Music History on April 11

Schumann Hears Paganini Play

1830 Robert Schumann hears the violinist Paganini play in Frankfurt

1888 The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated

On Your Toes

1936 George Abbott, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes", choreographed by George Balanchine, and starring Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva, opens at the Imperial Theatre (later transfers to Majestic), NYC; runs for 515 performances

1956 Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater in racial incident
1959 Yip Harburg, Fred Saidy, and Harold Arlen's musical "Jamaica", starring Lena Horne, closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 558 performances

Dylan at Folk City

1961 Bob Dylan makes his 1st appearance at Folk City, Greenwich Village, New York City

Anyone Can Whistle

1964 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Anyone Can Whistle" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 9 performances

Strangers in the Night

1966 Frank Sinatra records "Strangers in the Night" single for his album of the same name. Later reaches #1 Billboard charts

1967 "Illya Darling" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 320 performances
1970 Beatles' "Let It Be" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks

Luckenbach, Texas

1977 "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" single released by Waylon Jennings (Billboard Song of the Year, 1977)

Country Singer and Guitarist Waylon Jennings

Coming Up

1980 Paul McCartney releases single "Coming Up"

Academy Awards

1988 60th Academy Awards: "The Last Emperor", Michael Douglas & Cher win

1988 Royal Concert building in Amsterdam reopens

Miss Saigon

1991 Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's musical "Miss Saigon", based on Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly", and starring Jonathon Pryce and Lea Salonga opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 4,092 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards

1996 Revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "The King & I", starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Donna Murphy, premieres at Neil Simon Theater, NYC; runs for 781 performances

CMT Music Awards

2005 4th CMT Video Music Awards: Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson & Kenny Chesney win

Farm Aid Concert

2020 Farm Aid "At Home" held virtually; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Black Pumas, Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Edie Brickell, Jack Johnson, and Jon Batiste [1]