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9/10 This Week in MH
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This Week in
Music History
September 9
- 1948 "Hilarities (of 1949)" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 14 performances
- 1950 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 293 performances
- 1950 "Where's Chartev?" closes at St James Theater NYC after 792 performances
- 1956 Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show for the 1st time
- 1996 Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84
September
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September 10
- 1838 Hector Berlioz' opera "Benvenuto Cellini" premieres in Paris
- 1863 Georges Bizet's opera "Les Pêcheurs de Perles" premieres in Paris
- 1964 Rod Steward records his 1st single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
- 1966 Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks in the UK
September 10
September 11
- 1914 W. C. Handy "Father of the Blues" publishes his most famous composition "St Louis Blues"
- 1951 Stravinsky's opera "Rake's Progress," premieres in Venice
- 1959 "Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements
- 1962 Beatles cut "Love Me Do" & "PS I Love You" with Andy White on drums
- 1962 Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles
September 11
September 12
September 12
- 1910 Gustav Mahler's 8th Symphony premieres in Munich with 1028 musicians
- 1927 Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in NYC
- 1953 "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 6 performances
- 1960 "Vintage '60" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 8 performances
- 1984 Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
- 1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Cirkus Theater, Stockholm
- 1994 Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery
- 2003 Johnny Cash, American country singer (I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, A Boy Named Sue), dies at 71
September 13
- 1874 Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer (2nd Quartet) and painter associated with the expressionist movement, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1951)
- 1965 Beatles release "Yesterday"
- 1965 Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964
- 1997 Elton John releases "Candle in the Wind 1997", a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales in the UK
September 13
September 14
- 1741 George Frideric Handel finishes his "Messiah" oratorio after working on it non-stop for 23 days
- 1954 Benjamin Britten's opera 'Turn of the Screw' premieres in Venice
- 1980 "Charlie & Algernon" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 17 performances
- 1984 1st MTV Video Music Awards: The Cars win with "You Might Think"
- 1987 'Les Miserables' opens at Rock Theatre, Vigzinhaz Budapest
September 14
September 15
- 1928 Stothard, Kalmar & Ruby's musical "Good Boy" premieres in NYC
- 1948 "Small Wonder" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 134 performances
- 1951 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Ziegfeld NYC after 740 performances
- 1962 "Bravo, Giovanni" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 76 performances
- 1964 Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland
- 1968 "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV
- 1970 Decca awards Bing Crosby a 2nd platinum disc for selling 300 million
September 15
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