- 1854 Anthony Faas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, patents the 1st US accordion, having made improvements to both the keyboard, and to enhance the sound (Patent No. 11,062)
The Sicilian Vespers
1855 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Les vêpres sicilenne" (The Sicilian Vespers) premieres at the Paris Opéra
- 1956 Harry Warren, James Lawrence, Ribert E. Lee, and James Hilton's musical "Shangri-La", based on Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon", and featuring Jack Cassidy and Alice Ghostley, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 21 performances
Music History
1958 Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California
Music History
1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins The Rolling Stones
- 1970 "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry hits #1 in UK
- 1970 Beatles' "Let It Be" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
- 1970 Beatles' "Long & Winding Road" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
Music History
1976 Bob Marley performs at Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mingus
1979 Asylum Records releases "Mingus", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 10th studio album
- 1979 Phyllis Newman's semi-autobiographical one-woman musical comedy "The Madwoman of Central Park West" opens at the 22 Steps Theater, NYC; runs for 85 performances on Broadway
Music History
1980 Paul McCartney releases "Waterfall"
- 1986 City of Berlin, Germany dedicates Léon Jessel Platz, a small town square, in memory of composer killed - at age 70 - by the Gestapo in 1943
This Is Love
1988 George Harrison releases single "This Is Love"
Music History
1989 Piano playing rock singer Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1993 "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" closes at Booth NYC after 232 performances
Jagged Little Pill
1995 "Jagged Little Pill", 3rd studio album by Alanis Morissette is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year, 1996)
Music Awards
2001 TNN/CMT Country Weekly Music Awards: George Strait, Faith Hill, and Alan Jackson win
Music History
2005 A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch
Music Concert
2022 The Rolling Stones cancel concert in Amsterdam due to singer Mick Jagger testing positive for COVID-19