Music History on April 29

Violin Sonata No. 32

1784 Premiere of Mozart's "Violin Sonata No. 32 "in B flat (K. 454) at Kärntnerthor Theater in Vienna; violinist Regina Strinasacchi, and Wolfgang Mozart on piano

Classical Musician and Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Present Laughter

1943 Noël Coward's comic play "Present Laughter" premieres in London

Playwright, Director and Singer Noël Coward

Music History

1965 Canadian folk singer-songwriter Joni Anderson (soon to be known as Joni Mitchell) meets American folk singer and future husband Chuck Mitchell at a gig in Toronto, Ontario

Respect

1967 Aretha Franklin releases her single "Respect" (written by Otis Redding); Billboard Song of the Year, 1967

Singer-Songwriter and Producer Otis Redding

1968 Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado's hippie musical "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater, NYC; runs for 1750 performances
1969 "Trumpets of the Lord" opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 7 performances

Academy of Country Music Awards

1982 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Merle Haggard, and Barbara Mandrell win

Country Music Singer and Songwriter Merle Haggard

Country Singer and TV Host Barbara Mandrell

1984 Revival of Lionel Bart's musical "Oliver!", based on Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist", opens at th Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 17 performances
1990 Dan Sticco and George H. Gorham's musical "Change in the Heir" opens at the Edison Theater, NYC; runs for 16 performances

Don't Rock the Jukebox

1991 "Don't Rock the Jukebox" single released by Alan Jackson (ASCAP Award Country Song of the Year, 1992; Billboard Song of the Year, 1991)

1991 Timberlake Wertenbaker's stage drama "Our Country's Good" opens at the Nederlander Theater, NYC; runs for 48 performances

Academy of Country Music Awards

1992 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire win

1992 American country singer Doug Stone, 35, undergoes quadruple bypass surgery

Music History

1992 Voting ends on choice of Elvis Presley postage stamp [1]

1992 William Finn and James Lapine's musical "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 487 performances

Music History

1996 Jonathan Larson's rock musical "Rent", loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera "La Bohème", starring Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, opens at the Nederlander Theatre, NYC; runs for 5,123 performances, and wins 4 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Music History

1997 Revival of Leonard Bernstein's operetta "Candide" opens at the Gershwin Theatre, NYC; runs for 103 performances

Conductor and Composer Leonard Bernstein

2016 "H.O.L.Y" single released by Florida Georgia Line (Billboard Song of the Year, 2016)

Views

2016 Canadian musician Drake releases "Views", his 4th studio album

Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Concert

2023 Country singer Willie Nelson hosts first of two-night 90th birthday concerts for himself at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California; guest performers include Lyle Lovett; Neil Young, Snoop Dogg, George Strait; Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Norah Jones, Chris Stapleton, Beck, Edie Brickell, Tom Jones, and Ziggy Marley, among others