Music History on September 9

Merrily We Roll Along

1934 George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's stage play "Merrily We Roll Along" opens at the Music Box Theatre, NYC; runs for 155 performances

1948 "Hilarities (of 1949)" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 14 performances
1950 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" musical closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 293 performances

TV Show Appearance

1956 Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the 1st time

#1 in the Charts

1957 "Diana" by Paul Anka reaches #1

Imagine

1971 Apple Records releases John Lennon's second solo studio album, "Imagine" in US; it tops the charts in US, UK, Australia, and 3 other countries

1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV)

Music Concert

1975 Paul McCartney & Wings begin their "Wings Over The World" tour in Southampton, England; 65 concerts in Europe, Australia, Canada, and United States, runs through October of 1976

1982 "Your Arm's Are Too Short To Box With God" opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 69 performances
1988 "Look Away" single released by Chicago (Billboard Song of the Year 1989)

Video Music Awards

1992 9th MTV Video Music Awards: Howard Stern appears as 'Fartman'

Video Music Awards

1999 16th MTV Video Music Awards: Lauryn Hill & Will Smith win

Video Music Awards

2007 24th MTV Video Music Awards: Rihanna f/ Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Fergie win

Farm Aid Concert

2007 Farm Aid 20 held in Randall Island, New York City; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Merle Haggard, Billy Joe Shaver, Gregg Allman, The Allman Brothers Band, Counting Crows, Matisyahu, Guster, The Derek Trucks Band, Warren Haynes, and Jimmy Sturr [1]

Country Music Singer and Songwriter Merle Haggard

Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Dave Matthews

Music History

2019 John Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen fire back at Donald Trump on social media after he calls them "boring" and "filthymouthed" in tweets over Criminal Justice Reform