On This Day …

1875 – Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born.
1890 – Composer Jacques Ibert was born.
1939 – “The Wizard of Oz” premiered in Hollywood, CA. Judy Garland became famous for the movie’s song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
1941 – “Au Revoir, Pleasant Dreams” was recorded by Ben Bernie and his orchestra.
1958 – Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago were married in a private ceremony at his parents home in Lubbock, TX.
1965 – The Beatles set a record for having the largest single crowd at a concert at Shea Stadium in New York. Attendance was 56,000.
1969 – The Woodstock Music and Art Fair began in Bethel, NY. The three-day concert featured 24 bands and drew over 400,000 people.
1980 – George Harrison’s book “I Me Mine” went on sale.
1987 – On the tenth anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley thousands of people marched past his grave in Memphis, TN.
1991 – Paul Simon played a free concert at New York’s Central Park in front of an estimated 750,000 people.

On This Day …

1685 – Composer Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti was born.
1694 – Composer Johan Helmich Roman was born.
1935 – Judy Garland, at the age of 12, sang on Wallace Berry’s radio show on NBC.
1965 – The Beatles were awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire) medals.
1971 – Al Green’s “Tired of Being Alone,” his first hit, went gold.
1978 – The Police played their first U.S. show in Boston at the Rat Club.
1981 – Queen and David Bowie record “Under Pressure” in Montreaux, Switzerland.
1992 – Pearl Jam sets a new record for first week sales when the LP “Vs.” sold 950,000 copies.
1998 – Eros Ramazzotti released his “Eros Live” album.
1998 – Marilyn Manson began its Mechanical Animals tour in Kansas City, MO.