Armida
1771 "Armida", an operatic 'dramma per musica' by Antonio Salieri debuts at the Vienna Burgtheater
- 1947 Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders' musical "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
#1 in the Charts
1962 Ray Charles' cover of Don Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You", from his influential crossover album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" hits #1 on Billboard
- 1964 "Folies Bergère" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances
1967 Capitol Records releases The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in the US; it is their first album with identical track listings in US and UK, and goes to number one for 15 weeks in US, 22 weeks in UK
- 1973 "Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 21 performances
Music History
1975 RCA releases David Bowie single "Fame" in the US; the song, which features a cameo appearance by John Lennon, becomes Bowie's first No. 1 hit
Darkness on the Edge of Town
1978 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen fourth studio album "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
Music History
1980 Revival of Alex Bradford, Vinnette Carroll, and Micki Grant's "Your Arms are Too Short to Box With God", based on the Bible's Book of Matthew, and featuring Jennifer Holliday, opens at the Ambassador Theatre, NYC; runs for 149 performances
- 1982 "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances
- 1990 "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13
Music Concert
1992 Ringo Starr's second All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include Joe Walsh, Dave Edmunds, Todd Rundgren, Burton Cummings, Timothy B. Schmit, Zak Starkey, and Timmy Capello
Music History
2000 Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell completes her retirement "Both Sides Now Tour Of America" at the Blockbuster/Sony Entertainment Centre in Camden, New Jersey
Gershwin Prize
2010 British singer-songwriter and musician Paul McCartney receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.
- 2018 Ringo Starr's thirteenth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Colin Hay, Graham Gouldman, Gregg Bissonette, and Warren Ham
