Music Events:

• 1913 - In Paris the Prix de Rome music award was given to 19 year old french composer Lili Boulanger. The vote was 31 to 5 to bestow the award on her.


• 1935 - Benny Goodman records Sing, Sing, Sing featuring drummer Gene Krupa


• 1946 - Gene Autry's Top Ten single, "You Only Want Me When You're Lonely" charted.


• 1949 - Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie records Mary Lou Williams’ In The Land of Oo-Bla-Dee


• 1955 - Elvis Presley debuted on the charts with "Baby, Let's Play House," which eventually peaked at #10 on the country chart.


• 1955 - Webb Pierce recorded "Love, Love, Love"


• 1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet at St. Peter's Church garden fete in Liverpool, England.


• 1961 - The bands of Duke Ellington and Count Basie record For The First Time


• 1963 - Easier Said Than Done recorded by The Essex begins a run of 2 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100.


• 1963 - Bobby Bare's first Top Ten hit, "Detroit City," charted.


• 1964 - The Beatles' first film, "A Hard Day's Night," premiered in London.


• 1965 - Opera diva Maria Callas gives her last stage performance, singing Puccini's opera Tosca at Covent Garden.


• 1974 - Rock the Boat recorded by the Hues Corporation begins a run of 1 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100.


• 1974 - The first broadcast of Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion," which he based on the Grand Ole Opry.


• 1985 - Sussudio recorded by Phil Collins begins a run of 1 week at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100.


• 1991 - Alan Jackson's "Don't Rock the Jukebox" began a three-week stay at #1 on the country singles chart.