; ct2gcal.awk output ; ; Absolutely NO warrenty! ; ; # CalenTool V2.2 - nflag=1 range=1,12 - DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE ;# CalenTool V2.2 - nflag=1 range=1,12 - DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE # $Header: /home/cna/billr/src/xcalentool/dates/RCS/music,v 1.2 1991/03/07 16:21:19 billr Exp billr $ ;# $Header: /home/cna/billr/src/xcalentool/dates/RCS/music,v 1.2 1991/03/07 16:21:19 billr Exp billr $ # Dates for events in the traditional and popular music world ;# Dates for events in the traditional and popular music world # Today in History dates provided by Robert Heckendorn at ;# Today in History dates provided by Robert Heckendorn at # Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins, Colorado. ;# Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins, Colorado. # Any corrections or additions may be sent to robert@fc.hp.com ;# Any corrections or additions may be sent to robert@fc.hp.com # ;# # Additional dates provided from ProLine's today file ;# Additional dates provided from ProLine's today file # ;# # Converted to calentool format by Larry Virden (lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu) ;# Converted to calentool format by Larry Virden (lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu) # and RPC Rodgers, UCSF, Nov. 1988 ;# and RPC Rodgers, UCSF, Nov. 1988 # and further edited and merged by Bill Randle (billr@saab.cna.tek.com). ;# and further edited and merged by Bill Randle (billr@saab.cna.tek.com). # ;# ** 01 17 99 99 00 Led Zeppelin's first album released (1969) 00000117 Led Zeppelin's first album released (1969)%s19690117 ** 01 19 99 99 00 Premiere of Verdi's opera Il Trovatore in Rome (1853) 00000119 Premiere of Verdi's opera Il Trovatore in Rome (1853)%s18530119 ** 01 25 99 99 00 Bob Dylan plays second "Hurricane" benefit (Astrodome, 1978) 00000125 Bob Dylan plays second "Hurricane" benefit (Astrodome, 1978)%s19780125 ** 01 26 99 99 00 The song "We are the World" is recorded as a benefit to starving Africans (1985) 00000126 The song "We are the World" is recorded as a benefit to starving Africans (1985)%s19850126 ** 01 28 99 99 00 Jimi Hendrix headlines Madison Square Garden (1970) 00000128 Jimi Hendrix headlines Madison Square Garden (1970)%s19700128 ** 01 29 99 99 00 John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" is first performed (1728) 00000129 John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" is first performed (1728)%s17280129 ** 01 30 99 99 00 1st jazz record in United States is cut. (1917) 00000130 1st jazz record in United States is cut. (1917)%s19170130 ** 01 30 99 99 00 The first jazz record was cut by "The Original Dixieland Jazz Band" (1917) 00000130 The first jazz record was cut by "The Original Dixieland Jazz Band" (1917)%s19170130 ** 01 31 99 99 00 Grateful Dead busted (New Orleans, 1970) 00000131 Grateful Dead busted (New Orleans, 1970)%s19700131 ** 02 03 99 99 00 Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, & Big Bopper killed in plane crash ("The Day The Music Died"), outside Mason City, IA (1959) 00000203 Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, & Big Bopper killed in plane crash ("The Day The Music Died"), outside Mason City, IA (1959)%s19590203 ** 02 05 99 99 00 Glenn Miller records Tuxedo Junction (1940) 00000205 Glenn Miller records Tuxedo Junction (1940)%s19400205 ** 02 07 99 99 00 Beatles arrive in America for first time (1964) 00000207 Beatles arrive in America for first time (1964)%s19640207 ** 02 07 99 99 00 Steven Stills makes first digitally recorded rock album (1979) 00000207 Steven Stills makes first digitally recorded rock album (1979)%s19790207 ** 02 07 99 99 00 The Beatles first visit the United States (1964) 00000207 The Beatles first visit the United States (1964)%s19640207 ** 02 09 99 99 00 Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan show (and American TV) for the first time. (1964) 00000209 Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan show (and American TV) for the first time. (1964)%s19640209 ** 02 12 99 99 00 Beatles play Carnegie Hall (New York City, 1964) 00000212 Beatles play Carnegie Hall (New York City, 1964)%s19640212 ** 02 19 99 99 00 Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" banned in Britain (1972) 00000219 Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" banned in Britain (1972)%s19720219 ** 02 20 99 99 00 Yes sells out Madison Square Garden without advertising (1974) 