Music History on January 17

"Love o' Mike"

1915 Jerome Kern and Harry B. Smith's musical "Love o' Mike" opens at the Shubert Theatre (later transferring to the Maxine Elliott and Casino theatres), NYC; runs for 233 performances

  • 1950 "Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46 performances
  • 1959 "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances
  • 1962 Roy Harris' 8th Symphony, premieres in San Francisco
  • 1972 "My Hang-Up Is You" single released by Freddie Hart (Billboard Song of the Year 1972)

"Court and Spark"

1974 Asylum Records releases "Court and Spark", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 6th studio album; features the songs "Help Me" and "Free Man In Paris", it becomes her biggest seller

"I Write the Songs"

1976 "I Write the Songs" cover by Barry Manilow hits #1

"X Offender"

1976 Blondie release their debut single "X Offender" written by Debbie Harry and Gary Valentine

Sessions' 9th Symphony

1980 Roger Sessions' 9th Symphony, his last, premieres in Syracuse, New York with Christopher Keene conducting the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra

10th American Music Awards

1983 10th American Music Awards: John Cougar, Rick Springfield, and Olivia Newton-John win

  • 1988 "Teddy & Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 77 performances

"I'm Not Rappaport"

1988 Herb Gardner's stage comedy "I'm Not Rappaport", starring Judd Hirsch and Cleavon Little, closes at the Booth Theatre, NYC, after 891 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards

5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1990 5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Hank Ballard; Bobby Darin; The Four Seasons; The Four Tops; The Kinks; The Platters; Simon and Garfunkel; The Who; Louis Armstrong; Charlie Christian; Ma Rainey; Gerry Goffin and Carole King; and Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland

  • 1995 "Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 322 performances

11th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1996 11th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: David Bowie; Jefferson Airplane; Little Willie John; Gladys Knight and the Pips; Pink Floyd; The Shirelles; The Velvet Underground; Pete Seeger; and Tom Donahue

  • 2011 "Sure Thing" single released by Miguel (Billboard Song of the Year 2011)