Today in Music History (Part 3)
Sub-Topics: Blues - Country & Western - Dance - Folk Music - Heavy Metal - Jazz - Opera - Pop Music - Reggae - Rock n Roll - Songwriter
Historical Events
Results 201 - 300 of 499
1960-05-03 - Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks," premieres in NYC
1960-12-11 - Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in NYC
1960-12-26 - Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in NYC
1961-04-15 - "Music Man" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 1375 performances
1961-07-23 - Bricusse & Newley's musical "Stop the world I want to ...," premieres
1961-12-13 - Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller
1961-12-27 - Styne/Comden/Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping," premieres
1962-02-17 - Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin"
1962-03-15 - Richard Rodger's musical "No Strings," premieres in NYC
1962-11-17 - Simon/Coleman/Leigh's musical "Little Me," premieres in NYC
1963-02-22 - Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)
1963-03-21 - David Hendon & Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London
1963-04-23 - Jerry Bock & S Harnick's musical "She Loves Me," premieres in NYC
1963-06-15 - "Sound of Music" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 1443 perfs
1963-12-31 - Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time
1964-09-11 - George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company
1964-11-09 - "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" opens at John Golden NYC for 192 perfs
1965-01-23 - "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV
1965-03-02 - "Sound Of Music" opens
1965-04-24 - "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden NYC after 192 perfs
1965-12-15 - D Heneker & J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London
1966-01-19 - Neil Simons, Coleman & Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres
1966-04-28 - 38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie & L Marvin win
1967-03-06 - 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards
1967-03-07 - Clark Gesner's musical "You're a Good Man, premieres in NYC
1967-06-10 - 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire & Magic Mountain Music Festival, Calif
1967-09-30 - BBC starts their own popular music radio station
1967-10-29 - MacDermot, Ragni & Rado's musical "Hair," premieres in NYC
1967-11-17 - Beatles Ltd & Apple Music Ltd swap names
1967-12-11 - Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit
1968-01-18 - Hester & Appolinar's musical "Your Own Thing," premieres in NYC
1968-03-21 - Hill, Hawkins & Coghill's musical premieres in London
1968-04-02 - Beatles form Python Music Ltd
1968-09-24 - "That's Life" premieres-A Broadway musical type TV show
1968-11-17 - John Kander/Fred Ebbs musical "Zorba," premieres in NYC
1968-12-01 - Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in NYC
1969-08-15 - Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)
1969-09-22 - "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV
1969-10-19 - J Bock & S Harnicks musical "Rothschilds," premieres in NYC
1970-01-02 - Dutch premiere of musical "Hair" in Amsterdam
1970-02-04 - "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 23 performances
1970-02-22 - "Charles Aznavour" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 23 perfs
1970-03-30 - Strouse, Adams, Comden & Green's musical "Applause," premieres in NYC
1970-06-09 - Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton U
1970-09-28 - "Words & Music," debuts on NBC-TV
1970-10-14 - 4th Country Music Assn Award: Merle Haggard wins
1970-11-10 - R Rodgers/M Charnins musical "Two by Two," premieres in NYC
1971-04-14 - Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in NYC
1971-05-17 - Stephen Schwartz' musical "Godspell," premieres off-Broadway
1971-09-28 - NY Times reports growing interest of white youth in black gospel music
1971-10-10 - 5th Country Music Assn Award: Charlie Pride wins
1971-10-10 - Fenholt & Webber's musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," premieres in NYC
1973-02-02 - "Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV
1973-02-13 - Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola," premieres in NYC
