Music History on September 18

Music History

1899 Scott Joplin granted copyright for his "Maple Leaf Rag", the most famous ragtime composition, by the US Copyright Office

1948 "Hilarities (of 1949)" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 14 performances

Get Smart

1965 Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy spoof sitcom "Get Smart" starring Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt, debuts on NBC-TV

Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Lyricist Mel Brooks

Funny Girl

1968 "Funny Girl" biopic film based on life of Fanny Brice premieres, directed by William Wyler, starring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand

Music History

1969 American singer Tiny Tim (37) and Victoria "Miss Vicki" Budinger (17) get engaged

1979 Briitish rock band "The Who" plays first of five concerts at Madison Square Garden, NYC
1980 Alain Boubil and Herbert Kretzner's musical "Les Misérables" premieres at Palais des Sports, Paris

Music History

1985 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Song and Dance", starring Bernadette Peters, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 474 performances and a Tony Award for Peters

Farm Aid Concert

1994 Farm Aid VII held in New Orleans, Louisiana; performers include Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Neville Brothers, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, John Conlee, Kris Kristofferson, Al Hirt, and Pete Fountain [1]

Country Singer and Songwriter Willie Nelson

Country Singer-Songwriter Kris Kristofferson

2004 Farm Aid 17 held in Auburn, Washington; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Marc Broussard [1]

Farm Aid Concert

2005 Farm Aid 18 held in Tinley Park, Illinois; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Buddy Guy, Emmylou Harris, James McMurtry, Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra, John Mayer, Kathleen Edwards, Kenny Chesney, Susan Tedeschi, Widespread Panic, and Wilco [1]