Events in Music on February 8

  • 1735 First opera in North American colonies "Flora" opens in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1862 Opera "Lily of Killarney" premieres in London

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1895 Tchaikovsky and Petipa's revival of "Swan Lake" premieres in St Petersburg

Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • 1925 Kaufman & Berlin's musical "cocoanuts" premieres in New York City
  • 1926 Sean O'Casey's "Plough & Stars" opens at Abbey Theater Dublin
  • 1930 "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
  • 1940 Lewis & Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show" premieres in NYC
  • 1946 Béla Bartók's 3rd Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Philadelphia, PA, US
  • 1965 Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love"
  • 1981 "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 12 performances
  • 1981 "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 133 performances
  • 1994 Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm
  • 2004 46th Grammy Awards: Clocks, Evanescence wins
  • 2006 48th Grammy Awards: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, John Legend wins

Music awardsMusic Awards

2009 51st Grammy Awards: Best Album "Raising Sand" and Record of the Year "Please Read The Letter" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Rock Vocalist Robert Plant
Rock Vocalist
Robert Plant
Country Singer and Musician Alison Krauss
Country Singer and Musician
Alison Krauss

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2009 Singer Rihanna cancels appearance at the Grammys after being assaulted by boyfriend Chris Brown

Singer Rihanna
Singer
Rihanna
Singer Chris Brown
Singer
Chris Brown
  • 2015 57th Grammy Awards: Best Song "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith, Best Album "Morning Phase" by Beck