Sleepy Hollow
1948 George Lessner, Russell Maloney and Miriam Battista's musical adaptation of Washington Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" closes at St James Theater, NYC, after 12 performances
- 1954 "Girl in Pink Tights" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 115 performances
Rock Around the Clock
1954 Bill Haley & His Comets release the hit single "Rock Around the Clock"
- 1965 "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 232 performances
- 1965 "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 199 performances
- 1965 "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St Theater NYC after 540 performances
- 1965 Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honours List names The Beatles as MBEs (Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire); dozens of past winners return medals in protest
Debut of Janis Joplin
1970 Rocker and blues singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky
Sometime in NYC
1972 Apple Records releases John Lennon and Yoko Ono's political album "Sometime in NYC" in US; includes studio recordings of songs "Woman is the Nigger of the World", "Attica State" and "Luck of the Irish"; and some live tracks from 1971 concert with Frank Zappa
Yes, Yes, Yes
1976 "Yes, Yes, Yes" single by Bill Cosby hits #46
Mariah Carey Debut Album
1990 "Mariah Carey" debut album by Mariah Carey is released
- 1993 "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17
Music History
1994 Cab Calloway suffers a massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY
CMT Music Awards
2002 1st CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, and Kenny Chesney win
Puff Daddy Highest Paid
2017 Forbes release Top 100 highest-paid entertainers list - Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs at No.1 with earnings of $130 million