1973-02-25 - "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 601 performances
1973-02-25 - Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in NYC
1973-03-25 - 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season & Little Night Music win
1973-04-26 - "2 Gentlemen of Verona," musical opens in London
1973-08-19 - Pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years
1973-09-22 - "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway
1973-10-15 - 7th Country Music Assn Award: Roy Clark wins
1973-10-18 - Judd Woldon & Robert Brittens musical "Raisin," premieres in NYC
1973-11-02 - "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV
1974-01-08 - E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in NYC
1974-01-17 - Styne, Comdem & Green's musical "Lorelei," premieres in NYC
1974-02-13 - "Rainbow Jones" opens & closes at Music Box Theater NYC
1974-02-19 - 1st American Music Award:
1974-04-16 - "Words & Music" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 127 performances
1974-05-28 - Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show," premieres in NYC
1974-08-03 - "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 601 perfs
1974-08-03 - "Words & Music" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 127 perfs
1974-10-14 - 8th Country Music Assn Award: Charlie Rich
1975-01-07 - Gary Geld & Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in NYC
1975-02-18 - 2nd American Music Award:
1975-10-13 - 9th Country Music Assn Award: John Denver wins
1975-10-19 - Hamlisch & Klebans musical "Chorus Line" premieres in NYC
1975-11-13 - "Musical Jubilee" opens at St James Theater NYC for 92 performances
1975-12-28 - 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music)
1976-01-01 - "Musical Jubilee" closes at St James Theater NYC after 92 performances
1976-01-09 - CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts
1976-01-11 - Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in NYC
1976-01-16 - "Donny & Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV
1976-03-02 - Holgate, Kemp & Lopez' musical premieres in NYC
1976-06-11 - Beatles "Rock & Roll Music" LP is released in USA
1976-09-18 - Rock Music Award
1976-10-11 - 10th Country Music Assn Award: Mel Tillis wins
1976-12-20 - "Music Is" opens at St James Theater NYC for 8 performances
1976-12-26 - "Music Is" closes at St James Theater NYC after 8 performances
1977-03-19 - "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box NYC after 390 perfs
1977-04-18 - "Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box NYC for 390 perfs
1977-04-18 - Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres in NYC
1977-04-21 - C Strouse & M Charnins musical "Annie," premieres in NYC
1977-09-15 - Rock Music Award
1977-10-03 - "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" opens at Imperial NYC for 66 perfs
1977-10-10 - 11th Country Music Assn Award: Ronnie Milsap wins
1977-11-27 - "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial NY after 66 perf
1978-01-16 - 5th American Music Award: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac & C Twitty
1978-02-19 - Coleman, Comden & Green's musical premieres in NYC
1978-05-09 - Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in NYC
1978-05-13 - Musical "Runaways" with Elizabeth Swados premieres in NYC
Famous Birthdays
Results 201 - 300 of 1,700
1910-12-25 - David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US dancer (Make Mine Music)
1911-01-17 - Hermann Pfrogner, Austria, musicologist (Zerrissene Orpheus)
1911-01-29 - Bernard Herrmann, NYC, composes film music
1911-01-30 - Roy Eldridge, American musician (d. 1989)
1911-03-30 - Dennis Gomm, musician
1911-04-03 - Harold Watkins Shaw, musicologist
1911-08-01 - Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician
1912-02-16 - Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader (created salsa music)
1912-02-19 - Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita Ks, jazz musician (Music 55)
1912-05-13 - Gil Evans, Canadian musician (d. 1988)
1912-06-19 - Jerry Jerome, Bkln NY, saxophonist (Words & Music)
1912-07-27 - Vernon Elliott, musician/composer
1913-04-14 - Everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)
1913-10-20 - Grandpa [Louis M] Jones, Niagra KY, country musician (Hee-Haw)
