On This Day in Music for July 13
Events in Music
- 1668 Van Marco Cesti's opera "Il Pomo d'Oro" (the Golden Apple or Tomato) premieres in Vienna
- 1935 Richard Strauss resigns as chairman of Reichskulturkammer
- 1946 Musical revue "Tidbits of 1946" closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC. after 8 performances
- 1979 George Harrison releases single "Faster"
- 1984 Eddie Van Halen makes a guest appearance, performing "Beat It", in a Jacksons concert, in Dallas, Texas
- 1985 "Live Aid" concerts held at both Wembley Stadium (London) and John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia) raises over $70 million for African famine relief
- 1987 Kylie Minogue releases her debut single "Locomotion"
- 2006 UK singer-songwriter Lily Allen releases her debut album "Alright, Still" (Grammy nominee Best Alternative Music Album)
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Musicians Born on Jul 13
- 1877 Karl Erb, German opera and oratorio tenor, born in Ravensburg, Kingdom of Württemberg (now Germany) (d. 1958)
- 1884 John Francis Larchet, composer
- 1891 Franco Casavola, composer
- 1900 George Lewis, American musician (d. 1969)
Weddings in Music
- 1953 Academy award-winning actor José Ferrer (41) weds singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (25) in Durant, Oklahoma
- 1953 American bandleader Louis Prima (42) marries American singer Keely Smith (25), in Virginia Beach, Virginia (his 4th, her 2nd); divorce in 1961
- 2021 British Spice Girl ("Baby") Emma Bunton (45) weds long term partner and British singer-songwriter Jade Jones (42)
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
Arnold Schoenberg
Cory MonteithJuly in Music History
One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot!
A chubby middle-aged performer caused riots across the world when his music was used as the soundtrack to a movie featuring rebellious teenagers.
July 6, 1925Down With Disco!
Anti-disco baseball fans hold a 'Disco Sucks' sign during Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, 1979
July 12, 1979Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939Johann Sebastian Bach, The Pop Chart Wizard!
Celebrated for his choral and sacred music composed nearly 400 years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach has had surprising influence on modern pop charts.
July 28, 1750
