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2003 Buddy Hackett, comedian/actor, The Music Man, dies at 78

2001 Lorenzo Music, voice, ", voice of Garfield, the Cat, ", dies at 64

1998 32nd TNN Music City News Country Awards

1998 "Sound of Music," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City

1998 25th American Music Award: Spice Girls and Babyface win

1998 Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher (Suzuki Method), dies at 99

1998 Shinichi Suzuki, music educator, "developed the ""Suzuki Method"" which taugh violin to children", dies at 98

1998 Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher, dies at 99

1998 Michael Tippett, British composer (Royal Col of Music), dies at 93

1997 Anthea Joseph, music producer, dies at 57

1997 8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes and Spice Girls win

1997 "Diary of Anne Frank," opens at Music Box Theater New York City

1997 "Barrymore," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 240 performances

1997 Stikkan Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur (Polar), dies at 66

1997 31st Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and LeAnn Rimes

1997 32nd Academy of Country Music Awards: LeAnn Rines and Brooks and Dunn

1997 "Barrymore," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 240 performances

1997 11th Soul Train Music Awards

1997 24th American Music Award: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win

1996 7th Billboard Music Awards

1996 Edward Kassner, music publisher, dies at 76

1996 John Bauldie, music journalist/Dylanologist, dies at 47

1996 James Wild, music teacher, dies at 68

1996 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks and Dunn win

1996 Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84

1996 MTV Video Music Awards

1996 "State Fair," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 118 performances

1996 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson

1996 Peter Fletcher, music teacher, dies at 60

1996 31st Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain

1996 Edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher, dies at 89

1996 10th Soul Train Music Awards: Patti Labelle, Boyz II Men

1996 "State Fair," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 118 performances

1996 23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins

1996 "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 97 performances

1995 6th Billboard Music Awards

1995 Louis Levy Jr, music publisher, dies at 84

1995 "Swinging On a Star" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 97 performances

1995 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win

1995 Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter, dies at 85

1995 29th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire

1995 C. W. Stubblefield, music Promoter, dies at 64

1995 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins

1995 "Blood Brothers" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 839 performances

1995 Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer, dies at 75

1995 9th Soul Train Music Awards: Boyz II Men, Anita Baker win

1995 Denny Cordel, rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51

1995 Jan Bart Klaster, music editor (The Slogan), dies at 50

1995 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win

1994 Samuel Lipman, music critic, dies at 60

1994 George G F van Renesse, concert pianist/music director, dies at 85

1994 5th Billboard Music Awards

1994 Irwin Kostal, U.S. arranger/conductor (Sound of Music), dies at 83

1994 Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer, dies at 76

1994 William Henry Swinburne, music teacher, dies at 87

1994 28th Country Music Association Award

1994 Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83

1994 28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Ray Stevens

1994 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins

1994 8th Soul Train Music Awards: Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston win

1994 21st American Music Award: Whitney Houston wins

1993 4th Billboard Music Awards

1993 Frank V Zappa, U.S. music/composer (Mothers of Invention), dies at 52

1993 27th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill wins

1993 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Vince Gill

1993 Singer Mariah Carey weds Tommy Mottola, CEO (Sony Music)

1993 28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins

1993 "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 839 performances

1993 Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61

1993 7th Soul Train Music Awards

1993 20th American Music Award: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win

1992 3rd Billboard Music Awards

1992 Paul Acket, organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz Festival), dies

1992 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins

1992 MTV Video Music Awards, Howard Stern appears as fartman

1992 26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks

1992 "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 48 performances

1992 27th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks

1992 "Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 48 performances

1992 Hank Penny, country music singer, dies at 73 of heart failure

1992 6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole and Color Me Badd win

1992 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" closes at Music Box New York City

1992 "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC

1992 19th American Music Award: C and C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win

1991 2nd Billboard Music Awards

1991 "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box New York City

1991 25th Country Music Association Award:

1991 Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer

1991 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 7 performances

1991 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances

1991 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Babalu Music"

1991 25th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton

1991 "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 28 performances

1991 26th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks

1991 "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 28 performances

1991 5th Soul Train Music Awards

1991 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson

1991 "Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 497 performances

1991 Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies

1990 1st Billboard Music Awards: Janet Jackson wins

1990 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 11 performances

1990 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins

1990 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances

1990 24th Music City News Country Awards: R Van Shelton and Patty Loveless

1990 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win

1990 World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

1990 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson

1990 17th American Music Award: Milli Vanilli

1989 "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 497 performances

1989 Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51

1989 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins

1989 23rd Music City News Country Awards: R Van Shelton and Randy Travis

1989 "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 12 performances

1989 "Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 12 performances

1989 3rd Soul Train Music Awards: Anita Baker

1989 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr, Alabama

1989 16th American Music Award: Randy Travis and George Michael wins

1988 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win

1988 22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis and Statler Brothers

1988 "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 36 performances

1988 "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 36 performances

1988 2nd Soul Train Music Awards

1988 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr.

