Fw: Music History for May 5
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Music History for
May 5
1891 - The Music Hall (later Carnegie Hall) had its grand opening with its first public performance. The first performer was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.?
1900 -?The Billboard?(later called?Billboard) began weekly publication instead of monthly after six years of publication.?
1955 - The musical?Damn Yankees?opened in New York City. It ran for 1,019 performances.?
1962 - Chris Montez recorded "Let's Dance."?
1968 - Buffalo Springfield performed their final concert in Long Beach, CA.?
1969 - Stevie Wonder met President Nixon at the White House.?
1972 - Paul Simon, Chicago and Carol King performed at a benefit for U.S. Presidential candidate George McGovern.?
1984 - Chrissi Hynde (Pretenders) and Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) were married.?
1986 - It was announced that Cleveland, Ohio, had been chosen as the city where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame would be built.?
1995 - Steven Adler was arraigned on a felony count of possession of heroin, as well as 2 misdemeanor drug charges.?
1998 - The Michigan state legislature introduced a bill that would limit concert attendance by minors under the age of 18.?
1999 - Garth Brooks was named artist of the decade at the 34th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. |
Mary Live long and?prosper
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