On This Day in Music for June 10
Events in Music
- 1818 Pesaro opera theater opens with Gioachino Rossini's "La gaza ladra"
- 1865 Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde" premieres in Munich, Germany
- 1964 Rolling Stones record their "12x5" album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois
- 1966 The Beatles release single "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" in UK; "Rain" featured experimental studio tricks of slowed down bass and drums tracks, and backwards vocals in the fade out
- 1966 Janis Joplin's 1st live concert (Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco)
- 1966 Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig with Big Brother & The Holding Company, at Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, California
- 1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California
- 1972 Elvis Presley records a live album at NYC's Madison Square Garden
- More Events in Music
Weddings in Music
- 1995 Actress-singer Holly Robinson (30) weds NFL Philadelphia Eagle quarterback Rodney Peete (29) in Los Angeles
- 2006 Spanish singer Bertin Osborne (51) weds Venezuelan model Fabiola Martinez in Seville, Spain
- 2012 Country music singer Wynonna Judd (48) weds "Highway 101" drummer Cactus Moser in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
June in Music History
The Fatal Dance Manias of Medieval Europe
The strange social phenomena of Medieval Europe where people began dancing and simply couldn't stop
June 24, 1374The Ultimate Beatles Quiz
Do you know the answer to every Beatles Question? Including who was the original Beatles drummer? How about who wrote Hey Jude?
Test Your Knowledge