- 1914 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden, in NYC, by Harry Fox
Music History
1920 Sigmund Romberg and Alex Gerber's musical "Poor Little Ritz Girl", with additional songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (marking their Broadway debut), opens at the Central Theatre, NYC; runs for 93 performances
Music History
1933 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallée), NYC
Kiss Me, Kate
1951 Cole Porter's musical "Kiss Me, Kate", an adaptation of Shakespeare's " The Taming of the Shrew", closes at Shubert Theatre, NYC. after 1077 performances, and 5 Tony Award wins
Alice In Wonderland
1951 Walt Disney releases animated musical film "Alice In Wonderland", featuring Kathryn Beaumont, J. Pat O'Malley, Ed Wynn, and Sterling Holloway and songs by Sammy Fain and Bob Hilliard
Music History
1954 Ernest Bloch's 4th string quartet premieres
TV Show Appearance
1957 Rock and roll piano player-singer Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance with a raucous rendition of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" on the "Steve Allen Show"
- 1973 600,000 attend the "Summer Jam" rock festival featuring The Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers Band, at Watkins Glen, New York; at the time the largest ever audience at a pop festival
Cuts Both Ways
1989 Singer Gloria Estefan releases her debut solo album "Cuts Both Ways"
Gypsy
1991 Revival of Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical "Gypsy", starring Tyne Daly, closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 581 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
What's the 411?
1992 R&B singer Mary J. Blige releases her debut album "What's the 411?", with production by Puff Daddy
- 1994 Last steel beam is placed on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio
Music History
2014 Linda Ronstadt receives the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony [1]
