Music History on January 31

1679 Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris
1955 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer

"What'd I Say"

1963 Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers (later known as The Beatles) record "What'd I Say" & "Ruby Baby"

Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Tony Sheridan

1970 Grateful Dead members and entourage busted, down on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on LSD charges [1]

"My Sweet Lord"

1971 "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hits #1 on UK pop chart

Mahalia Jackson's Funeral

1972 Aretha Franklin sings at gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's funeral at the Greater Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois

"Mandy"

1975 Barry Manilow's single "Mandy" goes gold

"#9 Dream"

1975 John Lennon releases single "#9 Dream"

1976 "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1

3rd American Music Awards

1976 3rd American Music Awards: Olivia Newton-John & John Denver win

1977 4th American Music Awards: Olivia Newton-John & Elton John win
1978 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 101 performances
1981 "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1

"Harrigan 'n Hart"

1985 Max Showalter and Peter Walker's musical "Harrigan 'n Hart", starring Harry Groening and Mark Hamill, opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances

1993 "St Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 49 performances
1994 Barcelona opera theater "Gran Teatro del Liceo", built in 1847, burns down for the second time; re-built and re-opens in 1999

"Marimar"

1994 Mexican telenovela "Marimar" starring Thalia and Eduardo Capetillo premieres

2010 52nd Grammy Awards: "Use Somebody", Zac Brown Band win

"Old Ideas"

2012 Leonard Cohen releases his album "Old Ideas", becomes No.1 in 10 countries

Singer-Songwriter and Writer Leonard Cohen

2017 Philip Glass' Symphony No. 11, premieres with the Bruckner Orchester Linz conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, at Carnegie Hall in NYC

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