- 1906 Shields and Cobbs' musical "His Honor, The Mayor" premieres in NYC
Mathis der Maler
1938 Paul Hindemith's opera "Mathis der Maler" premieres in Zurich
Louisiana Purchase
1940 Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase", satirizing Huey Long's political power, opens at The Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 444 performances
- 1959 Johnson & Bart's musical "Lock Up Your Daughters" premieres in London
Greenwillow
1960 Frank Loesser's musical "Greenwillow", starring Anthony Perkins, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC, after 95 performances
Music History
1964 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th String quartet
- 1966 "Ballad Of Irving", parody song by Frank Gallop peaks at #34 in US
- 1966 Dmitri Shostakovich's 11th String quartet premieres in Leningrad
- 1967 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Violin concert
Ram
1971 Paul McCartney releases "Ram", his 2nd solo album
- 1974 Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show" opens at Cort Theater, NYC; runs for 1859 performances
Music History
1983 "Ricky", parody song by Weird Al Yankovic hits #63
Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
2010 "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" single released by Alicia Keys (Billboard Song of the Year, 2010)
