Love o' Mike
1915 Jerome Kern and Harry B. Smith's musical "Love o' Mike" opens at the Shubert Theatre (later transferring to the Maxine Elliott and Casino theatres), NYC; runs for 233 performances
- 1950 "Alive & Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46 performances
- 1959 "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances
- 1962 Roy Harris' 8th Symphony, premieres in San Francisco
- 1972 "My Hang-Up Is You" single released by Freddie Hart (Billboard Song of the Year 1972)
Court and Spark
1974 Asylum Records releases "Court and Spark", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 6th studio album; features the songs "Help Me" and "Free Man In Paris", it becomes her biggest seller
1978 After a tumultuous final tour the Sex Pistols break up as a band, which is announced the following day
Sessions' 9th Symphony
1980 Roger Sessions' 9th Symphony, his last, premieres in Syracuse, New York with Christopher Keene conducting the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
- 1988 "Teddy & Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 77 performances
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
1990 5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Hank Ballard; Bobby Darin; The Four Seasons; The Four Tops; The Kinks; The Platters; Simon and Garfunkel; The Who; Louis Armstrong; Charlie Christian; Ma Rainey; Gerry Goffin and Carole King; and Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland
Carousel
1995 Revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's musical "Carousel" closes at the Beaumont Theater, NYC after 322 performances
- 2011 "Sure Thing" single released by Miguel (Billboard Song of the Year 2011)
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