Present Laughter
1943 Noël Coward's comic play "Present Laughter" premieres in London
- 1962 16th Tony Awards: "A Man For All Seasons" (play) & "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (musical) win
Music History
1965 Canadian folk singer-songwriter Joni Anderson (soon to be known as Joni Mitchell) meets American folk singer and future husband Chuck Mitchell at a gig in Toronto, Ontario
Respect
1967 Aretha Franklin releases her single "Respect" (written by Otis Redding); Billboard Song of the Year, 1967
Academy of Country Music Awards
1982 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Merle Haggard, and Barbara Mandrell win
Don't Rock the Jukebox
1991 "Don't Rock the Jukebox" single released by Alan Jackson (ASCAP Award Country Song of the Year, 1992; Billboard Song of the Year, 1991)
- 1991 "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 48 performances
Academy of Country Music Awards
1992 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire win
- 1992 Country singer Doug Stone, 35, undergoes quadruple bypass surgery
Music History
1992 Voting ends on choice of Elvis Presley postage stamp [1]
- 1992 William Finn and James Lapine's musical "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 487 performances
Music History
1996 Jonathan Larson's rock musical "Rent", loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera "La Bohème", starring Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, opens at the Nederlander Theatre, NYC; runs for 5,123 performances, and wins 4 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Concert
2023 Country singer Willie Nelson hosts first of two-night 90th birthday concerts for himself at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California; guest performers include Lyle Lovett; Neil Young, Snoop Dogg, George Strait; Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, Chris Stapleton, Beck, Edie Brickell, Tom Jones, and Ziggy Marley, among others
