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, known for its performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas, gave its last performance.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:15 am

1977 Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:34 am

1991 Singer James Brown is released from prison

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 5:19 am

1951 – Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, recorded "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips' recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee, US.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 5:09 pm

1875 – Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra Comique in Paris.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 4:52 pm

1966 - London's "Evening Standard" newspaper published an interview with Beatle John Lennon in which he remarked: 'Christianity will... vanish and shrink... We're more popular than Jesus Christ right now.' The quote touched off a storm of international protest, resulting in burnings and boycotts of the Beatles' records.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/11 at 5:26 pm

1924 - "Happy Birthday To You" published by Claydon Sunny

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/11 at 1:16 pm

1985 – The song "We Are the World" has its international release.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/11 at 2:20 pm

1842 – Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, receives its première performance in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera writers.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/11 at 1:38 pm

1851 – The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/11 at 1:40 pm

1867 – The first performance of Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Paris.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 2:20 am

1845 – Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 2:46 am

1968 - Beatles release "Lady Madonna" in the UK

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/11 at 2:45 pm

1885 – The Mikado a light opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, had its first public performance in London.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 3:10 pm

1908 - First performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 3:14 pm

1981 - "Broadway Follies" opens/closes at Nederlander Theater NYC

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 3:18 pm

1987 - "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 761 performances

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 3:18 pm

1987 - "Sweet Charity" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 368 performances

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 5:49 am

1941 - Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra recorded "Green Eyes" & "Maria Elena"

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 5:14 am

1948 – With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 5:17 am

1980 – The Radio Caroline ship, Mi Amigo founders in a gale off the English coast.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/11 at 2:20 pm

1952 – Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/11 at 2:22 pm

1964 – In Copenhagen, Denmark, Gigliola Cinquetti wins the ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Italy singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough").

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/11 at 1:13 pm

1744 - In London, composer George Frederic Handel's famous oratorio "Messiah" was performed for the first time.

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/11 at 1:19 pm

1891 - First jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/11 at 4:00 pm

1939 - Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/11 at 4:00 pm

1961 - "Gypsy" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 702 performances

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/11 at 4:02 pm

1961 - Elvis Presley performs live on the USS Arizona

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/11 at 4:02 pm

1966 - Beatles pose with mutilated dolls & butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday & Today" album, It is later pulled

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/11 at 4:05 pm

1988 - "Les Miserables," opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya Japan

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 5:52 am

1982 - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder release "Ebony & Ivory" in the UK

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/11 at 3:27 pm

1943 - Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," premieres in NYC

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/11 at 3:31 pm

1966 - Barbra Streisand stars on "Color Me Barbra" special on CBS

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/11 at 3:31 pm

1967 - Cover picture of Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's" is photographed

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/11 at 2:37 pm

1909 - Gustav Mahler conducts NY Philharmonic for his first time

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/11 at 2:48 pm

1978 - Wings release "London Town" album

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/11 at 3:11 pm

1964 - John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years

Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/11 at 12:10 pm

1861 – First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/11 at 11:08 am

1724 – Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion BWV 245 at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/07/11 at 11:10 am

1805 – German composer Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his Third Symphony, at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 3:35 pm

1970 - Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 3:35 pm

1971 - Ringo releases "It Don't Come Easy" in UK

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/12/11 at 12:21 pm

1954 – Bill Haley & His Comets record "Rock Around the Clock" in New York City.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/11 at 12:48 pm

1738 – Serse, an opera by Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (pictured) loosely based on Xerxes I of Persia, premiered in London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/19/11 at 11:57 am

1984 – Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick's "Advance Australia Fair", a patriotic song that was first performed in 1878, officially replaced "God Save the Queen" as Australia's national anthem.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/11 at 12:14 pm

1939 – Billie Holiday records the first Civil Rights song "Strange Fruit".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/11 at 2:33 pm

1977 - "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 2377 performances

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/11 at 2:34 pm

1984 - After 37 weeks, "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by "Footloose"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/25/11 at 10:31 am

1956 - Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/26/11 at 1:43 pm

1965 – A Rolling Stones concert in London, Ontario is shut down by police after 15 minutes due to rioting.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 12:24 pm

1749 – First performance of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks in Green Park, London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/27/11 at 12:26 pm

1810 – Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/11 at 12:30 pm

1940 - Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 1:47 am

1891 – The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 2:51 am

1824 – World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/15/11 at 12:37 am

1858 – Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/11 at 1:51 pm

1967 - BBC bans Beatle's "A Day in the Life" (drug references)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 5:13 am

1961 - "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/11 at 12:25 pm

1956 – The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/27/11 at 12:30 pm

1957 – Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/11 at 12:31 am

1913 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, provoking a riot.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/11 at 12:34 am

1942 – Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", the best-selling Christmas single in history, for Decca Records in Los Angeles.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/08/11 at 1:48 pm

1937 - Carmina Burana, the scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff was premiered in Frankfurt

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/11 at 2:27 pm

1880 – First performance of O Canada, the song that would become the national anthem of Canada, at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/11 at 2:15 pm

1971 – After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York, New York, the "Church of Rock and Roll".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/12/11 at 3:49 pm

1962 – The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/11 at 3:01 am

1985 – The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Sydney and Moscow.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/11 at 6:23 am

1978 - BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/11 at 2:04 am

1782 – Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail made its premiere

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 12:18 am

1717 – King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 1:58 pm

1989 - Paul McCartney releases "This One"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/11 at 2:21 pm

1882 – Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/11 at 12:18 pm

1945 – The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:13 am

2006 – The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/01/11 at 12:03 pm

1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.

