Music History on September 6

La Clemenza di Tito

1791 Wolfgang Mozart's dramatic opera "La Clemenza di Tito" premieres at Estates Theatre, Prague

  • 1927 Buddy DeSylva & Lew Brown's musical "Good News" opens at The 46th Street Theatre, NYC; runs for 557 performance
  • 1948 Robert Stolz and Robert Sour's musical "Mr Strauss Goes to Boston" opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances
  • 1955 Ray Golden's musical revue "Catch a Star!" opens at Plymouth Theater, NYC; runs for 23 performances

Music Recording

1957 Elvis records "White Christmas", "Silent Night" and "Here Comes Santa Claus"

Contract of Interest

1963 Rocker Jerry Lee Lewis leaves Sun Records as his contract expires, and signs with Smash Records

  • 1968 American rock band "The Doors" open their first European tour with four sold-out shows over two days at London's 2.500 seat Roundhouse

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

1968 Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for George Harrison's Beatles song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Music History

1969 John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC, after 1166 performances and 8 Tony Awards

Telethon

1976 Singer Frank Sinatra brings surprise guest Dean Martin to his appearance on Jerry Lewis' 11th Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon - the first time Martin and Lewis share a stage in 20 years

  • 1979 Revival of Leigh, Charlap, Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Peter Pan", starring Sandy Duncan, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 578 performances
  • 1981 Albert Innaurato's stage comedy "Gemini" closes at the Little Theatre, NYC, after1,819 performances

They're Playing Our Song

1981 Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager, and Neil Simon's musical "They're Playing Our Song", starring Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz, closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 1082 performances

Tug of War

1982 Parlophone/EMI releases Paul McCartney single "Tug of War" from album of the same name

Music Concert

1986 300 invitees pay $5,000 to hear Barbra Streisand's benefit concert

  • 1989 6th MTV Video Music Awards: Living Colour wins

Video Music Awards

2001 18th MTV Video Music Awards: Lady Marmalade, Eve f/ Gwen Stefani & Moby f/ Gwen Stefani win

  • 2008 Beaux Arts Trio (Menahem Pressler, piano; Daniel Hope, violin; Antonio Meneses, cello) performs final concert after 53 years, in Lucerne, Switzerland

Springsteen Postpones Tour

2023 American rocker Bruce Springsteen (73) postpones remaining 8 shows of his summer tour under doctor's advice to treat peptic ulcer disease