Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
1946 Darius Milhaud's 3rd Concerto for Piano and Orchestra premieres in Prague
- 1955 Musical adaptation of the 1927 silent film "7th Heaven", starring Gloria DeHaven and Ricardo Montalbán, opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 44 performances
Musical Finale
1962 Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical "All American", starring ray Bolger, closes at the Winter Garden Theater, NYC after 80 performances
Fade Out-Fade In
1964 Betty Comden & Adolph Green and Jule Styne's musical "Fade Out-Fade In", featuring Carol Burnett, Jack Cassidy (later replaced by Dick Shawn), and Tina Louise, opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 271 performances
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967 EMI rush releases The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in London and select markets in the UK, prior to nation-wide release; it would go to number one for 15 weeks in the US and 22 weeks in the UK
Music History
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their 2nd bed-in for peace at Hotel La Reine Elizabeth, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 1973 "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players hits #15
- 1973 "Super Fly Meets Shaft" by John & Ernest hits #31
- 1973 Beatles' "Beatles 1967-1970" album (the blue one) goes #1
- 1973 British composer Michael Tippett's 3rd Piano Sonata premieres
- 1974 During a David Cassidy concert at London's White City, a 14-year-old is trampled, and dies four days later
Rhinestone Cowboy
1975 "Rhinestone Cowboy" single released by Glen Campbell (Billboard Song of the Year, 1975)
Dancin' Fool
1979 CBS Records releases Frank Zappa's "Dancin' Fool" single from his album "Sheik Yerbouti"; it peaks at #45, his biggest hit at the time
- 1996 Revival of William Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" closes at Lunt-Fontanne, NYC after 65 performances
Academy of Country Music Awards
2004 39th Academy of Country Music Awards: Toby Keith & Martina McBride win
