Good Wednesday evening dear friend. Welcome to This Day In The History Of Music. Enjoy the facts, and the read. 1.) On this day in 1783, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Symphony No. 36" premieres in Linz, Austria. 2.) On this day in 1876, Johannes Brahms' 1st Symphony in C premieres in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden. 3.) On this day in 1954, Harold Rome, S. N. Behrman, and Joshua Logan's musical romance "Fanny", starring Ezio Pinza, Walter Slezak, and Florence Henderson, opens at the Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 888 performances, winning one Tony Award. 4.) On this day in 1966, The Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations', entered the UK chart and went on to be a UK & US No.1 hit single. As a child, Brian Wilson's mother told him that dogs could pick up "vibrations" from people, so that the dog would bark at "bad vibrations". Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song. 5.) On this day in 1967, Pink Floyd made their US live debut when they appeared at the Winterland Auditorium, San Francisco, California. Floyd shared the bill with local group Big Brother & The Holding Company, featuring singer Janis Joplin and singer / songwriter Richie Havens. 6.) On this day in 1972, Johnny Nash started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I Can See Clearly Now', his only US chart topper; it made No.5 in the UK. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years, including a version by Jimmy Cliff for the motion picture soundtrack of Cool Runnings that peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. 7.) On this day in 1977, The concert documentary The Last Waltz premiered in New York. Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film captured The Band’s final show, which took place on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. Among the star-studded guest performers were Joni Mitchell, Dr John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton. Long considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time, The Last Waltz was added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2019. 8.) On this day in 1989, Swedish rock duo Roxette scored their second US No.1 single with 'Listen to Your Heart', a No.6 hit in the UK the following year. The track was from the duo's second studio album, Look Sharp! (1988). The track was the first song to reach No.1 in the US without a commercially released 7-inch single. 9.) On this day in 1989, Elton John scored his 50th UK chart hit when 'Sacrifice', entered the charts. Only Cliff Richard and Elvis Presley had also achieved this feat. Sacrifice was initially released as a single in 1989, but stalled at No.55 in the UK and at No.18 in the US. English DJ, Steve Wright, began playing the song on BBC Radio 1 and the song was then re-released as a double A-side single, along with 'Healing Hands'. 10.) On this day in 1997, Country star Shania Twain released her record-breaking crossover hit, Come on Over. The 16-track album spawned an astonishing 12 singles, including the hits 'You’re Still the One,' 'From This Moment On,' 'That Don’t Impress Me Much,' and 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman.' While Twain’s previous album, 1995’s The Woman in Me, received a rare Diamond certification by the RIAA, the Canadian artist bested herself with Come on Over, which soon became the best-selling country album of all time. Over the years, the critically acclaimed LP continued to break new global records, eventually becoming the best-selling album of all time by a female artist and the highest-selling album by a Canadian act. Today, it remains one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. 11.) On this day in 2002, Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin received the Music Industry Trusts Award for one of the greatest songwriting partnerships of all time. 12.) On this day in 2007, The Eagles went to No.1 on the UK album chart with Long Road Out of Eden. Their first-ever double album, and nearly six years in production, it was the group's first full studio album since The Long Run in 1979 and became the highest-selling album of the year. It won the band two Grammy awards for 'How Long' and the instrumental 'I Dreamed There Was No War'. 13.) On this day in 2013, Rihanna joined The Beatles and Elvis Presley as one of just three acts to top the UK singles chart seven times over seven years. The singer made the No.1 spot, as the featured artist on Eminem 's new track 'The Monster'. 14.) On this day in 2020, Bruce Springsteen was at No.1 on the UK album chart with his twentieth studio album Letter to You. Since touring was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the album was promoted with an online radio station. It features three tracks originally written prior to Springsteen's 1973 debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N. J.: 'If I Was the Priest,' 'Janey Needs a Shooter' and 'Song for Orphans.' Springsteen came across earlier recordings of these songs with John Hammond while assembling a compilation album. 15.) On this day in 2024, American singer Tyka Nelson died at the age of 64. She was the daughter of jazz musician John L. Nelson and the sister of Prince (she was Prince's only full sibling). She released four albums between 1988 and 2011, and reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in July 1988 with 'Marc Anthony's Tune', produced by Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone). In July 2021, she agreed to sell 90% of the shares she had in Prince's estate with her half-brother Omarr Baker. Born On This Day In The Music World: 1.) Born on this day in 1640, Carlo Mannelli, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1697) 2.) Born on this day in 1740, Augustus Toplady, British hymn composer ("Rock of Ages", "When langour and disease invade"), born in Farnham, Surrey, England (d. 1778) 3.) Born on this day in 1889, Alton Adams, American composer (1st black bandmaster in the United States Navy), born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (d. 1987) 4.) Born on this day in 1940, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist Delbert McClinton, who had the 1980 US No.8 single 'Giving It Up For Your Love'. He also worked with Bruce Channel, wrote and wrote 'Two More Bottles Of Wine', a country No.1 for Emmylou Harris. His highest-charting single was 'Tell Me About It', a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker, which reached No. 4 on the US Country chart. 5.) Born on this day in 1944, American singer Sherri Payne best known as the final lead singer of The Supremes from 1973 until 1977, joining Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong. Payne is the younger sister of singer Freda Payne, who had the 1970 hit single 'Band of Gold'. 6.) Born on this day in 1966, Kool Rock, (Damon Wimbley), rapper, from the American hip-hop trio The Fat Boys, who had the 1988 UK No.2 single 'Wipe-out'. The Fat Boys were one of the first rap groups to release full-length rap albums, along with Run-DMC, Whodini and Kurtis Blow. 7.) Born on this day in 1969, American former rapper, record producer, and record executive Sean Combs, (aka, Puff Daddy & P Diddy). He had the 1997 US & UK No.1 single with Faith Evans, 'I'll Be Missing You' (the most successful rap single of all time). He was the producer of MTV's Making the Band and is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists such as the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher, among others. In late 2023, Combs settled a high-profile sexual assault and abuse lawsuit filed by his former partner Cassie Ventura. Numerous lawsuits regarding sexual misconduct were filed in the following months, with several claimants alleging sexual assault and abuse by Combs between 1991 and 2009. In March 2024, and that September he was charged with federal sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering. He pleaded not guilty and was denied bail three times. His trial began on May 5, 2025; on July 2, he was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. On October 3, 2025, Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison with credit for 12 months time served. 8.) Born on this day in 1971, American singer, songwriter and actor Gregory Porter. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for Liquid Spirit and then again in 2017 for Take Me to the Alley. 9.) Born on this day in 1974, Louise Redknapp, from British R&B girl group Eternal who had the 1997 UK No.1 single 'I Wanna Be The Only One', and the 1993 UK No.2 album Always & Forever. They achieved 15 UK Top 20 hits between 1993 and 1999. She had the 1996 solo UK No.5 single 'Naked'. 10.) Born on this day in 1977, English singer Kavana, who scored several hit singles in the late 1990s in the UK including, the 1997 UK No.8 single 'I Can Make You Feel Good'. Take care, GOD bless.
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