1914-01-16 - Roger Wagner, American choral musician (d. 1992)
1914-01-19 - Lester Flatt, country musician (Flatt & Scruggs)
1914-02-08 - Jules van Ackere, Flemish musicologist (Eternal Music)
1914-03-07 - Morton DaCosta, Phila, director (Island of Love, Music Man)
1914-03-30 - Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues musician (Down & Out Blues)
1914-05-22 - Sun Ra, American musician (d. 1993)
1914-07-26 - Erskine Hawkins, American musician and bandleader (d. 1993)
1914-09-13 - Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician
1914-09-25 - Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist
1914-10-02 - Bernarr Rainbow, historian of music education, organist, and choir master (d.1998)
1914-12-02 - Eddie Sauter, Bkln, musician (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue)
1914-12-13 - George "Tiger" Haynes, guitarist/actor (Land Without Music, Guv'nor)
1914-12-29 - Billy Tipton, American musician (d. 1989)
1915-01-29 - John Serry, Sr., American musician and arranger (d. 2003)
1915-01-31 - Alan Lomax, American musicologist (d. 2002)
1915-04-15 - Ernest Borneman, sexual researcher psychotherapist writer/musicologist
1915-06-27 - Hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician
1915-10-02 - Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician
1915-10-19 - Farid al-Atrash, Syrian composer, musician, and actor (d. 1974)
1915-11-29 - Billy Strayhorn, American musician and composer (d. 1967)
1916-01-04 - Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)
1916-01-12 - Jay McShann, American musician (d. 2006)
1916-02-16 - William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician
1916-05-26 - Moondog, American composer, musician and poet (d. 1999)
1916-07-10 - Dick Cary, jazz Musician
1916-07-23 - Ben Weber, St Louis Missouri, composer (Thorne Music Award-1965)
1917-01-10 - Jerry Wexler, music producer (Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan)
1917-04-19 - Johnny Hoes, Dutch musician/producer (Wished I'd stayed with my Mom)
1917-07-17 - Red Sovine, American country music singer (d. 1980)
1917-10-02 - Francis Jackson, organist & master of Music/York minister
1918-01-13 - Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer
1918-01-27 - Elmore James, musician (Dust My Broom)
1918-02-04 - Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall)
1918-06-08 - Robert Preston, Newton MA, actor (Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter)
1918-07-06 - Eugene List, Phila Penn, pianist/prof (Eastman School of Music)
1918-11-24 - William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician
1918-12-10 - Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music
1919-01-16 - Bob Boucher, Kent Ohio, orch leader (Music on Ice)
1919-03-08 - Ivor Keys, musician/teacher
1919-04-12 - Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader (d. 1991)
1919-05-31 - Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer
1919-05-31 - Emmanual Tettey Mensah, musician
1919-12-25 - Naushad Ali, Indian music director (d. 2006)
1920-01-03 - Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)
1920-01-17 - Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician
1920-02-28 - Edward Kassner, music publisher
1920-03-10 - Boris Vian, French writer and musician (d. 1959)
1920-04-13 - John LaPorta, American musician (d. 2004)
1920-09-30 - Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American musician and cellist
1920-12-13 - Frits Noske, Dutch musicologist (Signifier & the Signified
1920-12-17 - Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor (Kafka, Music Box)
1921-03-26 - Joe Loco, [Jose Esteves, Jr], musician
1921-04-15 - Norman Ewart Thurston, musician
1921-04-26 - Jimmy Giuffre, jazz musician
1921-05-23 - Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor (It's Great to Be Young)
1921-06-01 - Nelson Riddle, Oradell NJ, musical conductor (Batman, Frank Sinatra)
1921-06-15 - Errol Garner, American musician (d. 1977)
1921-06-30 - Gordon Reynolds, musician
1921-07-13 - Charles Scribner Jr, music publisher (Scribner)
1921-12-06 - Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004)
1922-03-24 - Dave Appell, singer/musician/songwriter (In the Midnight Hour)
1922-04-04 - Elmer Bernstein, NYC, movie music composer (Robot Monster)
