Today's Events in Music History
Event of Interest
1836 Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "St Paul" premieres in Dusseldorf
Felix Mendelssohn
- 1900 Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player
- 1926 "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1
- 1961 "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1
- 1961 "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42
- 1965 "Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious" hits #66
- 1965 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1
- 1996 "Tartuffe: Born Again" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 29 performances
- 2002 The remains of the missing Chandra Levy are found in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.
- 2002 37th Academy of Country Music Awards: Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride & Alan Jackson win
Music Awards
Album Release
2015 Daniel Johns releases “Talk”, his debut album as a solo artist
Daniel Johns
Music Concert
2017 Suicide bombing at Manchester Arena, England, after Ariana Grande concert kills 22 and injures 59
Ariana Grande