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Written By: nally on 08/01/11 at 1:26 pm

1981 – MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.

But later on, the channel would begin to turn sour...

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/04/11 at 12:15 pm

1958 – The Billboard Hot 100 is founded.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 12:30 pm

1957 – American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 3:02 pm

1989 - Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage & knocks himself out

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 12:08 pm

1965 - Beatles release "Help" album in UK

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/13/11 at 7:48 am

1971 - Paul & Linda McCartney release "Back Seat of My Car"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 1:12 am

1888 – An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/11 at 12:26 pm

1965 – The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, in an event later seen as marking the birth of stadium rock.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/15/11 at 12:27 pm

1969 – The Woodstock Music and Art Festival opens.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 11:51 am

1883 – The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 11:53 am

1959 – Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential best selling jazz recording of all time, is released.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 2:01 am

1882 – The 1812 Overture by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was first performed at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 11:26 am

1938 - The classic song "Ain't Misbehavin'" was recorded by Fats Waller.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 11:27 am

1976 - It was announced by RCA Victor records that the sales of Elvis Presley records passed the 400 million mark.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 3:55 am

1964 - The Rolling Stones appeared at the Gaumont in Taunton

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 3:55 am

1976 - The Bee Gee's disco classic 'You Should Be Dancing' moved to the No.1 spot on the US disco chart.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 3:55 am

1988 - Kylie Minogue's album 'Kylie' became the biggest selling female debut album of all time in the UK with sales of 1.9 million.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/29/11 at 1:07 am

1966 – The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:01 am

1881 - Anton Bruckner completes his 6th Symphony

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:11 am

1912 - Arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke," premieres

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:37 am

1966 - Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:41 am

1970 - Bill Halley & Comets reject $30,000 for 15 date tour of Australia

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:42 am

1971 - John Lennon leaves UK for NYC, never to return

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/11 at 12:09 pm

1840 – Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's Un giorno di regno at La Scala of Milan.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/11 at 3:27 pm

1982 Paul McCartney releases "Tug of War"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/11 at 3:30 pm

1972 John & Yoko appear on Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/08/11 at 1:43 am

1971 – In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/09/11 at 2:24 am

1956 – Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/11 at 12:09 pm

1910 – Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler's rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/14/11 at 1:29 am

1741 - German composer George Frederick Handel, 56, finished composing his oratorio, "The Messiah." He wrote the score, start-to-finish, in only 24 days, subsisting primarily on coffee.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 10:00 am

1988 - "Les Miserables," opens at Raimund Theatre, Vienna

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/15/11 at 10:11 am

1964 - Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 2:11 am

1966 – The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera, Antony and Cleopatra.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/17/11 at 5:24 am

1814 – Francis Scott Key finishes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", later to be the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner".

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/11 at 11:45 am

1970 – The first Glastonbury Festival is held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, United Kingdom.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/19/11 at 11:50 am

1981 – Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in New York's Central Park.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/22/11 at 12:52 pm

1869 – Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold premieres in Munich.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/11 at 12:17 pm

1962 – The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City opens with the completion of the first building, the Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall) home of the New York Philharmonic.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/11 at 6:41 am

1981 - Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour (JFK Stadium, Phila)

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/26/11 at 1:26 am

1957 – West Side Story, a musical written by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim and based loosely on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, made its debut on Broadway.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/11 at 1:16 am

1968 – The stage musical Hair opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, where it played 1,998 performances until its closure was forced by the roof collapsing in July 1973.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/30/11 at 1:38 am

1967 – BBC Radio 1 is launched and Tony Blackburn presents its first show; the BBC's other national radio stations also adopt numeric names.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/11 at 5:01 am

1880 – John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/01/11 at 5:04 am

1905 – František Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janáček to the piano composition 1. X. 1905.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/05/11 at 2:38 pm

1962 - Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/11 at 12:14 pm

1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/11 at 1:34 am

1982 – Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/11 at 1:27 am

1897 – Composer Gustav Mahler was appointed the director of the Vienna Court Opera.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/11 at 1:30 am

1928 – Joseph Szigeti gives the first performance of Alfredo Casella's Violin Concerto.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/11 at 10:45 am

1924 - In New York City, the National Lutheran Conference banned the playing of jazz music in the local churches.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/11 at 10:47 am

1971 - John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine"

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Written By: King Tut on 10/08/11 at 12:48 pm

1971 - John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine"

And tomorrow he would have been, 71. Imagine...

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/11 at 12:49 pm

And tomorrow he would have been, 71. Imagine...
Thanks for reminding me.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/11 at 2:27 am

1986 – The musical The Phantom of the Opera has its first performance at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/12/11 at 12:25 pm

1971 - The rock musical "Jesus Christ, Superstar" debuted on Broadway. (Twenty years later, the actor who played the part of Jesus, Jeff Fenholt became a born-again Christian.)