1922-04-07 - Mongo Santamaria, Cuban musician (d. 2003)
1922-04-29 - Toots [Jean] Thielemans, Belgian/US jazz musician/composer
1922-05-18 - Kai Winding, Danish-born musician (d. 1983)
1922-06-14 - Arthur Jacobs, musicologist
1922-07-07 - Artie Malvin, US music director (Julie LaRosa/Steve Lawrence)
1922-11-15 - Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz)
1922-12-16 - Cy Leslie, American music and video executive (d. 2008)
1923-01-05 - Sam Phillips, musician/record founder (Sun)
1923-01-05 - Sam Phillips, American music producer (d. 2003)
1923-02-05 - Claude King, American musician
1923-03-02 - "Doc" Watson, bluegrass musician
1923-04-25 - Albert King, American musician (d. 1992)
1923-05-04 - Ed Cassidy, American musician (Spirit)
1923-10-10 - Louis Gottlieb, musician
1923-10-17 - Barney Kessel, American musician (d. 2004)
1923-10-23 - Ned Rorem, Richmond Indiana, composer/author (Sky Music)
1923-11-23 - R. L. Burnside, American musician (d. 2005)
1923-12-23 - Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist
1924-01-06 - Earl Scruggs, NC, bluegrass musician (& Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett)
1924-01-11 - Slim Harpo, musician
1924-02-02 - Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician
1924-02-24 - Lionel Dakers, director (Royal School of Church Music)
1924-04-23 - Arthur Frackenpohl, Irving NJ, composer (Natural Superiority of Music)
1924-07-08 - Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (d. 2005)
Famous Deaths
Results 201 - 300 of 576
1987-05-24 - Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89
1987-07-01 - Snakefinger, British-born musician (b. 1949)
1987-08-29 - Archie Campbell, American country music comedian (b. 1914)
1987-12-12 - Enrique Jorrín, Cuban musician and composer (b. 1926)
1987-12-18 - Conny Plank, German record producer and musician (b. 1940)
1988-06-25 - Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born musician (Anthym/What Is This?, Red Hot Chili Peppers) (b. 1962)
1988-08-12 - Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies
1988-10-19 - Son House, American musician (b. 1902)
1989-01-21 - Billy Tipton, American musician (b. 1914)
1989-02-06 - Osbourne Ruddock, Jamaican Dub music performer (b. 1941)
1989-02-26 - Roy Eldridge, American musician (b. 1911)
1989-05-10 - Woody Shaw, American jazz musician (b. 1944)
1989-05-29 - John Cipollina, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b. 1943)
1989-09-14 - Dámaso Pérez Prado, Cuban musician (b. 1916)
1989-10-12 - Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51
1990-01-19 - Semprini, English musician (b. 1908)
1990-02-26 - Cornell Gunther, US musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53
1990-02-26 - Scott Jarvis, musician (Great Expectationa), dies
1990-06-03 - Stiv Bators, American musician (The Dead Boys) (b. 1949)
1990-08-15 - Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician (b. 1962)
1990-10-08 - B.J. Wilson, English musician (Procol Harum) (b. 1947)
1990-10-27 - Xavier Cugat, Spanish-born musician (b. 1900)
1991-01-21 - Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies
1991-04-08 - Dead (musician), Swedish metal singer (b. 1969)
1991-04-23 - Johnny Thunders, American musician (b. 1952)
1991-05-23 - William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician (Shamen), dies at 30
1991-05-27 - Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist (b. 1904)
1991-09-08 - Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer
1991-09-29 - Zapata Jaw, [Nelson Renfrum], Surinamese musician, dies
1991-11-08 - John Kirckpatrick, US musicologist (Charles Ives Archives), dies
1991-12-11 - Headman Tshabala, musician (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), slain at 44
1991-12-12 - Lex Karsemeijer, Dutch tenor/choral dir (Sweet 16, Pro Musica), dies
1991-12-19 - Joe Cole, American rock music roadie (b. 1961)
1992-03-10 - Giorgos Zampetas, Greek composer and musician (b. 1925)
1992-04-17 - Hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure
1992-04-25 - Brian Macleod, Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39
1992-05-01 - Sharon Redd, American house music and urban contemporary singer (b. 1945)
1992-05-16 - Chalino Sanchez, Mexican musician (b, 1960)
1992-08-16 - Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack
