Music History
1913 Arthur Nikisch leads the Berlin Philharmonic in one of the earliest recordings of a complete symphony - Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th
- 1945 Harry Revel and Arnold B. Horwitt's musical comedy "Are You with It?" opens at Century Theater, NYC, later moving to the Shubert Theatre; runs for 264 performances
- 1955 James Mundy and John La Touche's musical comedy "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 60 performances
- 1962 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 9 performances
- 1964 "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 15 performances
Two by Two
1970 Richard Rodgers and Martin Charnin's musical "Two by Two" opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 343 performances
- 1973 "Ship Ahoy" album by The O'Jays is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1974)
- 1981 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances
Amen Corner
1983 Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Amen Corner", based on James Baldwin's drama "The Amen Corner", opens at Nederlander Theatre; runs for 28 performances
Springsteen's Live/1975-85
1986 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band "Live/1975-85", a 5 LP box set of concert recordings
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1993 Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 223 performances
- 1997 "Jackie - An American Life" opens at Belasco Theater NYC
Disney Composer's Hollywood Star
2010 Disney composer Alan Menken receives the 2,442nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Uptown Funk
2014 "Uptown Funk" single released by Bruno Mars (Billboard Song of the Year 2015, Grammy Record Of The Year, Grammy Song of the Year 2016)
- 2023 The Beatles' single "Now and Then" hits #1 on the British singles chart, a record 54 years after their last #1 single [1]
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