This Day in Music – 1895: Oscar Hammerstein II is born
Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II formed an iconic partnership with Richard Rogers on musicals such as The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and Carousel. The duo won…
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This Day in Music – 1937: Death of George Gershwin
Gershwin, one of the main catalysts for jazz to become America’s music, was a composer and pianist who bridged popular and classical modes. His prolific…
This Day in Music – 1943: First RIAA Gold Album Award goes to Oklahoma!
The RIAA Gold Record certification now means 500,000 album units sold. However, in the early stages of RIAA certifications, it meant $1 million in sales.…
This Day in Music – 1713: Handel’s Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate premieres
Following the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, George Frederic Handel wrote the sacred choral Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate to commemorate the…
This Day in Music – 1937: Benny Goodman records “Sing, Sing, Sing”
On July 6th 1937, Benny Goodman recorded New Orleans swing standard “Sing, Sing, Sing” in Hollywood with his band. Goodman would go on to make…
This Day in Music – 1963: The Beatles’ first appearance in the American Charts
The origin of the moniker “Lennon-McCartney” dates back to a writer credit for a 1963 Del Shannon cover of The Beatle’s tune “From Me to…
This Day in Music: July 4 Independence Day
For American Independence Day, it seems apt to feature an American themed post. In 1831, the 55th Independence Day, Samuel Francis Smith’s “My Country (‘Tis…
This Day in Music – Happy Birthday Wilfrid Pelletier
The first artistic director of the OSM, conductor and pianist Wilfrid Pelletier, was born in Montréal on this day in 1896. In 1966, the largest…
This Day in Music – Pleyel
Austrian-born composer Ignaz Joseph Pleyel was born on June 18 1757. Living in Strasbourg during the Reign of Terror, he avoided the consequences that could…
This Day in Music – Happy Birthday Gounod & Stravinsky
Today marks the anniversary of Gounod’s (1818) and Stravinsky’s (1882) births. Winner of the 1839 Prix de Rome, Gounod studied at the Paris Conservatory. His…
