The Pearl Fishers
1863 Opera "Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) by Georges Bizet premieres at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris
Porgy and Bess
1935 George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" premieres in Boston
The Boy Friend
1954 Sandy Wilson's musical "The Boy Friend", cast includes Julie Andrews, making her Broadway debut, opens at the Royale Theatre, NYC; runs for 485 performances
- 1967 BBC starts its own popular music radio station (Radio 1)
Love Child
1968 The Supremes release single "Love Child"
Ringo the 4th
1977 Ringo Starr releases album "Ringo the 4th"
Nebraska
1982 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's sixth studio album "Nebraska", a solo record, made without a backing band
Album Release
1985 Island Records releases "Rain Dogs", the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits; the album features guitarist Marc Ribot, guest appearances from Keith Richards, and one of Waits' most covered songs, "Downtown Train"
- 1987 Roy Orbison and friends (including James Burton; Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, and k.d. lang) film performance at the Ambassador Hotel's Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles, California for Cinemax
Country Music Association Awards
1992 26th Country Music Association Awards: Garth Brooks wins
- 1997 "Too Close" single released by Next (Billboard Song of the Year, 1998)
Farm Aid Concert
2006 Farm Aid 19 held in Tinley Park, Illinois; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jerry Lee Lewis, Los Lonely Boys, Arlo Guthrie, Gov't Mule, Steve Earle and Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynne, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Jimmy Sturr & his Orchestra [1]