00000220 Yes sells out Madison Square Garden without advertising (1974)%s19740220 ** 02 25 99 99 00 Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, first performs at Carnegie Hall (1953) 00000225 Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, first performs at Carnegie Hall (1953)%s19530225 ** 03 03 99 99 00 Buffalo Springfield formed (Los Angeles, 1966) 00000303 Buffalo Springfield formed (Los Angeles, 1966)%s19660303 ** 03 04 99 99 00 Antonio Vivaldi, late Baroque violin virtuoso and composer. (1678) 00000304 Antonio Vivaldi, late Baroque violin virtuoso and composer. (1678)%s16780304 ** 03 07 99 99 00 Last Gilbert and Sullivan opera produced (1896) 00000307 Last Gilbert and Sullivan opera produced (1896)%s18960307 ** 03 12 99 99 00 Randy Stonehill's birthday 00000312 Randy Stonehill's birthday ** 03 13 99 99 00 Allman Brothers record live album (Fillmore East, 1971) 00000313 Allman Brothers record live album (Fillmore East, 1971)%s19710313 ** 03 21 99 99 00 The Beatles first appeared at the Cavern Club (1961) 00000321 The Beatles first appeared at the Cavern Club (1961)%s19610321 ** 03 22 99 99 00 Ten Years After plays their last concert (1974) 00000322 Ten Years After plays their last concert (1974)%s19740322 ** 03 26 99 99 00 Emerson, Lake, & Palmer record "Pictures at an Exhibition" live (1971) 00000326 Emerson, Lake, & Palmer record "Pictures at an Exhibition" live (1971)%s19710326 ** 03 27 99 99 00 David Mullen's birthday 00000327 David Mullen's birthday ** 03 29 99 99 00 Dr. Hook gets group picture on cover of "Rolling Stone" (1973) 00000329 Dr. Hook gets group picture on cover of "Rolling Stone" (1973)%s19730329 ** 03 29 99 99 00 Phil Keaggy's birthday 00000329 Phil Keaggy's birthday ** 04 10 99 99 00 Paul McCartney announces departure from Beatles (1970) 00000410 Paul McCartney announces departure from Beatles (1970)%s19700410 ** 04 13 99 99 00 The twenty-three year old Van Cliburn of Kilgore, Texas wins the Tchaikovsky competition (1958) 00000413 The twenty-three year old Van Cliburn of Kilgore, Texas wins the Tchaikovsky competition (1958)%s19580413 ** 04 18 99 99 00 Gene Autry records "Back in the Saddle Again" (1936) 00000418 Gene Autry records "Back in the Saddle Again" (1936)%s19360418 ** 04 18 99 99 00 Yes breaks up after 13 years (1981) 00000418 Yes breaks up after 13 years (1981)%s19810418 ** 04 19 99 99 00 The musical "Carousel" opens (1945) 00000419 The musical "Carousel" opens (1945)%s19450419 ** 04 20 99 99 00 Vladimir Horowitz performs in Moscow for the first time since leaving 60 years earlier (1986) 00000420 Vladimir Horowitz performs in Moscow for the first time since leaving 60 years earlier (1986)%s19860420 ** 04 29 99 99 00 "Hair" premiers on Broadway (1968) 00000429 "Hair" premiers on Broadway (1968)%s19680429 ** 05 07 99 99 00 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony presented for first time. (1824) 00000507 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony presented for first time. (1824)%s18240507 ** 05 12 99 99 00 Pink Floyd performs first quadrophonic concert (1977) 00000512 Pink Floyd performs first quadrophonic concert (1977)%s19770512 ** 05 20 99 99 00 The Jimi Hendrix Experience signed by Reprise Records (1967) 00000520 The Jimi Hendrix Experience signed by Reprise Records (1967)%s19670520 ** 05 31 99 99 00 The Who perform loudest concert ever--76,000 watts (1976) 00000531 The Who perform loudest concert ever--76,000 watts (1976)%s19760531 ** 06 01 99 99 00 Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper" (1967) 00000601 Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper" (1967)%s19670601 ** 06 01 99 99 00 The Beatles release their album "Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967) 00000601 The Beatles release their album "Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967)%s19670601 ** 06 06 99 99 00 "Rock Around The Clock" makes Billboard's 00000606 "Rock Around The Clock" makes Billboard's ** 06 07 99 99 00 Blind Faith debuts in concert (London's Hyde Park, 1969) 00000607 Blind Faith debuts in concert (London's Hyde Park, 1969)%s19690607 ** 06 10 99 99 00 Denver police tear gas Jethro Tull & 2000 fans (Red Rocks, 1971) 00000610 Denver police tear gas Jethro Tull & 2000 fans (Red Rocks, 1971)%s19710610 ** 06 11 99 99 00 Jelly Roll Morton records "Kansas City Stomp" (1928) 00000611 Jelly Roll Morton records "Kansas City Stomp" (1928)%s19280611 ** 06 16 99 99 00 Monterey Pop festival