Music History on February 13

  • 1914 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) founded at Hotel Claridge in NYC

Music History

1917 Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari is arrested in Paris on suspicion that she is a German spy

  • 1946 "The Duchess Misbehaves" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 5 performances
  • 1960 "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 performances
  • 1960 "Saratoga" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 80 performances

Music Recording

1960 Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label , after a failed attempt to buy the Verve label;

  • 1967 Capitol Records releases the Beatles' double "A" side single "Penny Lane" & "Strawberry Fields" in the US
  • 1969 Launch party for Mary Hopkin's debut album "Post Card", at the Post Office Tower restaurant in London, England; attendees include producer Paul McCartney, songwriter Donovan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Brian Jones, and Tony Visconti

Cabaret

1972 Film adaptation of "Cabaret", directed by Bob Fosse, based on John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical of the same name, starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, and Joel Grey is released

  • 1972 Sherman Edwards' historical musical "1776", starring William Daniels and Ken Howard, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 1,217 performances and 3 Tony Award wins
  • 1973 Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola" premieres in NYC
  • 1974 Jill Williams' musical "Rainbow Jones" opens & closes at Music Box Theater, NYC, after 1 performance [1]
  • 1977 "Ipi Tombi" closes at Harkness Theater NYC after 39 performances
  • 1977 "Robber Bridegroom" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 145 performances

Guys & Dolls

1977 Revival of Frank Loesser's musical "Guys & Dolls" closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 239 performances

Music History

1982 Pink Floyd's album "Dark Side of the Moon" marks 402 weeks on Billboard Top 200 Album charts

  • 1983 Richard Levinson, William Link, Elmer Bernstein. and Don Black's musical "Merlin", starring magician Doug Henning and Chita Rivera, opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 199 performances
  • 1992 Revival of Frank Loesser's 1956 musical "The Most Happy Fella" opens at Booth Theater, NYC; runs for 229 performances
  • 1996 "The Score" second studio album by Fugees is released (Billboard no. 1 year end Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1996)

Music History

1996 British boy band Take That officially announce that they are disbanding, prompting UK government to set up counselling phone lines

All Eyez on Me

1996 Death Row/Interscope Records releases rapper Tupac Shakur his 4th studio album "All Eyez on Me"; becomes his final release during his lifetime

  • 1996 Rock musical "Rent" by Jonathan Larson opens off-Broadway
  • 1997 "Three Sisters" opens at Criterion Theater NYC

Music Premiere

2000 Robert Wilson and Lou Reed's avant garde opera "POEtry", based on the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe, premieres at the Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany

  • 2005 47th Grammy Awards: "Here We Go Again" and Maroon 5 win

Music History

2010 Jason Mraz wins two Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ('Make It Mine') and Best Pop Collaboration ('Lucky' with Colbie Caillat)

Music History

2015 "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" 4th mixtape by Drake is released