1988 15th American Music Award: Anita Baker, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston

1987 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins

1987 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format

1987 21st Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis

1987 Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89

1987 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr

1987 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross

1987 14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama

1986 20th Country Music Association Award:

1986 MTV Music Awards - Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" wins

1986 20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn

1986 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire

1986 Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58

1986 13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and C Gayle

1985 19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins

1985 Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million

1985 19th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers, B Mandrell

1985 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Judds win

1985 12th American Music Award

1984 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins

1984 Ned Glass, actor (Charade, Street Music), dies of heart failure at 78

1984 18th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers

1984 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama

1984 Harry Salter, orch leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85

1984 11th American Music Award: Michael Jackson

1983 17th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins

1983 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins and Roy Acuff

1983 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson

1983 10th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers

1982 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg

1982 ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened)

1982 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander New York City after 333 performances

1982 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell

1982 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell

1982 "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at New York's Radio City Music Hall

1982 9th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers win

1981 15th Country Music Association Award:

1981 15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters

1981 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander New York City for 333 performances

1981 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell and George Jones

1981 1st Golden Raspberry Awards: Can't Stop the Music wins

1981 George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine"

1981 8th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers wins

1980 14th Country Music Association Award:[approx]

1980 14th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn

1980 15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins

1980 Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music, dies at 61

1979 Stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67

1979 Ben Weber, U.S. composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62

1979 Radio City Music Hall (New York City) reopens

1979 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell

1979 Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht Neth

1979 6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win

1978 12th Country Music Association Award

1978 5th American Music Award: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and C Twitty

1977 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial New York after 66 perf

1977 11th Country Music Association Award: Ronnie Milsap wins

1977 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" opens at Imperial New York City for 66 performances

1977 Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63

1977 "Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box New York City for 390 performances

1977 "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box New York City after 390 performances

1976 "Music Is" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 8 performances

1976 "Music Is" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 8 performances

1976 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins

1976 Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74

1976 Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA

1976 Lukas Hass, actor, Mars Attacks, Lady in White, Witness, Music Box

1976 Lukas Haas, actor, Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith

1976 CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts

1975 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music)

1975 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins

1975 2nd American Music Awards

1975 Lubov Orlova, actress (Moscow Laughs, Man of Music, Tanya), dies at 72

1974 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich

1974 "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances

1974 "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances

1974 "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances

1974 "Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater New York City

1973 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins

1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway

1973 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win

1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances

1973 Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City

1973 "Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV

1971 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins

1971 New York Times reports growing interest of white youth in black gospel music

1970 4th Country Music Association Award: Merle Haggard wins

1970 "Words and Music," debuts on NBC-TV

1970 Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton

1970 "Charles Aznavour" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 23 performances

1970 "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 23 performances

1969 "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV

1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in New York State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)

1969 Casper Howeler, music critic, dies at 71

1968 Beatles form Python Music Ltd.

1967 Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit

1967 Beatles Ltd and Apple Music Ltd swap names

1967 BBC starts their own popular music radio station

1967 Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75

1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California

1967 Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42

1967 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards

1966 Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74

1966 38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie and L Marvin win

1966 Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now

1965 Carl Hoff, orch leader (Music Hall), dies at 60

1965 "Sound Of Music" opens

1964 Ida Moore, actress (Mr Music, Johnny Belinda), dies at 82

1964 George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company

1964 Carole Coleman, singer (Face the Music), dies at 42

1963 Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time

1963 "Sound of Music" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 1443 performances

1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)

1962 Elizabeth Daily, actress, Street Music

1961 Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller

1961 "Music Man" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1375 performances

1961 Joris Vriamont, Flemish writer/music publisher, dies at 64

1960 John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres

1959 "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 1443 performances

1959 Alan "Wild"er, English rock vocalist/music, Depeche Mode-Wild!

1959 Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV

1958 Pam Tills, Country music artist

1958 Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin"

1958 12th Tony Awards: Sunrise at Campobello and Music Man win

1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music

1957 "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1375 performances

1957 John "Jellybean" Benitez, music producer

1957 William Orlamond, actor (Flesh and Devil, Words and Music), dies at 89

1956 Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42

1956 Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music composer (Levensschets), dies at 78

1956 Frank Dailey, orch leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54

1956 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City after 849 performances

1955 Pope Pius XII encyclical on sacred music and popular music

1955 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer

1954 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj appointed honored guest of Swed Royal Music Acad

1954 Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist

1954 Lesley-Anne Down, born in London, actress, A Little Night Music, Moonraker

1953 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden New York City for 849 perf

