Today's 28 February Music in History

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Schäfers Klageleid

1819 1st public performance of a Franz Schubert's song "Schäfers Klageleid"

  • 1904 Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres
  • 1914 Rida Johnson Young, James Royce Shannon, and Chanucy Ollcot's musical "Shameen Dhu" closes at the Opera House, NYC, after a limited engagement of 32 performances

Le tombeau de Couperin

1920 Maurice Ravel's orchestral suite "Le tombeau de Couperin" premieres in Paris

  • 1925 "Tea For Two" by Marion Harris hits #1
  • 1950 "Alive & Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 46 performances
  • 1959 "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 performances
  • 1966 Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool, England closes

Georgy

1970 Carole Bayer (Sager) and George Fischoff's musical "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 4 performances

1976 18th Grammy Awards: Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" Record of the Year; Natalie Cole 1st African American to win Best New Artist

  • 1980 "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 h 12 m)

Seven Year Ache

1981 Columbia Records releases "Seven Year Ache," the third studio album by Rosanne Cash; it is her commercial breakthrough and goes to #1 on the country music chart

War

1983 U2 release their third studio album "War" featuring protest song "Sunday Bloody Sunday", their 1st No. 1 UK album

  • 1998 "View From the Bridge" closes at Criterion Theater NYC

2001 15th Soul Train Music Awards: The Isley Brothers, Destiny's Child & Jay-Z win

Dakota

2005 Stereophonics release their single "Dakota", later their first #1 UK single

Music History

2012 Jason Mraz releases the live EP, "Live Is A Four Letter Word"



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