Today back then.

1925 - Young American composer, George Gershwin, appeared as soloist at a concert in New York's Carnegie Hall playing his "Concerto in F," the first jazz concerto in history for a piano.

1944 - Frank Sinatra was recording "Old Man River" in Columbia's studios.

1955 - Elvis Presley’s first RCA Victor Records release was announced. The first two sides were purchased from Sun Record's Sam Phillips: "Mystery Train" and "I Forgot to Remember to Forget".

1960 - In New York City, "Camelot" opened at the Majestic Theatre, starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews in the musical written by Lerner and Loewe. Robert Goulet got great reviews for his songs, "If Ever I Would Leave You", "Then You May Take Me to the Fair" and "How to Handle a Woman". "Camelot" ran for 873 performances. In 1967, "Camelot" became a movie, but its run was not quite as successful.

1968 - The O’Kaysions earned a gold record for their single, "Girl Watcher". In the 1990s, the song had a promotional reprise as a theme for Merv Griffin’s "Wheel of Fortune" with the rewritten lyrics, "I’m a Wheel Watcher..."

1977 - After a record setting 29 consecutive weeks, 31 weeks total nonconsecutively, in the Album Chart's #1 position, "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac was replaced by the album "Simple Dreams" by Linda Ronstadt.