Music History on August 7

The Cocoanuts

1926 George S. Kaufman and Irving Berlin's musical "The Cocoanuts" starring the Marx Brothers closes at the Lyric Theatre, NYC, after 276 performances; later adapted as a film

  • 1949 "All After Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 performances
  • 1954 Jerome Moross and John Treville Latouche's "Golden Apple", adapted from parts of Homer's "Illiad" and "Odyssey", closes at Alvin Theater, NYC after, 125 performances

Music History

1970 British keyboard playing singer-songwriter Christine McVie (née Perfect) joins rock band Fleetwood Mac

  • 1977 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah", based on the film of the same name, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC, after 1,050 performances and 2 Tony Awards

Double Fantasy

1980 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin recording sessions for their "Double Fantasy" album at the Hit Factory, NYC

  • 1983 Richard Levinson, William Link, Elmer Bernstein. and Don Black's musical "Merlin", starring magician Doug Henning and Chita Rivera, closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 199 performances
  • 1984 Harmonica Frank [Floyd], American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player dies of lung cancer and diabetes complications at 75
  • 1986 "Honky Tonk Nights" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 4 performances
  • 1993 "Camelot" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 56 performances

Hedda Gabler

1994 Revival of Henrik Ibsen's stage drama "Hedda Gabler", starring Kelly McGillis, closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 33 performances

Music Concert

1997 Garth Brooks performs a free concert in NYC's Central Park for HBO, later releasing it as Garth: Live from Central Park

Tik Tok

2009 “Tik Tok” single released by Kesha (Billboard Song of the Year 2010)

Music History

2018 Jason Mraz partners with Fathom Events for the release of 'Jason Mraz - Have It All The Movie'

WAP

2020 Cardi B releases single "WAP", featuring Megan Thee Stallion, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100