On This Day in Music
Events in Music
- 1836 Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "St Paul" premieres in Düsseldorf, Germany
- 1900 American inventor Edwin S Votey receives patent for pneumatic piano player
- 1926 "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1
- 1950 Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) premieres in London
- 1961 "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
- 1961 "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42
- 1965 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1
- 1994 Musical sequel "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Goes Public" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 16 performances
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Richard Wagner
Langston HughesWeddings in Music
- 1956 Swedish actress Anita Ekberg (24) weds actor and singer Anthony Steel (36) in Florence, Italy; divorce in 1959
- 2010 Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Alanis Morissette (38) weds American rapper Mario Treadway (32) in Los Angeles
- 2011 American R&B singer Keyshia Cole (28) weds NBA Cleveland Cavaliers Daniel Gibson (25) in Cleveland, Ohio; divorce in 2017
May in Music History
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
One of the most famous album covers in music history, The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, designed by artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
May 26, 1967A Modern Major-General of Light Entertainment
William Gilbert, celebrated as the unique lyricist behind the highly popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, met his death in highly unexpected circumstances.
May 29, 1911
