Music History on February 7

Ballet of Peace

1668 Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of "Ballet of Peace"

1792 Domenico Cimarosa's opera "Il Matrimonio Segreto" premieres in Vienna
1931 American opera "Peter Ibbetson" by Deems Taylor premieres at Metropolitan Opera, New York City

Everything Happens to Me

1941 Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey orchestra record "Everything Happens to Me"

Jazz Trombonist and Big Band Leader Tommy Dorsey

Swinging on a Star

1944 Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records (Academy Award Best Original Song)

The Cradle Will Rock

1948 Marc Blitzstein's play with music "The Cradle Will Rock", directed by Orson Welles, closes at Mansfield Theater, NYC, after 34 performances

1959 Mark Charlap and Norman Gimbel's musical "Whoop-Up", starring Julienne Marie and Sylvia Syms, closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 56 performances
1964 Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for 1st US tour

Sessions' 5th Symphony

1964 Roger Sessions' 5th Symphony premieres in Philadelphia with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra

Composer and Musicologist Roger Sessions

Harrison's Tonsils

1965 George Harrison's tonsils removed

Price

1968 Arthur Miller's stage drama "Price" opens at Morosco Theatre, later moving to the 46th Street Theatre, NYC; runs for 429 performances

This Is Tom Jones

1969 "This Is Tom Jones" debuts on ABC TV

1969 British rock band The Who record their song "Pinball Wizard" at Morgan Studio's, London
1970 "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies

Raw Power

1973 Iggy Pop and The Stooges release their influential 3rd album "Raw Power"

Blazing Saddles

1974 Mel Brooks' western spoof film "Blazing Saddles", starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder premieres at the Pickwick Drive-In in Burbank, California; patrons watched from horseback rather than cars