May1991

Events in Music History in May 1991

May 1 Cy Coleman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green' s musical "The Will Rogers Follies" opens at The Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 981 performances, winning 6 Tonty Awards
May 4 36th Eurovision Song Contest: Carola for Sweden wins singing "Fangad av en stormvind" in Rome

Doctorate of Music

May 4 Phil Collins, Al Jarreau, Ikutaro Kakehashi and Joe Zawinul receive honorary doctorate degrees from the Berklee College of Music in Boston [1]

Singer-Songwriter, Musician and Actor Phil Collins

Sports History

May 10 Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving singer Madonna's apartment

MLB Player José Canseco

Music History

May 13 "Michael Jackson: Magic & Madness" goes on sale

King of Pop Michael Jackson

May 19 Alan Janes' jukebox musical "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story", starring Paul Hipp, closes at Shubert Theatre, NYC, after 225 performances
May 25 "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35
May 28 "Forever My Lady" debut studio album by Jodeci is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1992)

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