1660 - Composer Alessandro Scarlatti born in Palermo, Italy
born in Tacoma, Washington1910 - Artie Shaw
, bandleader, dies1919 - Folk singer Pete Seeger born in NYC
1928 - James Brown
born in Augusta Georgia1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnolde Dorsey], born in India
1937 - Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli, [Castelluccio] born in Newark NJ
1960 - "The Fantasticks
" opened. The show became the longest-running musical in theater history on May13, 1984 with performance number 10,0001969 - Jimi Hendrix was arrested when Canadian customs officials found heroin in his bag.
1971 - National Public Radio begins programming
May 4
1878 - Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House
1955 - Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer, dies at 73
1959 - 1st Grammy Awards: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win
1976 - KISS performed their first concert in their hometown of New York City.
May 51891 - The Music Hall (later Carnegie Hall) had its grand opening with its first public performance. Pyotr Llych Tchaikovsky guest conducts
1900 - "The Billboard" (later called "Billboard") began weekly publication instead of monthly after six years of publication.1999 - Garth Brooks named artist of the decade at the 34 annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
May 6
1977 - Dolly Parton made her New York singing debut.
May 7
1824 - Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
was performed for the first time. 1825 - Antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74
1833 - Composer Johannes Brahms
born in Hamburg, Germany 1840 - Composer Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk Russia
1968 - Reginald Dwight decided to change his name to Elton John.
1982 - Diana Ross
received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. May 8
1970 - The Beatles album "Let it Be" released.
1977 - Olivia Newton-John made her New York City debut with a concert at the Metropolitan Opera House.
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“Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music.” - Isaac Stern
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