The Dream of Gerontius
1900 Edward Elgar and Cardinal Newman's oratorium "The Dream of Gerontius" premieres in Birmingham, England
Viola Concerto
1929 William Walton's Viola Concerto premieres during the Proms at the Queen's Hall, London; composer Paul Hindemith is soloist with the Henry Wood Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walton
Elvis Comes Fifth in Talent Show
1945 Elvis Presley's 1st public performance, at age of 10, singing "Old Shep" in youth talent contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show, in Tupelo, Mississippi; contest is broadcast over WELO Radio, he wins fifth prize - $5.00 in fair ride tickets
- 1947 Manning Sherwin and Harold Purcell's musical "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 27 performances
Sail Away
1961 Noël Coward's musical "Sail Away", starring Elaine Stritch, opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC; runs for 167 performances
Coco
1970 André Previn and Alan Jay Lerner's musical "Coco", inspired by the life of Coco Chanel, and starring Katharine Hepburn, closes at Mark Hellinger Theatre, NYC, after 329 performances, and 2 Tony Awards
Extra Texture
1975 Apple Records releases George Harrison's sixth studio album, "Extra Texture" in UK
Music History
1977 Victor Borge's "Comedy with Music" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 66 performances
Say, Say, Say
1983 Parlophone releases Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson's duet single "Say, Say, Say" (from Paul's "Pipes of Peace" album) in UK
- 1990 Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obscenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records
Country Music Association Awards
1991 25th Country Music Association Awards: Garth Brooks, Tanya Tucker & Vince Gill win
Music History
1992 Irish pop singer Sinéad O'Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live" [1]
White Liars/Black Comedy
1993 Peter Shaffer's stage comedy twin-bill "White Liars/Black Comedy" closes at the Criterion Theater, NYC, after 38 performances
Music History
1993 World music singer Harry Belafonte performs in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark
Farm Aid Concert
1998 Farm Aid 11 held in Tinley Park, Illinois; performers include Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Phish, Steve Earle, Wilco, and Del McCoury Band [1]
You're the One
2000 Warner Bros. Records releases "You're the One", the tenth solo studio album by singer-songwriter Paul Simon; Grammy nomination for Album of the Year makes Simon the first artist nominated in category in five consecutive decades (1960s-2000s)
Music History
2022 Ringo Starr postpones five dates of his All-Starr Band tour in Canada due to his testing positive for COVID-19