This Day In Rock Music History Nov 4, 1961: Bob Dylan makes his debut at the Carnegie Chapter Hall in New York City. Most of the fifty people in attendance are his friends who paid two bucks to get in. Dylan was paid twenty dollars for the night.
Thanks for doing this, Ted. Really enjoy seeing this every morning. The Bob Dylan issue brought back so many memories. Before Bob Dylan made his mark in music, a group of us would to listen to him every week at a small coffee shop near the Macalester College Campus - all for free. Good times!
This Day In Rock Music History Nov 8, 1971: At the end of an Elvis Presley concert in Minnesota, in an effort to quiet the fans who continued to call for an encore, announcer Al Dvorin utters what would become the most famous catchphrase associated with the singer: "Elvis has left the building."
This Day In Classical Music History Nov 8, 1955 After being destroyed in WWII, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio.
This Day In Classical Music History Nov 6, 1717: J S Bach goes to jail for three weeks for breaking his contract for his service with his employer, Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar. Bach spent his time in jail composing some organ preludes, possibly including this one (below). However, it is still a matter of debate whether or not Bach wrote Jingle Bells during this time.
This Day In Rock Music History Nov 7, 1961: Ray Charles is arrested in Indianapolis after police discover marijuana and heroin in his hotel room. #stamps
This Day In Classical Music History Nov 7, 1912: The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in Berlin with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
This Day In Pop/Rock Music History Nov 8, 1964: TV star Lorne Greene crashes the rock n roll party, sitting at #10 on the Billboard charts with the western-themed “Ringo.”
This Day In Classical Music History Nov 8, 1929: Russian composer/conductor Alexander Glazunov makes his American debut, leading the Detroit Symphony in a performance of his 6th Symphony.
This Day in World History Nov 9, 1938: Nazis kill 35 Jews, arrest thousands, and destroy Jewish synagogues, homes and stores throughout Germany, in the event known as Kristallnacht, the night of the shattered glass.
This Day In Pop/Rock Music History Nov 9, 1968: A US Army captain is quoted in Rolling Stone magazine as saying "Rock and Roll music contributes to both the usage of drugs and the high VD rate among enlisted men in the army today."
This Day In Pop/Rock Music History Nov 10, 1975: David Bowie is at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Space Oddity.' The track was first released in 1969 to tie in with the Apollo 11 moon landing.
This Day In Classical Music History Nov 10, 1909: Gustav Mahler conducts the New York Philharmonic performed his symphonic arrangement of Bach’s Orchestral Suites. Mahler conducts from the keyboard of a Steinway piano tricked out to sound like a harpsichord.
This Day In Pop/Rock Music History Nov 11, 1978: Donna Summer hits #1 on the US singles chart with 'MacArther Park,' and #1 on the US album chart with 'Live And More.'
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Nov 4, 1922: Howard Carter discovers the entrance to King Tut’s tomb.
Egypt, Scott Nr C144 (1973)
Nov 4, 1961: Bob Dylan makes his debut at the Carnegie Chapter Hall in New York City. Most of the fifty people in attendance are his friends who paid two bucks to get in. Dylan was paid twenty dollars for the night.
Solomon Islands (2016)
Nov 3, 1876: Johannes Brahms' 1st Symphony in C premieres in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden.
Austria, Scott Nr 1723 (1997)
Nov 8, 1935: Parker Brothers company launches "Monopoly," a game of real estate and capitalism.
USA, Scott Nr 3185o, Scott Nr (1998)
Nov 8, 1971: At the end of an Elvis Presley concert in Minnesota, in an effort to quiet the fans who continued to call for an encore, announcer Al Dvorin utters what would become the most famous catchphrase associated with the singer: "Elvis has left the building."
USA, Scott Nr 2721 (1993)
Nov 8, 1955 After being destroyed in WWII, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio.
Austria, Scott Nr 607 (1955)
Nov 6, 1923: As German hyper-inflation rages, one loaf of bread in Berlin is reported to cost 140 billion Marks.
Germany, Scott Nr 298 (1923)
Denominated 20 billion Marks (there was also a higher one, for 50 billion).
Nov 6, 1971: Cher scores her first US #1 hit as a solo artist, with "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves.”
Burundi (2012)
Nov 6, 1717: J S Bach goes to jail for three weeks for breaking his contract for his service with his employer, Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar. Bach spent his time in jail composing some organ preludes, possibly including this one (below). However, it is still a matter of debate whether or not Bach wrote Jingle Bells during this time.
Ireland, Scott Nr 620 (1985)
Nov 7, 1917: The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, seize power in Russia.
Russia, Scott Nr 4822 (1980)
Nov 7, 1961: Ray Charles is arrested in Indianapolis after police discover marijuana and heroin in his hotel room. #stamps
USA, Scott Nr 4807 (2013)
Nov 7, 1912: The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in Berlin with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
Germany, Scott Nr 9N224 (1965)
Nov 8, 1793: The Louvre opens to the pubic in Paris.
France, Scott Nr 581 (1947)
Nov 8, 1964: TV star Lorne Greene crashes the rock n roll party, sitting at #10 on the Billboard charts with the western-themed “Ringo.”
Canada, Scott Nr 2154d (2006)
Nov 8, 1929: Russian composer/conductor Alexander Glazunov makes his American debut, leading the Detroit Symphony in a performance of his 6th Symphony.
Russia Postal Card (1990)
Nov 9, 1938: Nazis kill 35 Jews, arrest thousands, and destroy Jewish synagogues, homes and stores throughout Germany, in the event known as Kristallnacht, the night of the shattered glass.
Germany Scott Nr 1565 (1988)
Nov 9, 1968: A US Army captain is quoted in Rolling Stone magazine as saying "Rock and Roll music contributes to both the usage of drugs and the high VD rate among enlisted men in the army today."
USA, Scott Nr 2724-30 (1993)
Nov 9, 1881: The premiere of Brahms' 2nd Piano Concerto, in Budapest, with Brahms himself at the piano.
Niger (2017)
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Nov 10, 1871: Henry M. Stanley finds Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji near Unyanyembe in Africa.
Kenya-Uganda-Tanganyika, Scott Nr 237 (1971)
Nov 10, 1975: David Bowie is at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Space Oddity.' The track was first released in 1969 to tie in with the Apollo 11 moon landing.
San Marino (2017)
Nov 10, 1909: Gustav Mahler conducts the New York Philharmonic performed his symphonic arrangement of Bach’s Orchestral Suites. Mahler conducts from the keyboard of a Steinway piano tricked out to sound like a harpsichord.
Vatican City, Scott Nr 1484 (2011)
Nov 11, 1918: The armistice is signed, ending World War I.
Canada (2018)
Nov 11, 1978: Donna Summer hits #1 on the US singles chart with 'MacArther Park,' and #1 on the US album chart with 'Live And More.'
Togo (2012)
Nov 11, 1883: Birthday of Swiss conductor Ernest Ansermet.
Switzerland, Scott Nr 755 (1985)
Nov 12, 1859: The first flying-trapeze circus act is performed by Jules Leotard at the Circus Napoleon.
Russia, Scott Nr 4771 (1979)