Music has played an important role in human history since the earliest civilizations.
Jimi Hendrix played his first gig at Temple de Hirsch Synagogue, Seattle, USA.
Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly died during a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
Singer Buddy Holly's last song was released.
Toronto's CHUM-AM (1050 kHz) became Canada's first radio station to broadcast only the top 40 Rock n' Roll music format.
Lugano, Switzerland, hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest.
Legend Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' smashed the charts reaching #1.
The musical 'My Fair Lady' had its first performance on Broadway in New York City.
Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' made it into Billboard's Top 100 pop chart.
Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' debuted on the music charts. It is known as his first hit song.
Johnny Cash released 'Folsom Prison Blues.'
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & Comets reached #1 on the US singles charts.
Elvis Presley recorded his debut single, That's All Right.
Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets was recorded.
Elvis Presley recorded his first demo for 'It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You' and 'I'll Never Stand In Your Way.'
The musical ''Singing in The Rain," directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, had its first theatrical run.
Frank Sinatra recorded his hit 'I'm a Fool to Want You.'
Billie Holiday was arrested.
Billboard started publishing the top album charts list with the King Cole Trio as the first #1.
Major Glenn Miller, musician, and composer, disappeared over the English Channel during a flight.
Billboard magazine started ranking sales of recorded songs.
Glenn Miller's 'In the Mood' hit number one on this day and stayed there for 12 weeks.
Legend Frank Sinatra recorded his debut single with the Harry James band.
Stalin and officials walked out of Lady Macbeth opera, calling it a 'muddle,' not music.
Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.
The US adopted the national anthem 'Star-Spangled Banner.'
Take Me Out to the Ball Game was copyrighted.
The Wizard of Oz was shown at The Chicago Grand Opera House for the first time.
The tone poem Don Quixote by Richard Strauss premiered in Cologne, Germany.
33-year-old Katharine Lee Bates wrote the famous song 'America the Beautiful.'
Tchaikovsky conducted the first public concert at the newly-built Music Hall in New York City.
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performed its first concert.
The Christmas carol 'Silent Night' composed by Franz Xaver Gruber was first sung at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria.
Beethoven composed his famous short piano piece, 'Für Elise.'
Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B was performed for the first time.
Beethoven performed his first concert 'for his benefit' at Austria's Royal Imperial Court Theatre.
Beethoven performed in person for the first time.
The Stoughton Musical Society, the oldest musical society in the US, was formed.
Mozart published the Haydn Quartets in Vienna.
The first music store in America was opened in Philadelphia by Michael Hillegas.
St Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach premiered in Leipzig, Germany.
Water Music by George Frideric Handel premiered on the River Thames, London, at the request of King George I.
