On This Day in Music for May 10
Events in Music
- 1907 Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue" premieres in Paris
- 1932 Government declares "Wilhelmus" as the Netherlands' national anthem
- 1947 "Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater NYC after 69 performances
- 1952 Revival of Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle's musical "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
- 1957 Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Piano concerto premieres in Moscow
- 1963 Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
- 1967 Rolling Stones Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges
- 1978 "Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances
- More Events in Music
Fred Astaire
Maybelle Carter
Sid Vicious
Donovan Philips Leitch
BonoWeddings in Music
- 1976 "KISS" former lead guitarist Ace Frehley (25) weds Janette Trerotola
- 1986 Tommy Lee drummer of Motley Crue marries Heather Locklear
- 2003 "Broadway" singer-actress Carol Channing (82) weds Harry Kullijian at Big Valley Grace Community Church in Modesto, California
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
Musicians Who Died on May 10
- 1710 Georg Dietrich Leiding, composer, dies at 46
- 1760 Johann Christoph Graupner, German harpsichordist and Baroque composer, dies at 77
- 1770 Charles Avison, English composer, dies at 61
- 1785 Etienne Joseph Floquet, French opera composer, dies at 36
May in Music History
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
One of the most famous album covers in music history, The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, designed by artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
May 26, 1967A Modern Major-General of Light Entertainment
William Gilbert, celebrated as the unique lyricist behind the highly popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, met his death in highly unexpected circumstances.
May 29, 1911
