The Day the Music Died, dubbed so by Don McLean's song 'American Pie', was an aviation accident that occurred on February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson, as well as the pilot, Roger...
In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. International Jazz Day is chaired and led by...
The Fete de la Musique', also known as World Music Day, is a music festival taking place on June 21. World Music Day is a day on which the world celebrates the magical gift of music. The idea of the World Music Day was conceptualized first in France in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen who...
Global Beatles Day is the anniversary of the Beatles' worldwide TV broadcast in 1967 of “All You Need Is Love” on the “Our World” program seen by satellite all over the world. Global Beatles Day (founded 2009) is a day honoring and celebrating the phenomenon...
Today is the day to celebrate musical instruments (and sounds) that you don’t come across every day – it’s Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day. As long as there has been music, there have been people not content with the range of instruments and sounds already available; people who felt...
Elvis Memorial Day commemorates the anniversary of the death of the King of Rock 'n Roll. Before the death of Elvis, which set August 16, 1977, was sold 500 million of his records, and seven years later this figure has doubled – anybody could do like this. He starred in 33 films, receiving...