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
43rd CMT Music Awards
2009 8th CMT Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley win
- 2019 Michael R. Jackson's musical "Ä Strange Loop" opens off-Broadway in New York (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2020) [1]