Music History on July 6

  • 1946 "St Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 113 performances

Music Concert

1957 John Lennon (16) & Paul McCartney (15) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen perform at St. Peter's, Woolton's Parish Church in Liverpool, introduced by mutual friend Ivan Vaughn

  • 1964 The Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night" premieres at The Pavilion in London, England
  • 1965 Psychedelic rock band "Jefferson Airplane" forms in San Francisco, California

Music History

1969 "Ned Kelly" starring Mick Jagger begins filming in and around Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia

Music History

1975 Dmitri Shostakovich completes Sonate for alto, opus 147

  • 1997 Musical revue "Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical", closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 109 performances

Live 8 Concert

2005 Live 8 concert at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland; performers include Wet Wet Wet, Annie Lennox, James Brown, the Corrs, and The Proclaimers

Incubus

2010 "Incubus" singer Brandon Boyd announces the release of his debut solo album, "The Wild Trapeze"

Louis Armstrong Center

2023 Louis Armstrong House Museum opens new archive facility, the Louis Armstrong Center, in Queens, NYC