Music Premiere
1787 "Tarare" an opera by Antonio Salieri premieres at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris
Antonio Salieri
Music Recording
1942 Bing Crosby records "Silent Night"
Bing Crosby
- 1946 "Lute Song" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 142 performances
- 1948 "Sally" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 36 performances
- 1963 "Mr President" closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances
- 1964 "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)", recorded by 1960s American pop singers, Jan and Dean, is released
- 1968 Gary Puckett and Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"
- 1968 Rolling Stones release "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
Event of Interest
1969 Brian Jones is asked to leave The Rolling Stones
Charlie Watts
- 1969 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
- 1974 Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes"
- 1979 Wings release "Back to the Egg" album
- 1980 "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" closes at Martin Beck NYC after 8 performances
- 1981 15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters
Film Release
1984 "Ghostbusters", American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murrary and Dan Aykroyd is released
Rick Moranis
Dan Aykroyd
Event of Interest
1992 26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson & Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Event of Interest
2007 Jazz legend Oscar Peterson is forced to cancel his appearance at the Carnegie Hall all-star performance (held in his honour), owing to illness
Oscar Peterson
Music Awards
2011 45th CMT Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton wins
Taylor Swift
Event of Interest
2014 Audra McDonald wins a Tony for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar And Grill"
Audra McDonald
Billie Holiday
June in History
Bobby Kennedy Gunned Down on Campaign Trail
Less than five years after President Kennedy was assassinated, his younger brother Bobby, hoping to win the White House, was felled by a gunman on this day.
June 5, 1968Why an American Bought London Bridge
An iconic piece of Olde England was just what an American oil tycoon wanted for his new township in the Arizona desert. Did he get what he was after?
June 7, 1761France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery
Its vault was thought to be impregnable, but the bank had not reckoned on the ingenuity of a determined thief who died on this day, with the loot still missing.
June 8, 1989The Lost Love of Cheating Henry
The mistress of French king Henry IV was beautiful, intelligent – and pregnant. He wanted her by his side in place of his childless Queen. But fate stepped in.
June 9, 1572
