The Greatest Moments in MUSIC HISTORY!

[Bennyboy]

The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I remember it like yesterday.

[grasswire]

1. "Rhapsody In Blue" at Carnegie Hall

That must have been thrilling. It's thrilling even now to hear a recording of the concert.

[begin_within]

7. It's reenacted in the film "Rhapsody in Blue," starring Robert Alda as George Gerswhin

although, in the film, they play an abridged version of "Rhapsody in Blue" with several sections cut out. But still, it's nice that they reenacted it. Not to be nit-picky, but the premiere of "Rhapsody in Blue" in 1924 actually happened in Aeolian Hall, not Carnegie Hall. But no biggie.

http://www.classicalnotes.net/classics/gershwin.html

[Joe Fields]

2. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan gets my vote. It changed the world.

My second choice would be Woodstock.

[begin_within]

11. My sister went to the Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl (1965 one).

I was only 5 at the time.

[Blue-Jay]

3. The Rite of Spring premiere.

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8. Didn't Sly Stone cover that in "There's A Riot Goin' On?"

[Bennyboy]

4. The WHO at Carnegie Hall!

Tommy can you hear Me?

[LeFleur1]

5. Elvis on Ed Sullivan

He had made a promise not to incite the crowd (although he thought it was ridiculous, because he never incited the crowd) and he was only shown from the waist down. Those were the days :)
Sullivan didn't quite know what to do when it turned out that Elvis was respectful of him. Those were the days when Elvis was fit and pretty.
Speaking of changing the music world...

There was quite a group of people that thought those who listened to Elvis were going to hell, and if you were a fan, well, there was no hope for your soul at all.

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. From the waist *down*?

Now, that's Must-See Teevee. :D

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

6. Creed breaks up

The galaxy rejoices!

[ghostsofgiants]

13. I shed a tear of joy when I learned that news.

I think I might very well find religion if Nickelback was to break up.

[Danger Mouse]

9. It hasn't happened yet.

They day that System of a Down and Nickelback break up.
Music itself will rejoice, for no longer will it be brutally violated by thickheaded talentless hacks.

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10. I wish I could have been at Woodstock 1969

But I was only 9 at the time.

[Lindsey]

14. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan - I was only 7 but my big brother was 17 &

I had a big sister 15 and another sister who was 9. The whole family (including the parents who were actually pretty cool about music) watched it. I'll never forget it.

[begin_within]

12. I would also nominate Beethoven's premiere of his 9th Symphony

Totally deaf at that time, he couldn't hear the audience cheering so someone (the conductor I think) turned him around so he could see them cheering. It's re-enacted in the film "Immortal Beloved"

[begin_within]

15. Here are 4 more:

Elvis' 1968 TV special (the one where he is wearing black leather), broadcast December 3, 1968

Michael Jackson's appearance on the "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" TV special, recorded on March 25, 1983

The entire "Live Aid" concerts on July 13, 1985 - too many great performances to even start listing

Elton John singing "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral, September 6, 1997

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. Hendrix at Monterey Pop

Queen at Live Aid.

[dbt]

18. The premiere performance of "Bolero"

Story is that riots broke out.

:smoke:

[sarge43]

19. Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall concert n/t

[DrDan]

20. Simon and Garfunkle in Central Park

not the greatest . . . but great

[southpaw]

21. It's already been mentioned... but Live Aid.

I remember watching the Mtv broadcasts and thinking that this was my generation's Woodstock.

[MrScorpio]

22. Marvin Gaye sings the National Anthem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRvVzaQ6i8A

[regularguy]

23. Miles plays 'Round Midnight (with the mute)

at Newport Jazz festival. Mid-fifties, I think.