Music History on August 11

Music Premiere

1943 Richard Strauss' Second Horn Concerto, premieres at the Salzburg Festival with Gottfried von Freiberg as soloist with the Vienna Philharmonic under Karl Böhm

Harmonie der Welt

1957 Paul Hindemith's opera "Harmonie der Welt" premieres in Munich, German

  • 1964 US premiere of The Beatles' debut film "A Hard Day's Night" in New York City
  • 1965 "Help!" a musical comedy film featuring the Beatles released in the US
  • 1966 The Beatles arrive in Chicago, Illinois for their third (and final) US tour
  • 1968 Beatles launch "Apple Records" label

Music History

1976 "The Who" drummer Keith Moon collapses and is hospitalized in Miami, Florida

  • 1978 "C'est Chic" second studio album by Chic is released featuring single "Le Freak" (Billboard Album of the Year 1979)
  • 1979 British rock band Led Zeppelin performs for what becomes the final time in England at Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, before over 200,000 fans
  • 1985 "Tap Dance Kid" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 669 performances

A Thousand Clowns

1996 Revival of Herb Gardner's stage comedy-drama "A Thousand Clowns" starring Judd Hirsch, closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 32 performances

  • 1999 American rock group "KISS" receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • 2009 "Need You Now" album released by Lady Antebellum (Billboard Album of the Year 2010)
  • 2011 Rock group "The Go-Go’s" receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in front of the former nightclub called "The Masque"