Music History on September 20

Enrico Caruso's Final Recording Session

1920 Italian tenor Enrico Caruso finishes what becomes his final recording session, singing the "Domine Deus" and "Crucifixus" from Gioachino Rossini's "Petite messe solennelle", at Victor's Trinity Church studio in Camden, New Jersey

1922 Goodman & Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," opens at Winter Garden Theatre, NYC
1938 Emlyn Williams' semi-autobiographical comedic play "Corn is Green," premieres in London; runs for 600 performances
1948 Heitor Villa-Lobos' folk operetta "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; runs for 88 performances

Dialogues of the Carmelites

1957 Leontyne Price makes her operatic stage debut singing Madame Lidoine in the US premiere of "Dialogues of the Carmelites" in San Francisco

1964 The Beatles close out their first North American tour returning to New York City, for a benefit concert titled "An Evening With The Beatles" at the Paramount Theatre; the show was for the United Cerebral Palsy of NYC charity, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé were also on the bill

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1969 John Lennon privately announces to Paul and Ringo (George was not there) that he is leaving "The Beatles" at a London business meeting

1969 Virtual 'cartoon' band Archies' single "Sugar Sugar" hits #1

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1970 Jim Morrison found guilty of "open profanity and indecent exposure" after allegedly exposing himself at a concert in Miami in 1969

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1972 Police find cannabis growing on Paul & Linda McCartney's farm

Musician, Activist and Photographer Linda McCartney

#1 in the Charts

1975 David Bowie's "Fame," single goes #1 for 2 weeks

1976 "The Captain and Tennille" television musical-variety show debuts in US (ABC)

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

1976 Albert Records releases rock band AC/DC's third studio album "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" in Australia and Europe

1977 Russian musical review "Estrada" opens a limited run at Majestic Theater, NYC, for 7 performances
1978 Musical review "Eubie!", based on the songs of composer Eubie Blake, opens at Ambassador Theater, NYC; runs for 439 performances

Blizzard of Ozz

1980 "Blizzard of Ozz", the debut solo album by English rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, is released in the United Kingdom

Big River

1987 Roger Miller's musical "Big River", based on Mark Twain's 1884 novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after 1005 performances and 3 Tony Awards

1988 "Loving Proof" second studio album by Ricky Van Shelton is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1989)

Miss Saigon

1989 Musical "Miss Saigon" premieres in London, created by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil

The First Wives Club

1996 Paramount Pictures releases cult revenge comedy "The First Wives Club" starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, and directed by Hugh Wilson

Farm Aid Concert

2008 Farm Aid 21 held in Mansfield, Massachusetts; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kenny Chesney, The Pretenders, moe., Arlo Guthrie, Steve Earle, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Jakob Dylan and The Gold Mountain Rebels [1]