Today's 9 July Music in History

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1955 Bill Haley & His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops the Billboard chart as one of the best-selling singles ever

  • 1968 BBC-TV broadcasts "Farewell," folk-rock band The Seekers' final performance, drawing 10 million viewers

Hello, Dolly!

1978 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Hello, Dolly!" starring Carol Channing closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 152 performances

The Bridge

1986 Columbia Records releases "The Bridge," singer-songwriter Billy Joel's 10th studio album

A Little Night Music

1991 New York City Opera's limited-run production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater, NYC, for seven performances

Garcia’s Final Show

1995 Jerry Garcia's unexpected final concert with The Grateful Dead takes place at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

The Play's The Thing

1995 Revival of P. G. Wodehouse's adaptation of Ferenc Molnár's comic play "The Play's The Thing" opens at Criterion Theatre, NYC, and runs for 75 performances

Blue

1996 "Blue" debut album by LeAnn Rimes is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1997)



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