Today's 1 November Music in History

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The Emperor Jones

1920 Eugene O'Neill's drama "The Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Playhouse, NYC; runs for 204 performances

  • 1944 Mary Chase's stage play "Harvey" opens at the 48th Street Theatre, NYC; runs for 1775 performances
  • 1947 Gian Carlo Menotti's musical drama/comedy double bill "The Medium" and " The Telephone" closes at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC after 211 performances

Top Banana

1951 Johnny Mercer's musical "Top Banana", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 356 performances, winning a Tony Award

  • 1965 Promoter Bill Graham books his 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, a benefit for political satirists 'The San Francisco Mime Troupe"

Wonderwall Music

1968 Apple Records issues its first LP in the UK, "Wonderwall Music", the film score by George Harrison is also the first solo album by any of the Beatles

Noël Coward's Sweet Potato

1968 Musical revue "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Booth Theater, NYC; runs for 36 performances

  • 1969 The Beatles' "Abbey Road" album goes #1 in the US and stays #1 for 11 weeks

ABBA's First Concert

1970 Swedish pop group Festfolk, later known as ABBA, play their first ever concert, at a restaurant in Gothenburg, Sweden

Cold Spring Harbor

1971 Family Productions releases "Cold Spring Harbor", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's debut studio album; a mastering error caused music to be sped up

  • 1973 Jerry Livingston and Mack David's musical "Molly", starring Kaye Ballard, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 68 performances
  • 1976 Ron Eliran and Harvey Jacobs' musical revue "Don't Step On My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse, NYC; runs for 16 performances

Wildflowers

1994 Warner Bros. Records releases "Wildflowers", the second solo studio album by American musician Tom Petty

Kansas City's New Museums

1997 Expanded Negro Leagues Museum and the new American Jazz Museum open in Kansas City's historic 18th and Vine district

  • 2004 "That's What I Love About Sunday" single released by American country singer Craig Morgan (Billboard Song of the Year 2005)


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