Music Events:

• 1920 - When My Baby Smiles at Me recorded by Ted Lewis & His Band begins a run of 7 weeks at #1 on the US charts.


• 1926 - Valencia recorded by Paul Whiteman begins a run of 11 weeks at #1 on the US charts.


• 1930 - Jimmie Rodgers recorded "Those Gambler's Blues"


• 1937 - The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down recorded by Russell Hunting begins a run of 2 weeks at #1 on the US charts.


• 1941 - Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan recorded "Make Room in Your Heart for a Friend"


• 1941 - Cab Calloway and his orchestra recorded the standard, St. James Infirmary.


• 1943 - Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer recorded by the Song Spinners begins a run of 3 weeks at #1 on the US charts.


• 1944 - First performance of Robert Wright & George Forest's musical The Song of Norway, with music of Norwegian composer Edward Grieg, in San Francisco. It opened on August 21, 1944 in New York City.


• 1945 - Danish concert pianist and comedian Victor Borge premiered on NBC radio. The network gave the comedian/pianist the summer replacement slot for Fibber McGee and Molly.


• 1948 - Woody Woodpecker recorded by Kay Kyser begins a run of 6 weeks at #1 on the US charts.


• 1950 - Moon Mullican recorded "Goodnight Irene" and "Well, Oh Well!"


• 1952 - Bob Newman recorded "Greetings"


• 1954 - Johnny Cash was discharged from the U.S. Air Force.


• 1955 - Art Tatum records Too Marvelous for Words


• 1955 - Johnnie and Jack recorded "So Lovely Baby"


• 1967 - First performance of Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 4 Das Siegeslied [1929], in London.


• 1973 - David Bowie 'retires' his stage persona 'Ziggy Stardust' in front of a shocked audience at the Hammersmith Odeon at the end of his British tour.


• 1976 - First performance of Alan Hovhaness' Violin Concerto Ode to Freedom Yehudi Menuhin and André Kostelanetz conducting, at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA.


• 1976 - Brian Wilson played his first live show with The Beach Boys in seven years when they appeared at the Anaheim Stadium, California.


• 1982 - Don't You Want Me recorded by The Human League begins a run of 3 weeks at #1 on the US charts.


• 1982 - Rosanna recorded by Toto peaks at #2 on the Top 100 chart for 5 weeks.


• 1986 - Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, became a U.S. citizen in ceremonies at Ellis Island, New York.


• 1993 - Alison Krauss joined the the Grand Ole Opry.


• 2000 - Harvard professor Ronald Ferguson accused the culture of hip-hop and rap music of stalling academic progress among young American blacks. He claimed time spent learning intricate rhyming lyrics detracted from reading.


• 2001 - George Jones' "High Tech Redneck" album certified gold.


• 2001 - Jimmy Buffett's box set "Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads" certified quadruple platinum.


• 2001 - Trisha Yearwood's "Songbook - A Collection" certified quadruple platinum.


• 2002 - Sir Elton John became the first person to be awarded an honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy Of Music.