On This Day …

1894 – Composer Ernest John Moeran was born.
1904 – Composer Nathan Milstein was born.
1923 – Singer Eddie Cantor opened in the lead role of “Kid Boots.”
1929 – Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played “Auld Lang Syne” as a New Year’s Eve song for the first time.
1961 – The Beach Boys played a show under this name for the first time at a Ritchie Valens memorial concert in Long Beach, CA.
1969 – Jimi Hendrix introduced his new Band of Gypsys at a show that was recorded and later released as the live album “Band of Gypsys.”
1971 – The Beatles broke up.
1971 – David Clayton-Thomas made his last appearance with Blood, Sweat & Tears (until their reunion).
1975 – Elvis Presley performed for 60,000 fans at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, MI. He set a world record for earning $800,000 for a single concert by a single artist.
1976 – The Cars gave their debut performance at Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth, NH.
1978 – The Bauhaus gave their performance debut in England.
1981 – MTV hosted the first New Year’s Eve Rock and Roll Ball.
1983 – MTV completed its first profitable quarter.
1993 – Barbra Streisand performed her first paid concert in 22 years at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, NV.
1999 – “Rave Un2 The Joy 2000” was aired. Prince had recorded the show on December 18, 1999 at Paisley Park Studios.

On This Day …

1739 – Composer Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf was born.
1915 – Composer Douglas Lilburn was born.
1962 – The Elvis Presley film “Girls! Girls! Girls!” premiered.
1963 – The Beach Boys’ “Be True To Your School” was released.
1968 – Stevie Wonder’s “For Once In My Life” was released.
1974 – George Harrison began his first tour in eight years.
1998 – Atlantic Records launched an online music video service, Instavid.

On This Day …

1811 – Composer Franz Liszt was born.
1832 – Founder of the New York Philharmonic, Leopold Damrosch, was born in Russia.
1883 – The Metropolitan Opera House held its grand opening in New York.
1917 – Leopold Stokowski led the Philadelphia Orchestra in its first recording session.
1965 – “Get Off My Cloud” was released in the U.K. by the Rolling Stones.
1966 – The Beach Boys released the single “Good Vibrations.”
1974 – “Hotter Than Hell was released by KISS.
1983 – New York’s Metropolitan Opera celebrated its 100th anniversary.