What happened on December 14
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1918108 yrs ago
Puccini's Il trittico has its world premiere at the Met
New York's Metropolitan Opera premiered Puccini's trio of one-act operas, Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and the farce Gianni Schicchi, which he meant to be performed as a set.
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1925101 yrs ago
Berg's opera Wozzeck premieres in Berlin
Erich Kleiber conducted the first performance at the Berlin State Opera. Built on Büchner's play Woyzeck, the opera leans on atonal music to paint people ground down by those in power.
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196858 yrs ago
Marvin Gaye's "Grapevine" reaches No. 1
His take on the song held the top spot for seven weeks and, until "I'll Be There" came along, was the biggest single Motown had ever released.
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197947 yrs ago
The Clash release London Calling in the UK
Though a double album, it sold for about the price of a single one. In America, "Train in Vain" was issued as a single in 1980 and peaked at No. 23 on the Hot 100.
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1899127 yrs ago
Harmonica wizard DeFord Bailey is born
He was the first African-American performer on the Grand Ole Opry. His "Pan American Blues" mimicked the rush of an express train on harmonica.
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1920106 yrs ago
Jazz trumpeter Clark Terry is born in St. Louis
He played in both Count Basie's and Duke Ellington's bands, and gave early lessons to two young players named Miles Davis and Quincy Jones.
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193294 yrs ago
Charlie Rich, the "Silver Fox," is born
His "Behind Closed Doors" topped the country chart and crossed over to pop, and in 1974 the Country Music Association named him Entertainer of the Year.
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199135 yrs ago
Migos rapper Offset is born
As one third of the Atlanta trio Migos, he helped send "Bad and Boujee" all the way to No. 1 on the Hot 100.
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1788238 yrs ago
Composer C. P. E. Bach dies in Hamburg
A son of Johann Sebastian Bach, he played in Frederick the Great's court orchestra, then followed his godfather Telemann as Hamburg's music director.
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196363 yrs ago
Dinah Washington dies at 39
She called herself the "Queen of the Blues." Her 1959 hit "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" went to No. 4 on the pop chart and won a Grammy.
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200620 yrs ago
Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun dies
His label was home to Ray Charles, the Drifters and Ruth Brown, and he later signed Led Zeppelin. He died weeks after a fall at a Rolling Stones concert at the Beacon Theatre.
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