1953 Alan Rubin, music figure, Blues Brothers

1952 1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music"

1952 Teddy Gentry, Fort Payne Ala, country music star, Alabama-Mt Music

1951 "Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 56 performances

1951 "Music in the Air" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 56 performances

1951 Artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69

1951 Paul Thompson, rock drummer, Roxy Music

1950 Davey O'List, rocker, Roxy Music

1950 Richard Branson, British music enterperneur, Virgin Atlantic

1950 "Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 281 performances

1950 Brockway and Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)

1949 Randy Owen, Fort Payne Ala, country music star, Alabama-Mt Music

1949 "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts

1949 "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 281 performances

1949 Jeff Cook, Fort Payne Ala, country guitar/vocalist, Alabama-Mt Music

1949 John Bauldie, music journalist/dylanologist

1948 "Ballet Ballads" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 62 performances

1948 "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 62 performances

1948 "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio

1948 "Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 124 performances

1948 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin

1947 Christopher Parkening, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, transcribed sacred music

1947 "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 124 performances

1946 Arthur Conley, U.S. soul singer, Sweet Soul Music

1944 Henry J Wood, English conductor (My Life of Music, Proms), dies at 75

1942 Frank Mills, pianist/composer/arranger, Music Box Dancer

1941 Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music

1941 WPAT radio in New Jersey begins broadcasting (country music format)

1940 Anthea Joseph, music producer

1940 Florrie Forde, music hall artist, dies

1940 Dean Torrence, born in Los Angeles, California, surf music singer, Jan and Dean-Little Old Lady

1939 BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed

1939 Jonathan David Harvey, English composer, Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen

1939 Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart

1938 Dale Hawkins, music writer, Suzy Q

1937 Lorenzo Music, born in Brooklyn, New York, writer/actor/voice, Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield

1937 William Henry Hadow, composer (Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77

1936 Frederic Forrest, Waxahachie, Texas, actor, Music Box, Lonesone Dove

1936 Peter Fletcher, music teacher

1936 Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade

1935 Julie Andrews, England, actress and singer, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins

1934 [Everett] LeRoi Jones, [Amiri Baraka], U.S. writer, Black Music

1934 Samuel Lipman, music critic

1934 Don Kirshner, rock and roll producer, invented bubblegum music

1934 "It Happened One Night," opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall

1934 Tammy Grimes, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Can't Stop the Music

1933 Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator

1933 "King Kong," premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy New York City

1933 Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch composer (Handbook of Music), dies at 84

1932 Radio City Music Hall opens (New York City)

1932 "Make Mine Music," debuts

1932 Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in New York City

1932 Jerome Lowenthal, Philadelphia, pianist/prof, Jerusalem Academy of Music

1931 C. W. Stubblefield, music promoter

1931 Stikkan, Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur

1929 Christopher Plummer, Toronto, actor, Sound of Music, Doll's House

1929 Dave King, born in Twickenham, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall

1929 Harvey Lichtenstein, President, Brooklyn Academy of Music

1929 "Queen Ida" Guillory, Ziadaco music

1928 Johnny Mann, born in Baltimore, Maryland, music director, Johnny Mann Stand Up and Cheer

1928 James Wild, music teacher

1928 Pierre Olaf, Cauderan France, actor, Kraft Music Hall

1928 Phil Jones, principal, Trinity College of Music

1927 Barbara Cook, born in Atlanta, Georgia, stage singer and actress, Music Man

1927 John Pierre Herman Joubert, composer, Chamber Music for brass quintet

1926 Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress, This is Music, Paul Dixon Show

1925 Robert Heppener, composer, Hymns and Conversations, Movie Music

1925 Roy Haynes, U.S. jazz drummer, Trio Music with Chick Corea

1924 Marion Morgan, singer, Stop the Music

1924 Arthur Frackenpohl, born in Irving, New Jersey, composer, Natural Superiority of Music

1924 Lionel Dakers, director, Royal School of Church Music

1923 Ned Rorem, Richmond Indiana, composer/author, Sky Music

1923 Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)

1922 Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer, Music Express, North Sea Jazz

1922 Artie Malvin, U.S. music director, Julie LaRosa/Steve Lawrence

1922 Elmer Bernstein, born in New York City, movie music composer, Robot Monster

1921 Music Box Theater opens at 239 W 45th St. New York City

1921 Charles Scribner, Jr., music publisher, Scribner

1920 Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor, Kafka, Music Box

1920 Edward Kassner, music publisher

1919 Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer

1919 Bob Boucher, Kent Ohio, orch leader, Music on Ice

1918 Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music

1918 Eugene List, Philadelphia Penn, pianist/prof, Eastman School of Music

1918 Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter

1918 Norman Wisdom, born in London, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall

1918 Lester Sill, pioneer music publisher/record producer

1917 Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister

1917 Jerry Wexler, music producer, Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan

1916 Ben Weber, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, Thorne Music Award-1965

1914 George "Tiger" Haynes, guitarist/actor, Land Without Music, Guv'nor

1914 Morton DaCosta, born in Philadelphia, director, Island of Love, Music Man

1914 Jules van Ackere, Flemish musicologist, Eternal Music

1912 Jerry Jerome, born in Brooklyn, New York, saxophonist, Words and Music

1912 Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita, Kansas, jazz musician, Music 55

