Music History on August 30

Jephtha

1751 George Frideric Handel completes oratorio "Jephtha"

  • 1944 Philip Yordan's stage drama "Anna Lucasta", starring Hilda Sims, Canada Lee, and Alice Childress, and featuring the Broadway debut of Ruby Dee, opens at the Mansfield Theatre, NYC; runs for 957 performances

Music History

1945 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th Symphony

  • 1968 1st record released on Apple label in UK is The Beatles single "Hey Jude"

Sky River Rock Festival

1969 3-day 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival opens in Tenino Washington - 25,000 attend; performers include: James Cotton; Country Joe and the Fish; Flying Burrito Brothers; Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks; Mississippi Fred McDowelll; Steve Miller Band; and Sons of Champlin

New Orleans Pop Festival

1969 3-day New Orleans Pop Festival opens - 25,000 attend; performers include: Spiral Staircase;. Rex; The Byrds; Janis Joplin: Grateful Dead; Chicago; Dr. John; and Santana

  • 1969 3-day Texas International Pop Festival opens in Lewisville, Texas - 125,000 attend; performers include: Chicago Transit Authority; Delaney and Bonnie and Friends; Grand Funk Railroad; Janis Joplin; B.B. King; Led Zeppelin; Nazz; Sam and Dave; Sly and the Family Stone; and Johnny Winter

One on One

1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "One on One" benefit shows (matinee and evening) for children at Madison Square Garden, New York, his final full concert performance

Music History

1973 Drummer Danny Seiwell quits rock band Wings, which he co-founded with Paul McCartney

  • 1992 "2 Trains Running" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 160 performances

Low

1992 Philip Glass' Symphony No. 1 (Low), based loosely on David Bowie's 1977 album "Low", premieres with the Junge Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, in Munich, Germany

The Most Happy Fella

1992 Revival of Frank Loesser's 1956 musical "The Most Happy Fella" closes at Booth Theater, NYC, after 229 performances

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 "Late Show with David Letterman" debuts on CBS, from the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC; Bill Murray is his first guest, Billy Joel performs

Video Music Awards

2015 Rap artist Kanye West announces he will run for President in 2020 at the MTV Video Music Awards

Music History

2018 Ugandan pop star MP Bobi Wine re-arrested attempting to leave the country