Today's 19 October Music in History

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Pomp & Circumstance March

1901 Edward Elgar's "Pomp & Circumstance March" premieres in Liverpool, England

Othello

1943 Theater Guild presentation of Shakespeare's "Othello," starring Paul Robeson, opens at the Shubert Theater in New York City and runs for 296 performances

I Remember Mama

1944 John Van Druten's stage play "I Remember Mama," featuring the Broadway debut of Marlon Brando (20) in a minor role, opens at the Music Box Theatre in New York City and runs for 716 performances

  • 1948 "My Romance" opens at the Shubert Theatre in New York City for 95 performances
  • 1957 Richard Adler and Jerry Ross's musical "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 1,022 performances and seven Tony Award wins
  • 1969 Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "The Rothschilds," starring Hal Linden, Jill Clayburgh, and Robby Benson, opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in NYC and runs for 505 performances, winning 2 Tony Awards
  • 1972 "Mother Earth" opens at Belasco Theatre NYC for 12 performances

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973 Columbia Records releases "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," the ninth studio album by Neil Diamond; the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack album becomes more popular than the film itself

Photograph

1973 Ringo Starr releases the music single "Photograph" in the UK

  • 1986 Joe Raposo's musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure," starring Ivy Austin, closes at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City after 5 performances
  • 1986 Musical revue "Flamenco Puro" opens at Mark Hellinger Theatre, NYC, for a limited run of 40 performances
  • 1987 "Anything Goes" premieres at the Beaumont Theater in New York City for 804 performances
  • 1989 Astor Piazzolla and William Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City

Hello Dolly!

1995 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Hello, Dolly!," starring Carol Channing, opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City and runs for 118 performances

Annie

1997 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Hello, Dolly!", starring Carol Channing, opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City and runs for 118 performances

Believe

1999 Cher releases the single "Believe" (Billboard Song of the Year, 1999; Grammy Award Best Dance Recording, 2000)

The Union

2010 Decca Records releases "The Union," a collaborative album between Elton John and Leon Russell, in the US, and it becomes the highest-charting album for both artists in over 30 years

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

2024 39th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Big Mama Thornton, Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick, and Norman Whitfield



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