1912 Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader, created salsa music

1911 Bernard Herrmann, New York City, composes film music

1910 David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US dancer, Make Mine Music

1910 Louis Levy, Jr., music publisher

1910 Alan Frank, music publisher

1909 Dave Clark, music promoter and songwriter

1909 George G F van Renesse, Dutch pianist/music director

1908 Brooklyn Academy of Music, opens in New York City

1907 Helmut Walcha, German organist, church music

1907 Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66

1907 William Henry Swinburne, music teacher

1906 Reginald A Fessenden became 1st to broadcast music over radio (Mass)

1906 Edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher

1906 Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Massachusetts, singer, Jacques Fray Music Room

1906 Safford Cape, US/Belgian conductor/composer/music historian

1905 Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austria, singer, inspired "Sound of Music"

1904 Kermit Bloomgarden, producer, Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man

1904 Charles Kleins "Music Master," premieres in New York City

1903 Max Adrian, Enniskillen Northern Ireland, actor, Devils, Music Lover

1903 Rudolf Serkin, born in Eger, Bohemia, pianist, Marlboro Sch of Music

1902 David Burns, actor, Music Man, Hello Dolly!

1902 [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer, Music Man

1902 Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music

1901 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, German composer/music theorist, dies at 62

1901 Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer and music reviewer

1898 Shinichi Suzuki, music teacher

1898 Gracie Fields, England, music hall/vaudeville performer

1897 Hermione Gingold, born in London, England, actress, Gigi, Music Man

1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin)

1897 Casper Howeler, Dutch music critic

1896 Virgil Thomson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer/music critic, 4 Saints in 3 Acts

1896 Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher

1896 Premier of motion pictures (Koster and Bial's Music Hall, New York City)

1893 Willi Apel, German/US musicologist, Harvard dictionary of music

1893 Arre Merikanto, Finnish composer, 12-tones music

1891 Hermann Scherchen, Berlin Germany, conductor, Nature of Music

1891 Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in New York, Tchaikovsky as guest conductor

1889 Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer, 1968 Acad of Country Music Award

1889 Ludwig Tugel, German author/novelist/writer, Horse Music

1888 Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/music critic

1887 Nadia Boulanger, Paris, composer/music teacher, Lasirene Ideology

1885 Mahdi, [Muhammad Ahmed], Sudanese music reviewer, dies

1882 John Lowry, Mount Vernon, New York, New York City builder, Radio City Music Hall

1882 Ida Moore, born in Altoona, Kansas, actress, Mr. Music, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

1877 Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer, Leiecyclys

1866 Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice and music

1866 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist, dies

1860 Heinrich Florida Rellstab, German music theorist, dies

1859 Frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher, found Inst of Music

1855 Guido Adler, Austria, musicologist, Still in the Music

1854 Hans Muller, music historian

1849 1st chamber music group in U.S. gives their 1st concert (Boston)

1848 Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor and composer, Lexicon of Music

1846 Josef Sittard, music writer

1840 Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer

1833 Boston Academy of Music, 1st U.S. music school, established

1826 Hermann Kipper, music teacher/critic/composer

1821 Charles Scribner, U.S., music publisher, Scribner Catalog

1816 August W. Ambros, Austria musicologist, History of Music

1799 Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist

1795 Adolf B. Marx, German music theorist

1792 In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn

1791 Francis Hopkinson, U.S. writer/music/lawyer, dies at 53

1791 Charles J Sax, Belgian music instrument builder

1788 Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist

1784 Andre-Georges-Louis Onslow, English/French composer, chamber music

1783 Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German music theroist/violist, dies at 62

1779 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies

1776 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer, dies at 67

1773 Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, Arab Music

1769 Bonifacio Asioli, composer/music writer

1759 1st music store in America opens (Phila)

1741 Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer/music theorist, dies at about 80

1731 1st U.S. music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston)

1720 Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian

1719 John Hawkins, born in England, wrote 1st history of music

1710 William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music

1708 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer

1704 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies

1673 Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter (Baroque)/poet/music/actor, dies at 57

1662 Johann Cruger, German organist/composer/music theorist, dies at 63

1598 Johann Cruger, German organist, composer and music theorist

1575 English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly

1571 Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer, Syntagma music

1548 Georg Rhau/Rhaw, German cantor/composer/music publisher, dies

1050 Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies



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