On This Day in Music
Events in Music
- 1940 Pianist Ignaz Paderewski becomes premier of Polish government in exile
- 1943 Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time
- 1957 Wham-O Company produces the 1st Frisbee disc (originally called the "Pluto Platter" until 1958)
- 1958 "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 60 performances
- 1976 RCA releases "Station to Station", David Bowie's 10th studio album, recorded in Los Angeles; it peaks in the U.S. charts at No.3, and No. 5 in the U.K.
- 1992 "Visit" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 45 performances
- 2018 Singer Neil Diamond retires from touring abruptly, after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
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Samuel BarberWeddings in Music
- 1906 Composer Igor Stravinsky (23) weds Yekaterina Nosenko
January in Music History
The Beatles? 'They have no future in show business'
In 1962, an unknown group called the Beatles travelled to London for a recording contract audition with one of the major record labels. They were rejected.
January 1, 1962The Man Who Saved Elton John's Life
Long John Baldry was born on this day - a friend of stars from Rod Stewart to The Beatles and who, in 1969, famously took Elton John aside and saved his life.
January 12, 1941Sex Pistols' Break Up
Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious on stage during the band's last show at Winterland in San Francisco, January 14, 1978
January 17, 1978Saturday Night Fever Goes #1
The Bee Gees collect a Billboard #1 Music Award for Saturday Night Fever
January 21, 1978
