- 1951 "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances
- 1957 "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra peaks at #2
- 1961 Billy Barnes' musical revue "Billy Barnes People", starring Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
- 1965 British rock band The Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
- 1966 Peter Green, British blues-rock guitartist joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers
- 1967 "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5
1969 Peter Schickele, Robert Dennis and Stanley Walden's musical revue "Oh! Calcutta!" opens off-Broadway at the Eden Theatre, NYC; noted for it being performed almost entirely in the nude
- 1970 British rock band Led Zeppelin begin their last European tour
#1 in the Charts
1971 Carole King's album "Tapestry" goes to #1 on US album charts and stays there for 15 weeks
- 1972 "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" single by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38
X Offender
1976 New Wave band Blondie release their debut single "X Offender," written by Debbie Harry and Gary Valentine
- 1979 "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 140 performances
The River
1980 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's fifth studio album "The River"; the 2-record set becomes a global smash, going top five in 8 countries
Glastonbury Festival
1983 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: UB40, Melanie, and Curtis Mayfield headline; other performers include: The Beat, Marillion, King Sunny Adé, The Chieftains, Dr. John; Tom Paxton, Dennis Brown, The Enid, Incantation, and Aswad
- 1990 "Some Americans Abroad" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 62 performances
- 1990 Mikhail Bulgakov's 1925 stage drama "Zoya's Apartment" closes at the Circle in Square Theater, NYC after 45 performances
The Who's Tommy
1995 Pete Townshend's rock musical "The Who's Tommy" adapted for theatrical stage, closes at St James Theater, NYC. after 899 performances, 5 Tony Award wins, and a Grammy Award for the cast recording
- 1997 Wynton Marsalis releases his "Blood on the Fields" album (first jazz work to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music - 1997) [1]
Music History
2013 Dance hit "Wake Me Up" released by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii with vocals by Aloe Blacc
- 2019 Michael R. Jackson's musical "Ä Strange Loop" opens off-Broadway in New York (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2020) [1]
