Music History on March 10

  • 1820 Karol Kurpiński's opera "Kalmora, or The Paternal Right of the Americans" premieres at the Warsaw Opera
  • 1888 1st performance of Caesar Franck's symphonic poem for chorus and orchestra "Psyché"

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

  • 1940 1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC: Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci"
  • 1951 "Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 56 performances
  • 1965 "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" album by Buck Owens is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1965)

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

  • 1979 Eubie Blake, a 92-year old ragtime piano player and composer, and Gregory Hines are musical guest on Saturday Night Live
  • 1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" single released by Kim Carnes (Billboard Song of the Year 1981)

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

  • 1995 Chiel Meijering's "St Louis Blues" premieres in Arnhem
  • 2003 "My Front Porch Looking In" single released by Lonestar (Billboard Song of the Year 2003)

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

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.