Nocturnes
1901 1st complete performance of Claude Debussy's orchestral composition "Nocturnes" by the Lamoureux Orchestra conducted by Camille Chevillard, in Paris, France
- 1945 Baldwin Bergerson's musical "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater, NYC, after 36 performances
- 1950 Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony, "Three Mysteries," 1st performance with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
My Darlin' Aida
1952 Charles Friedman and Giuseppe Verdi's musical '"My Darlin' Aida", an adaptation of Verdi's opera "Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 89 performances
- 1960 American pop and soul singer Ben E. King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" in NYC
Music Premiere
1961 David Diamond's 8th Symphony premieres with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Music History
1962 Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 667 performances
- 1964 Mark Sandrich and Sidney Michaels' musical "Ben Franklin in Paris", starring Robert Preston, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 215 performances
- 1970 Musical "Light, Lively & Yiddish" opens at Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 87 performances
Talking Book
1972 Tamla/Motown Records releases "Talking Book", the 15th studio album by Stevie Wonder;includes the hit singles "Superstition", and Grammy Awrd-winning "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
Rock's New Sensation
1975 Covers of both Time ("Rock's New Sensation") and Newsweek ("Making of a Rock Star") magazines feature rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen after the release of his breakthrough album "Born to Run"
Wrack My Brain
1981 Ringo Starr releases single "Wrack My Brain", written and produced by George Harrison, and album "Stop and Smell the Roses" in the US
- 1990 "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden NYC after 30 performances
- 1991 "André Heller's Wonderhouse", starring Billy Barty, closes at Broadhurst Theatre, NYC, after 9 performances
Back to Black
2006 Amy Winehouse releases her second and final studio album "Back to Black"
- 2014 "Montevallo" debut album by Sam Hunt is released (American Country Countdown Award Digital Album of the Year 2016, Billboard Album of the Year 2015)
1989
2014 Taylor Swift releases her 5th studio album "1989" (2015 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2016)
- 2023 Taylor Swift releases her “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” album, beating her own Spotify record for most streams in a day [1]
Lost Chopin Waltz
2024 A long-lost waltz by Frédéric Chopin is reportedly rediscovered after 200 years at the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan [1]
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