On This Day in Music for May 9
Events in Music
- 1868 Anton Bruckner's 1st Symphony in C, premieres
- 1944 Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana
- 1950 Norman Dello Joio's opera, "The Triumph of St. Joan", premieres in Bronxville, New York
- 1962 The Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Parlophone
- 1965 The Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert, at the Royal Albert Hall in London
- 1976 "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater NYC after 16 performances
- 1978 "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 1604 performances
- 1982 Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine" premieres in NYC
- More Events in Music
Billy Joel
Francis Hopkinson
Little RichardWeddings in Music
- 2000 Puerto Rican actress and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres (25) weds singer-songwriter Marc Anthony (31) in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2005 Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (36) weds country-music heartthrob singer Kenny Chesney (37) on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- 2014 Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland (33) weds manager Tim Witherspoon in Costa Rica
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
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
