Sonatine
1906 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine" by pianist Paule de Lestang, in Lyon, France
King of Swing
1937 Benny Goodman unofficially crowned the “King of Swing” at New York City's Paramount Theater as his band plays before exuberant sell-out crowd filled with teenagers; unable to attend nightclub performances, kids dance in the aisles
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
1967 "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You", American singer Aretha Franklin's tenth overall studio album, and first on Atlantic Records is released
The Singer
1970 Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" and "I Can Do It"
- 1972 "What's Up, Doc?", Peter Bogdanovich's film homage to screwball comedies, starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn & Kenneth Mars premieres
- 1974 Lawrence Hurwit and Lee Goldsmith's musical "Sextet" starring Dixie Carter, closes at Bijou Theater, NYC, after 9 performances
- 1975 "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at the Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances
Stand By Me
1975 John Lennon releases single "Stand By Me", a cover of Ben E. King's song from 1961
People's Choice Awards
1982 8th People's Choice Awards: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field & Jane Fonda win (Motion Picture) and Alan Alda & Barbara Mandrell win (TV)
Music Concert
1991 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, Gilberto Gil; Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Caetano Veloso
- 1992 "Come and Talk to Me" single released by Jodeci (Billboard Song of the Year 1992)
Soul Train Music Awards
1992 6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole, Color Me Badd win
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2003 18th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: AC/DC; The Clash; Elvis Costello and the Attractions; The Police; The Righteous Brothers; Benny Benjamin; Floyd Cramer; Steve Douglas; and Mo Ostin
21st Soul Train Music Awards
2007 21st Soul Train Music Awards: Jermaine Dupri, Jennifer Hudson win
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2008 23rd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Leonard Cohen; The Dave Clark Five; Madonna; John Mellencamp; The Ventures; Little Walter; Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Billy Corgan Testifies
2009 Billy Corgan testifies in front of Congress, on behalf of the musicFIRST Coalition, in support of H.R. 848, the Performance Rights Act
- 2013 Revival of Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", based on an unfinished work of Charles Dickens, closes at Studio 54, NYC, after 136 performances
See You Again
2015 "See You Again" released by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth commissioned by film "Furious 7" as tribute to Paul Walker (Billboard Song of the Year 2015)
Music History
2015 The family of Marvin Gaye win a record $7.3 million lawsuit for music copyright infringement against Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and T.I.