1992-10-05 - Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies
1993-02-25 - Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45
1993-03-15 - Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61
1993-05-30 - Sun Ra, American musician (b. 1914)
1993-07-11 - Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82
1993-08-10 - Øystein Aarseth, Norwegian musician (Mayhem) (b. 1968)
1993-09-15 - Frits Noske, musicologist (Tie Musikwerk), dies at 72
1993-09-24 - Ian Stuart Donaldson, British musician (b. 1957)
1993-10-15 - Ken E Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symph Orch), dies of AIDS at 34
1993-10-17 - Criss Oliva, American musician (Savatage) (b. 1963)
1993-11-03 - Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor, dies at 97
1993-12-04 - Frank V Zappa, US music/composer (Mothers of Invention), dies at 52
1994-01-04 - RD Burman, Indian musician (b. 1939)
1994-01-13 - Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist, dies at 79
1994-02-22 - "Papa" John Creach, US jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76
1994-03-01 - Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer Musician, dies at 51
1994-04-06 - Dick Cary, jazz musician, dies at 77
1994-04-08 - Kurt Donald Cobain, musician (Nirvana), found dead aged 27
1994-06-23 - Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83
1994-07-23 - Hans J Salter, Aust/US composer (Deanna-Durbin musicals), dies at 98
1994-09-13 - Pieter Zaanen, architect (Musical Trade scholarship, Amsterdam), dies
1994-09-17 - John DeLaFose, zydeco musician, dies at 55
1994-09-22 - Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80
1994-09-28 - Urmas Alender, Estonian singer and musician (b. 1953)
1994-10-16 - William Henry Swinburne, music teacher, dies at 87
1994-10-22 - David Buchan, ethno-Musicologist, dies at 55
1994-10-31 - Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer, dies at 76
1994-11-16 - Dino Valente, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b.1943)
1994-11-27 - Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and musicologist (b. 1906)
1994-11-30 - Irwin Kostal, US arranger/conductor (Sound of Music), dies at 83
1994-12-10 - George G F van Renesse, concert pianist/music director, dies at 85
1994-12-15 - Hans de Jong, musician/conductor (Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), dies at 86
1994-12-16 - Samuel Lipman, music critic, dies at 60
1995-02-17 - Jan Bart Klaster, music editor (The Slogan), dies at 50
1995-02-18 - Denny Cordel, rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51
1995-02-24 - Richard Nicholson, musician, dies at 89
1995-03-02 - Hugo Cole, musician/critic, dies at 77
1995-03-05 - Vivian Stanshall, British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at 51
1995-03-10 - Hendrik W van Leeuwen, Dutch musician, dies at 79
1995-03-19 - Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician, dies at 83
1995-03-27 - Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer, dies at 75
1995-05-05 - Thomas Eden Binkley, musician, dies at 63
1995-05-18 - Gordon Reynolds, musician, dies at 74
1995-05-27 - C W Stubblefield, music Promoter, dies at 64
1995-06-20 - Dennis Gomm, musician, dies at 84
1995-06-27 - Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor, musician, dies at 70
1995-07-06 - Ivor Keys, musician/teacher, dies at 76
1995-07-22 - Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter, dies at 85
1995-07-22 - Percy Humphrey, musician, dies at 90
1995-07-25 - Osvaldo Pugliese, musician/composer, dies at 89
1995-07-30 - Biggie Rodwell Tembo Marasha, musician, dies at 36
1995-08-16 - Robert "Robby" Debarge, r&B Musician, dies at 36
1995-08-17 - William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician, dies at 76
1995-08-23 - Dwayne Rudolph Goettel, musician, dies at 31
1995-08-30 - Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician, dies at 53
1995-09-04 - Chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45
1995-09-09 - Ida Carroll, musician, dies at 89
1995-09-22 - Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician/composer, dies at 62
1995-10-02 - Norman Ewart Thurston, musician, dies at 74
1995-10-08 - Christopher Keene, musician, dies at 48
1995-10-19 - Don E Cherry, jazz Musician, dies at 58
