The Supergroup Cream Is Formed: Music History Today Podcast July 16

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On the July 16 edition of Music History Today podcast, Michael Jackson does a private concert, Cream is born, and a couple of artists call it quits with their groups. Also, it’s Stewart Copeland’s birthday.

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On this date:
In 1955, the musical attraction the Golden Horseshoe Revue opened at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, starting a trend of every amusement park having a musical attraction that wasn’t a ride.
In 1959, The Coasters recorded the song Poison Ivy.
In 1962, The Beach Boys signed their record contract with Capitol Records.
In 1964, Connie Smith recorded the song Once a Day.
In 1966, the supergroup Cream was formed.
In 1967, Arlo Guthrie performed his song Alice’s Restaurant at the Newport Folk Festival.
In 1972, Smokey Robinson played his last concert with the Miracles.
In 1974, Alan Osmond of The Osmond Brothers married his wife Suzanne Pinegar.
In 1976, the duo of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina broke up. Kenny Loggins went on to have a successful solo career.
In 1980, Donna Summer married music arranger Bruce Sudano.
In 1982, Peter Gabriel kicked off his World of Music, Arts, & Dance Festival.
In 1990, Judas Priest went on trial after they were accused of putting subliminal messages into their song Better By You, Better Than Me, which led to two teenagers to commit suicide. The case was finally thrown out almost two months later.
In 1995, Wayne Osmond had an operation to remove a brain tumor.
In 1996, Michael Jackson gave a private concert to the Sultan of Brunei for his birthday party. He was paid $15 million.
In 2004, Will Smith’s movie I, Robot premiered.
In 2008, Billy Joel played the first of his two shows at Shea Stadium in New York City, as the stadium was closing & being torn down later in the year.
In 2009, Noah & The Whale premiered their movie The First Days of Spring at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, England.
In 2010, Phil Collen of Def Leppard married costume designer Helen L. Simmons.
In 2012, Katy Perry divorced comedian Russell Brand.
In 2018, the film musical Mamma Mia – Here We Go Again premiered in London.
In 2020, the movie musical Into the Beat premiered.
In 2021, the TV musical series Schmigadoon premiered.
In 2022, Jennifer Lopez married actor & director Ben Affleck.

In classical music:
In 1782, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered his piece The Abduction from the Seraglio (Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail).

In theater:
In 1966, the musical Half a Sixpence closed on Broadway.
In 1994, the Broadway show Sisters Rosensweig closed.