Events in Music on October 17

Music Premiere

1825 1st opera by Franz Liszt, "Don Sanche" premieres in Paris

Music Concert

1831 Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres in Munich, with the composer as soloist

1957 "Copper & Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances

Jailhouse Rock Premieres

1957 Musical film "Jailhouse Rock" starring Elvis Presley premieres in Memphis, Tennessee

A publicity shot from the film showing Elvis Presley during the dance sequence in Jailhouse Rock

1959 "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 87 performances
1960 "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 216 performances
1963 "Jennie" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 82 performances
1963 The Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at EMI Studios in London
1965 Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner's musical "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever", starring Barbara Harris and John Cullum, opens at he Mark Hellinger Theatre, NYC; runs for 280 performances

Music History

1967 Barbra Streisand stars on "Belle of 14th Street" special on CBS

#1 in the Charts

1972 Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Lng," is #1

1974 "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse NYC after 1065 per
1979 "Beatlemania" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 920 performances
1982 1st live orchestra on a US commercial network since 1954 (National Symphony)
1987 "Late Nite Comic" closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 4 performances

Album Release

1988 Traveling Wilburys release debut album "Volume 1", featuring the single "Handle With Care"; pseudonymous band members include Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty