On This Day in Music
Events in Music
- 1949 Ralph Flanagan & his orchestra records "You're Breaking My Heart"
- 1956 Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1
- 1960 The Beatles give their 1st public performance at the Indra Club in Hamburg
- 1964 Beatles arrive in San Francisco, 2nd US visit
- 1967 Rolling Stones release "We Love You"
- 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair closes with Jimi Hendrix / Band of Gypsys as the final act
- 1972 Police fine Paul & Linda McCartney ś800 in Sweden cannabis possession
- 1973 Drummer Gene Krupa plays for the final time with the Benny Goodman Quartet
Birthdays in Music
Antonio SalieriDeaths in Music
- 1613 Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer
- 1811 Johann Heinrich Zang, German composer and organist, dies at 78
- 1853 Peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73
- 1894 William Charles Levey, Irish conductor and composer, dies at 57
Weddings in Music
- 1918 Italian tenor Enrico Caruso (45) weds socialite Dorothy Benjamin (25)
- 1932 Actress Bette Davis (24) weds musician Harmon Nelson (25)
- 1979 Nick Lowe marries singer Carlene Carter
- 1984 Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes (22) weds Des Moines department store heiress Julie Anne Friedman (25) at London registrar's office
- 2012 "Melrose Place" actor Grant Show (50) weds "The Campaign" actress and former ballet dancer Katherine LaNasa (45) at The Oak Grove at Ribbit Tree & Plant Nursery in Topanga, California