1962 Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers record “Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)”
1965 Bob Dylan booed for playing electric guitar at a concert in New York’s Forest Hills
1970 “I’ll Be There” single by The Jackson 5 is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1970)
1973 Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s song “Monster Mash” goes gold
1973 “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple goes gold
1973 “Let’s Get It On” single released by Marvin Gaye (Billboard Song of the Year 1973)
1982 “Sugar Babies” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 1208 performances
1983 “Mame” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 41 performances