Music History on June 17

  • 1951 "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances
  • 1957 "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra peaks at #2
  • 1961 Billy Barnes' musical revue "Billy Barnes People", starting Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
  • 1965 British rock band The Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
  • 1967 "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5

Music Concert

1967 Barbra Streisand performs a "A Happening in Central Park" concert in NYC

  • 1970 British rock band Led Zeppelin begin their last European tour

#1 in the Charts

1971 Carole King's album "Tapestry" goes to #1 on US album charts and stays there for 15 weeks

  • 1972 "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" single by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38

I Will Always Love You

1973 Dolly Parton records her song "I Will Always Love You" (later a huge hit for Whitney Houston) for RCA in Nashville

Music History

1978 "Cheeseburger In Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #32

  • 1979 "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 140 performances

The River

1980 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's fifth studio album "The River"; the 2-record set becomes a global smash, going top five in 8 countries

Glastonbury Festival

1983 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: UB40, Melanie, and Curtis Mayfield headline; other performers include: The Beat, Marillion, King Sunny Adé, The Chieftains, Dr. John; Tom Paxton, Dennis Brown, The Enid, Incantation, and Aswad

  • 1990 "Some Americans Abroad" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 62 performances
  • 1990 "Zoya's Apartment" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 45 performances

The Who's Tommy

1995 Pete Townshend's rock musical "The Who's Tommy" adapted for theatrical stage, closes at St James Theater, NYC. after 899 performances , 5 Tony Award wins, and a Grammy Award for the cast recording

  • 1997 Wynton Marsalis releases his "Blood on the Fields" album (first jazz work to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music - 1997) [1]

Music History

2013 Dance hit "Wake Me Up" released by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii with vocals by Aloe Blacc

  • 2019 Michael R. Jackson's musical "Ä Strange Loop" opens off-Broadway in New York (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2020) [1]