This Day in Music History
September 17

What happened in history on this day: September 17? On September 17 in ... 1934 - First 33 1/3 rpm recording released (Beethoven's 5th Symphony). 1964 - Beatles are paid a record US$150,000 for a concert (Kansas). Births on September 17 1923 - Birth of Hank Williams; country singer ("Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey Good Lookin'"). Deaths on September 17 1179 - Death of Hildegard von Bingen near Bingen; born in Bermersheim (Germany) near the Rhine; founded her own Benedictine convents near Bingen, and near Rüdesheim, she was a natural scientist, healer, artist, poet and musician. 1973 - Death of Hugo Winterhalter of cancer at age 64; arranger (Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, RaymondScott, Claude Thornhill, Dinah Shore, Billy Eckstein, Perry Como, Eddie Fisher, Ames Brothers), musical director at MGM Records (1948-50), RCA Victor (1950-), orchestra leader ("Blue Tango", "Vanessa", "The Little Shoemaker", "Canadian Sunset"). 1999 - Death of Frankie Vaughan AKA Frank Abelson at age 71 of a heart ailment; pop singer ("Kewpie Doll", "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Seventeen", "The Green Door", "Come Softly to Me"). vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/music/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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