This Day in Music History – February 25th

1952 – The first musical choreography score was copyrighted. It was Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”.

1953 – The musical “Wonderful Town” opened. It ran for 559 performances.

1957 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “That’ll Be The Day.” The song would be their first hit. A previously recorded version, on July 22, 1956, was produced poorly and the vocals were performed differently.

1978 – Jefferson Starship declared “Earth Day” for the release of their new album, “Earth”. It was premiered 2 days later.


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