Music History on June 2

Music History

1771 "Armida", an operatic 'dramma per musica' by Antonio Salieri debuts at the Vienna Burgtheater

  • 1947 Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders' musical "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances

#1 in the Charts

1962 Ray Charles' cover of Don Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You", from his influential crossover album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" hits #1 on Billboard

  • 1964 "Folies Bergère" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967 Capitol Records releases The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in the US; it is their first album with identical track listings in US and UK, and goes to number one for 15 weeks in US, 22 weeks in UK

  • 1973 "Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 21 performances

Darkness on the Edge of Town

1978 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen fourth studio album "Darkness on the Edge of Town"

  • 1980 "Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God" opens at Ambassador NYC for 149 performances
  • 1982 "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances
  • 1985 39th Tony Awards: "Biloxi Blues" (play) and "Big River" (musical) win
  • 1990 "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13
  • 1991 45th Tony Awards: "Lost in Yonkers" (play) & "The Will Rogers Follies" (musical) win

Music Concert

1992 Ringo Starr's second All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include Joe Walsh, Dave Edmunds, Todd Rundgren, Burton Cummings, Timothy B. Schmit, Zak Starkey, and Timmy Capello

  • 1996 50th Tony Awards: "Master Class" (play) & "Rent" (musical) win

Music History

2000 SInger-songwriter Joni Mitchell completes her retirement "Both Sides Now Tour Of America" at the Blockbuster/Sony Entertainment Centre in Camden, New Jersey

  • 2002 56th Tony Awards: "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (musical) & "The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?" (play) win

Music History

2010 British singer-songwriter and musician Paul McCartney receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.

  • 2018 Ringo Starr's thirteenth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Colin Hay, Graham Gouldman, Gregg Bissonette, and Warren Ham