Only the Lonely
1960 Roy Orbison releases single "Only the Lonely"; it becomes his 1st major hit - peaking at #2 in the US and topping the UK charts
Music Concert
1962 American pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett makes his Carnegie Hall concert debut, NYC
TV Show Appearance
1963 Barbra Streisand appears, for her third time, on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
- 1967 The Monkees appear at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California
Music History
1969 Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem
Music History
1971 Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold
Music History
1972 Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia Records
Music City News Awards
1980 14th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers & Loretta Lynn win
#1 in the Charts
1984 Cyndi Lauper gets her first US #1 hit with "Time After Time"
Music History
1984 Weird Al Yankovic gives a live performance at Starlight Amphitheater
- 1986 20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers & Loretta Lynn win
Music History
1990 Michael Jackson is hospitalized with inflamed rib cartilage, in California
Red Hot + Blue
1990 Red Hot Organization releases music album "Red Hot + Blue" featuring contemporary pop stars (including U2; Annie Lennox; Thompson Twins; Sinéad O'Connor; Tom Waits) performing songs of Cole Porter to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV
CMT Music Awards
2010 9th CMT Video Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and Keith Urban win
- 2013 67th Tony Awards: "Kinky Boots" (musical) & "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" (play) win
Tony Awards
2019 73rd Tony Awards: "Hadestown" best musical, "The Ferryman" best play, Bryan Cranston and Elaine May win
- 2019 Ali Stroker becomes the first actress in a wheelchair to win a Tony award for musical "Oklahoma!"
- 2021 20th CMT Video Music Awards: Carrie Underwood with John Legend, Kane Brown, and Gabby Barrett win