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.

1987 – Frank Sinatra guest starred on CBS-TV’s “Magnum P.I.”

1992 – James Brown received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.

1995 – Lyle Lovett broke his collarbone riding a motorcycle in Mexico.

1995 – Frank Sinatra sang before a live audience for the last time. It was at a private party for 1,200 select guests on the closing night of the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament.

1998 – Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison received Lifetime Achievement Grammy awards.

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