opens (1967) 00000616 Monterey Pop festival opens (1967)%s19670616 ** 06 20 99 99 00 The Tallehatchie Bridge, mentioned in the song "Ode to Billy Joe", is torn down (1972) 00000620 The Tallehatchie Bridge, mentioned in the song "Ode to Billy Joe", is torn down (1972)%s19720620 ** 06 21 99 99 00 Columbia Records announces first mass production of LPs (1948) 00000621 Columbia Records announces first mass production of LPs (1948)%s19480621 ** 07 02 99 99 00 Felix Pappalardi & Leslie West form Mountain (1969) 00000702 Felix Pappalardi & Leslie West form Mountain (1969)%s19690702 ** 07 06 99 99 00 Jefferson Airplane formed (San Francisco, 1965) 00000706 Jefferson Airplane formed (San Francisco, 1965)%s19650706 ** 07 12 99 99 00 Chicago DJ Steve Dahl holds "Disco Demolition" (Kamisky Park, 1979) 00000712 Chicago DJ Steve Dahl holds "Disco Demolition" (Kamisky Park, 1979)%s19790712 ** 07 17 99 99 00 "Yellow Submarine" premieres (London Pavilion, 1968) 00000717 "Yellow Submarine" premieres (London Pavilion, 1968)%s19680717 ** 07 25 99 99 00 Bob Dylan goes electric (Newport Folk Festival, 1965) 00000725 Bob Dylan goes electric (Newport Folk Festival, 1965)%s19650725 ** 07 25 99 99 00 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young debut (Fillmore East, 1969) 00000725 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young debut (Fillmore East, 1969)%s19690725 ** 07 28 99 99 00 Watkins Glen "Summer Jam" opens (1973) 00000728 Watkins Glen "Summer Jam" opens (1973)%s19730728 ** 08 01 99 99 00 Concert for Bangla Desh (Madison Square Garden, 1971) 00000801 Concert for Bangla Desh (Madison Square Garden, 1971)%s19710801 ** 08 04 99 99 00 John Lennon states "the Beatles are more popular than Jesus" (1966) 00000804 John Lennon states "the Beatles are more popular than Jesus" (1966)%s19660804 ** 08 13 99 99 00 Rock group Jefferson Airplane is formed (1965) 00000813 Rock group Jefferson Airplane is formed (1965)%s19650813 ** 08 15 99 99 00 Beatles play Shea Stadium (New York City, 1965) 00000815 Beatles play Shea Stadium (New York City, 1965)%s19650815 ** 08 15 99 99 00 Woodstock, 3 day rock concert, begins. 400,000 people show up! (1969) 00000815 Woodstock, 3 day rock concert, begins. 400,000 people show up! (1969)%s19690815 ** 08 17 99 99 00 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair concluded near Bethel, N.Y. (1969) 00000817 The Woodstock Music and Art Fair concluded near Bethel, N.Y. (1969)%s19690817 ** 08 26 99 99 00 Jimi Hendrix gives last performance (Isle of Wight, 1970) 00000826 Jimi Hendrix gives last performance (Isle of Wight, 1970)%s19700826 ** 08 26 99 99 00 Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland Studios opens (New York City, 1970) 00000826 Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland Studios opens (New York City, 1970)%s19700826 ** 08 29 99 99 00 The Beatles gave their last public concert at Candlestick Park. (1966) 00000829 The Beatles gave their last public concert at Candlestick Park. (1966)%s19660829 ** 09 09 99 99 00 Ludwig van Beethoven's last public performance. (1825) 00000909 Ludwig van Beethoven's last public performance. (1825)%s18250909 ** 09 19 99 99 00 Simon & Garfunkel reunite (Central Park, New York City, 1981) 00000919 Simon & Garfunkel reunite (Central Park, New York City, 1981)%s19810919 ** 09 19 99 99 00 The song "Dixie" is first sung by its composer, a blackfaced minstrel singer, Daniel Decatur Emmett (1859) 00000919 The song "Dixie" is first sung by its composer, a blackfaced minstrel singer, Daniel Decatur Emmett (1859)%s18590919 ** 09 23 99 99 00 "Paul is dead" rumors sweep country (1969) 00000923 "Paul is dead" rumors sweep country (1969)%s19690923 ** 09 26 99 99 00 John Philip Sousa gives his first public concert, playing for the first time "The Liberty Bell March" (1892) 00000926 John Philip Sousa gives his first public concert, playing for the first time "The Liberty Bell March" (1892)%s18920926 ** 10 07 99 99 00 Marian Anderson became the first black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York (1954) 00001007 Marian Anderson became the first black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York (1954)%s19541007 ** 10 12 99 99 00 The Jimi Hendrix Experience formed (London, 1966) 00001012 The Jimi Hendrix Experience formed (London, 1966)%s19661012 ** 10 19 99 99 00 Wagner's opera 'Tannhauser' is performed for first time. (1845) 00001019 Wagner's opera 'Tannhauser' is performed for first