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Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/11 at 12:17 pm
1973 – The Sydney Opera House opens.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/20/11 at 12:19 pm
1977 – A plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in Mississippi, killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines along with backup singer Cassie Gaines, the road manager, pilot, and co-pilot.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/11 at 12:40 am
1883 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/11 at 12:46 am
1966 – The Supremes become the first all-female music group to attain a No. 1 selling album (The Supremes A' Go-Go).
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/11 at 4:30 am
1984 - Paul McCartney releases "Give My Regards to Broad Street" soundtrack
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 1:14 am
1875 – The first performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, one of his most popular compositions, was given in Boston with Hans von Bülow as soloist.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/25/11 at 1:25 pm
1938 – The Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces swing music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to hell".
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/27/11 at 12:08 pm
1827 – Bellini's third opera Il pirata is premiered at Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/11 at 11:49 am
1893 – Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Pathétique, receives its première performance in St. Petersburg, only nine days before the composer's death.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/11 at 11:49 am
1915 – Richard Strauss conducts the first performance of his tone poem Eine Alpensinfonie in Berlin.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/11 at 2:40 am
1787 – Mozart's opera Don Giovanni receives its first performance in Prague.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/11 at 4:09 am
1971 – In Macon, Georgia, Guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a Motorcycle Accident.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/11 at 9:48 am
1982 - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release "Girl is Mine"
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/29/11 at 9:50 am
1941 - Cole Porters musical "Let's Face It," premieres in NYC
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/04/11 at 2:09 am
1955 – After being totally destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/11 at 1:39 pm
1786 – The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/11 at 1:43 pm
1912 – The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/11 at 2:23 am
1971 – English rock group Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, which would go on to be one of the best-selling albums worldwide.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/09/11 at 1:34 pm
1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/11 at 10:43 am
1984 - Paul McCartney releases "We All Stand Together"
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/14/11 at 2:38 pm
1952 – The first regular UK singles chart published by the New Musical Express.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/16/11 at 2:27 am
1959 – The Sound of Music, a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein based on The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/11 at 1:16 pm
1839 – Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/17/11 at 1:23 pm
1876 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Slavonic March is given its première performance in Moscow.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 3:04 am
1990 – Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/19/11 at 6:52 am
1979 - Chuck Berry released from prison on income tax evasion
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/21/11 at 12:49 pm
1959 – American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio for refusing to deny allegations that he had participated in the payola scandal.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/22/11 at 2:32 am
1928 – Boléro, Maurice Ravel's most famous musical composition, made its debut at the Paris Opéra.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/23/11 at 1:20 pm
1889 – The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/26/11 at 7:21 am
1962 - First recording session under the name "The Beatles"
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:41 am
1811 – Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:44 pm
1909 – Sergei Rachmaninoff makes the debut performance of his Piano Concerto No. 3, considered to be one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical repertoire.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:44 pm
1811 – Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.
1909 – Sergei Rachmaninoff makes the debut performance of his Piano Concerto No. 3, considered to be one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical repertoire.
Two great piano concertos premiered on the same date, but different years.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/11 at 2:47 pm
1925 – The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee as WSM Barn Dance.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/11 at 4:16 pm
1968 - John & Yoko release their first album "Two Virgins" in UK
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:53 am
1982 – Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/11 at 2:58 am
2002 – British and Irish girl group Girls Aloud is officially formed on the talent show Popstars: The Rivals, following the last contestant elimination.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/11 at 3:02 pm
1960 – Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:40 am
1960 – The musical Camelot debuted at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway, and would become associated with the Kennedy administration.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:42 am
1976 – Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt by unknown assailants.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/11 at 5:44 am
1979 – In Cincinnati, Ohio, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:40 am
1971 – The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water".
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/04/11 at 6:42 am
1980 – English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/06/11 at 12:49 pm
1969 – Meredith Hunter is killed by the Hells Angels during a The Rolling Stones's concert at the Altamont Speedway in California.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/11 at 12:47 pm
1999 – The Recording Industry Association of America files a lawsuit against the Napster file-sharing client alleging copyright infringement.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/11 at 3:49 am
1927 – The phrase "Grand Ole Opry" is used for the first time on-air.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/11 at 3:54 am
1965 – The Grateful Dead's first concert performance under this new name.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/11 at 2:30 am
1893 – Czech composer Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/17/11 at 12:30 am
1865 – First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 3:41 am
1892 – The first performance of the fairy tale-ballet The Nutcracker was held at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 2:43 am
1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length cel-animated feature in film history, premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 6:38 am
1933 - Fox signs Shirley Temple, aged 5, to a studio contract
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 8:09 am
1960 - Elvis Presley was inducted into the Los Angeles Indian Tribal Council coinciding with the opening with his movie "Flaming Star."
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 8:09 am
1967 - The Rolling Stones album, "Their Satanic Majesties Request" was released.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 8:10 am
1968 - Crosby, Stills and Nash performed together in public for the first time.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 8:10 am
1969 - Diana Ross gave her last performance as a member of the Supremes on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 8:13 am
1970 - Elvis Presley went to the White House to volunteer his services to U.S. President Nixon on fighting the nation's drug problems. He gave Nixon a chrome-plated Colt .45 and Tricky Dick gave Elvis a Narcotics Bureau badge.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/21/11 at 8:13 am
1996 - Tony Bennett was rushed to a hospital for an emergency operation for an erupted hernia. Bennett was just arriving at the White House for a holiday dinner with U.S. President and Mrs. Clinton when he fell ill.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/22/11 at 2:06 am
1808 – Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano).
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/23/11 at 2:47 am
1893 – The opera Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 2:26 pm
1871 – Aida an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi opens in Cairo.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 2:35 pm
1818 - In St. Nicholas Church at Oberndorf, Austria, church organist Franz Gruber, 31, composed a melody on guitar for the poem, "Stille Nacht," written earlier by pastor Joseph Mohr, 26. This evening the world heard "Silent Night" sung for the very first time.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/24/11 at 2:36 pm
1951 - "Amahl and the Night Visitors," a Christmas musical, had its TV debut. Written by composer Gian Carlo Menotti, it was the first musical to be broadcast over television.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/26/11 at 3:56 am
1871 – Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/27/11 at 9:45 am
1927 – Show Boat, considered to be the first truly American musical, opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
Subject: Re: Rock/Pop Music History
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/30/11 at 10:24 am
1948 – The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.