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1896: Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chenier premiered in Milan. 1958: Eddie Cochran recorded "Summertime Blues." 1967: Van Morrison recorded "Brown Eyed…

1899: The first international radio transmission between England and France was achieved by the Italian inventor G. Marconi. 1958: Stereo albums were…

Al Di Meola @ The Egg, 3/26/11 Photograph by Albert Brooks On This Date in Nippertown Concert History. Check out our round-up of March 26 concerts through…

1828: In Vienna, Austrian composer Franz Schubert gave his only public concert. 1964: Funny Girl opened on Broadway starring Barbra Streisand. 1965: It was…

1900: The U.S. Socialist Party was formed in Indianapolis. 1954: RCA began mass production of its first color TV set. 1958: Ray Charles recorded "Georgia On My…

Ronnie Spector @ Proctors, 3/24/12 Photograph by Andrzej Pilarczyk On This Date in Nippertown Concert History. Check out our round-up of March 24…

Michael Eck and Peter Case @ Caffe Lena, 3/23/11 Compiled by Greg HaymesPhotograph by Joseph Deuel On This Date in Nippertown Concert History. Check out…

1743: Handel's "Messiah" was performed for the first time at London's Covent Garden. 1792: In London, Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major (the "Surprise…

Drummer Brian Blade leading his Fellowship Band at Skidmore College, 3/22/13 On This Date in Nippertown Concert History. Check out our round-up of March 22…

1895: Auguste & Louis Lumiere showed their first movie to an invited audience in Paris. 1904: The first color photograph was published in The London Daily…