Music History on June 6

  • 1931 "There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time" by Guy Lombardo hits #1

Girl Crazy

1931 George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's musical "Girl Crazy" starring Ginger Rogers and featuring debut of Ethel Merman, closes at the Alvin Theater, NYC, after 272 performances, and making stars of Rogers and Merman

Finale of the Steve Allen Show

1960 "Steve Allen Show" last airs on NBC-TV

Music History

1962 The Beatles meet their producer George Martin for the first time, and record "Besame Mucho" with Pete Best on drums

  • 1964 The Beatles arrive in Netherlands

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

1965 The Rolling Stones release music single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

Music Concert

1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear for an unannounced performance, joining Frank Zappa on stage at Fillmore East in NYC

  • 1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic & Concert at Calabasas Park Country Club & Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to benefit the United Way
  • 1982 36th Tony Awards: "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" (play) & "Nine" (musical) win
  • 1983 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins & Roy Acuff win

Storms of Life

1986 "Storms of Life" debut album by Randy Travis is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1987)

  • 1988 22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis & Statler Brothers win
  • 1992 Ben Vereen suffers head and leg injuries when hit by a vehicle while walking along a dark stretch of highway in Malibu, California; Vereen had earlier fallen asleep while driving and hit a tree, record producer David Foster was behind the wheel of vehicle that hit Vereen [1]
  • 1993 47th Tony Awards: "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" (play) and "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (musical) win
  • 1999 53rd Tony Awards: "Fosse" (musical) and "Side Man" (play) win
  • 2004 58th Tony Awards: "Avenue Q" (musical) & "I Am My Own Wife" (play) win
  • 2017 Korean singer T.O.P is rushed to hospital after a suspected overdose while serving mandatory military service