Music History on October 1

Music History

1880 John Philip Sousa becomes new director of US Marine Corps Band

1. X. 1905

1905 František Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janáček to write his Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905.

1929 Spanish pianist José Iturbi makes his US debut with Leopold Stokowski and The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia

Music History

1941 Dmitri Shostakovich evacuated by plane to Moscow

Music History

1941 Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane's musical "Best Foot Forward", starring June Allyson, with choreography by Gene Kelly, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 326 performances

1961 Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's 12nd Symphony
1961 The Beach Boys record their debut single "Surfin", introducing a new musical style

Contract of Interest

1962 American singer Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand

Contract of Interest

1962 Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage The Beatles through 1977

Music Entrepreneur and Beatles Manager Brian Epstein

The Tonight Show

1962 Johnny Carson hosts his 1st "The Tonight Show" on NBC; guests include Rudy Vallée, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks and Joan Crawford

Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Lyricist Mel Brooks

Music History

1967 Pink Floyd arrive in New York for their first US tour

Music Premiere

1967 Roger Sessions' 7th Symphony premieres in Ann Arbor, Michigan with Jean Martinon conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Composer and Musicologist Roger Sessions

1970 63 arrested in riot to buy Rolling Stone tickets in Milan, Italy
1972 "Don't Play Us Cheap" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 164 performances

Hall of Fame

1977 Elton John honored by Madison Square Garden's MSG Hall of Fame

Midnight Love

1982 Marvin Gaye releases his last studio album "Midnight Love" featuring single "Sexual Healing"

The Nightfly

1982 Warner Bros. Records releases "The Nightfly". the debut solo studio album by singer-songwriter keyboardist Donald Fagen of the band Steely Dan

Singer-Songwriter and Keyboardist Donald Fagen

1987 "Roza" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 12 performances
1992 "Oba Oba '93" opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 22 performances

Farm Aid Concert

1995 Farm Aid VIII held in Louisville, Kentucky; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Hootie and the Blowfish, Dave Matthews Band, John Conlee, and Steve Earle [1]