Events in Music History in June 1954

  • Jun 12 "Girl in Pink Tights" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 115 performances

Rock Around the Clock

Jun 12 Bill Haley & His Comets release the hit single "Rock Around the Clock"

John Murray Anderson's Almanac

Jun 24 Musical revue "John Murray Anderson's Almanac", starring Harry Belafonte, Hermione Gingold, and Orson Bean, closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 229 performances and a Tony Award win