time. (1845)%s18451019 ** 10 22 99 99 00 The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening (1883) 00001022 The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening (1883)%s18831022 ** 10 25 99 99 00 Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show (1964) 00001025 Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show (1964)%s19641025 ** 10 27 99 99 00 Opera star Beverly Sills gave her last performance. (1980) 00001027 Opera star Beverly Sills gave her last performance. (1980)%s19801027 ** 10 28 99 99 00 Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky debuts his 6th Symphony, the "Pathetique" in St. Petersburg (1893) 00001028 Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky debuts his 6th Symphony, the "Pathetique" in St. Petersburg (1893)%s18931028 ** 11 02 99 99 00 Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland" enters U.S. charts at 00001102 Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland" enters U.S. charts at ** 11 09 99 99 00 First issue of "Rolling Stone" published (1967) 00001109 First issue of "Rolling Stone" published (1967)%s19671109 ** 11 15 99 99 00 Al Jolson puts on blackface for the first time (1909) 00001115 Al Jolson puts on blackface for the first time (1909)%s19091115 ** 11 16 99 99 00 Bill Ham first demonstrates psychedelic "Light Show" (1965) 00001116 Bill Ham first demonstrates psychedelic "Light Show" (1965)%s19651116 ** 11 21 99 99 00 Jack Benny (Violin) & Richard Nixon (Piano) play their famed duet. (1959) 00001121 Jack Benny (Violin) & Richard Nixon (Piano) play their famed duet. (1959)%s19591121 ** 11 23 99 99 00 Enrico Caruso made his American debut in New York appearing in Rigoletto (1903) 00001123 Enrico Caruso made his American debut in New York appearing in Rigoletto (1903)%s19031123 ** 11 25 99 99 00 "The Last Waltz" concert played by The Band at Winterland (1976) 00001125 "The Last Waltz" concert played by The Band at Winterland (1976)%s19761125 ** 11 25 99 99 00 Johann Strauss, Jr., writes "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" (1867) 00001125 Johann Strauss, Jr., writes "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" (1867)%s18671125 ** 11 26 99 99 00 Cream performs their farewell concert at Royal Albert Hall (1968) 00001126 Cream performs their farewell concert at Royal Albert Hall (1968)%s19681126 ** 11 27 99 99 00 Premier of the Ravel's "Concerto for the Left Hand" (1931) 00001127 Premier of the Ravel's "Concerto for the Left Hand" (1931)%s19311127 ** 12 03 99 99 00 Montreux Casino burns down during Frank Zappa concert (1971) 00001203 Montreux Casino burns down during Frank Zappa concert (1971)%s19711203 ** 12 06 99 99 00 Rolling Stones play Altamont Speedway (near San Francisco, 1969) 00001206 Rolling Stones play Altamont Speedway (near San Francisco, 1969)%s19691206 ** 12 09 99 99 00 The Who's "Tommy" premieres (London, 1973) 00001209 The Who's "Tommy" premieres (London, 1973)%s19731209 ** 12 13 99 99 00 George Gershwin's composition "An American in Paris" makes its debut in Carnegie hall (1928) 00001213 George Gershwin's composition "An American in Paris" makes its debut in Carnegie hall (1928)%s19281213 ** 12 16 99 99 00 Don McLean's "American Pie" released (1971) 00001216 Don McLean's "American Pie" released (1971)%s19711216 ** 12 23 99 99 00 First Gilbert & Sullivan collaboration, Thespis (1871) 00001223 First Gilbert & Sullivan collaboration, Thespis (1871)%s18711223 ** 12 24 99 99 00 Luisa Tetrazzini sings to 250,000 people at Lotta's Fountain. (1910) 00001224 Luisa Tetrazzini sings to 250,000 people at Lotta's Fountain. (1910)%s19101224 ** 12 25 99 99 00 John Philip Sousa composes "Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896) 00001225 John Philip Sousa composes "Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896)%s18961225 ** 12 25 99 99 00 The Christmas Carol "Silent Night" was song for the first time at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria (1818) 00001225 The Christmas Carol "Silent Night" was song for the first time at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria (1818)%s18181225 ** 12 27 99 99 00 "Sweet Adaline", a barbershop quartet favorite, is 1st sung. (1903) 00001227 "Sweet Adaline", a barbershop quartet favorite, is 1st sung. (1903)%s19031227 ** 12 31 99 99 00 Jimi Hendrix introduces Band of Gypsies at Fillmore East (1969) 00001231 Jimi Hendrix introduces Band of Gypsies at Fillmore East (1969)%s19691231