Events in Music
- 1927 Dmitri Shostakovich' Octet opus 11 premieres in Moscow
- 1929 Buddy DeSylva & Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru" premieres in NYC
- 1946 "Would-Be Gentleman" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 77 performances
- 1947 "Street Scene" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 148 performances
- 1947 Roger Sessions' 2nd Symphony premieres in San Francisco with Pierre Monteux conducting the San Francisco Symphony,
- 1948 Walter Piston's 3rd Symphony in E, premieres in Boston by the Boston Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Serge Koussevitzky; wins 1947 Pulitzer Prize
- 1965 Beatles '65 album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
- 1967 "More of The Monkees" second album by The Monkees is released
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Joan Baez
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- 1987 Opera impresario Sir Rudolf Bing (85) weds Carroll Douglass (45); annulled in September, 1989
- 2005 "Motley Crue" lead singer Vince Neil (43) weds Lia Gerardini at the Four Seasons hotel in Las Vegas
- 2009 High School Musical actress KayCee Stroh (24) weds Ben Higginson (24) at Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah
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Musicians Who Died on Jan 9
- 1679 Werner Fabricius, German composer, dies at 45
- 1854 Filippo Traetta [Philip Trajetta], Italian composer, dies at 77
- 1863 Ferdinand Huber, Swiss composer, dies at 71
- 1886 Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, Austrian composer, dies at 73
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, 1962
The 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, 1941
Sex 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, 1978
Saturday Night Fever Goes #1
The Bee Gees collect a Billboard #1 Music Award for Saturday Night Fever
January 21, 1978