May 1984 in Music History

Events in Music

Music History

May 1 Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy

Music Premiere

May 2 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sunday in the Park with George", a fictionalized version of painter Georges Seurat's relationship with his grandson, starring Mandy Patinkin, opens at Booth Theater, NYC; runs for 604 performances, wins a Pulitzer Prize for Drama

May 5 29th Eurovision Song Contest: Herreys for Sweden wins singing "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" in Luxembourg
May 12 White Horse by Laid Back hits #26
May 13 "Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 17 performances
May 14 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Lee Greenwood, and Janie Fricke win

Music Single

May 16 "When Doves Cry" single released by Prince Rogers Nelson (Billboard Song of the Year, 1984)

Music History

May 19 "King Of Suede" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #62

Sports History

May 19 109th Preakness: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., aboard Gate Dancer wins his second Pimlico classic

Musical Finale

May 20 Revival of George Abbott, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes" closes at Virginia Theater, NYC, after 505 performances

May 24 Revival of musical "The Wiz" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances

Birthdays in Music

May 1 Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese J-pop singer (NEWS), born in Sagamihara, Japan
May 3 Cheryl Burke, American professional dancer (Dancing with the Stars), born in San Francisco, California
May 5 Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
May 15 Mahmoud Chouki, Moroccan jazz and world music guitarist, banjo, Algerian mandole and oud player, born in Kenitra, Morocco
May 20 Kenny Vasoli, American rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Vacationer), born in Abington, Pennsylvania
May 25 Kostas Martakis, Greek singer, born in Athens, Greece
May 25 Marion Raven, Norwegian singer and songwriter (M2M), born in Lørenskog, Norway

Weddings in Music

Chrissie Hynde

May 5 American rock singer-songwriter Chrissie Hynde (32) weds Scottish 'Simple Minds' singer Jim Kerr (25), in a horse-drawn carriage in New York City; divorce in 1990

Deaths in Music

May 1 Gordon Jenkins, American arranger and orchestra leader (Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra), dies of Lou Gehrig's disease at 73
May 4 Diana Dors [Fluck], British actress and singer (Berserk!; Steaming), dies of cancer at 52
May 4 Larry Stock, American singer-songwriter ("Blueberry Hill"; "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"), dies at 87
May 10 Jean-Louis Viale, French jazz drummer, dies at 51
May 25 Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist, conductor and composer, dies at 79