1801 – Composer Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda was born.

1836 – Composer Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes was born.

1844 – Composer Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor was born.

1893 – Composer Andres Segovia was born.

1911 – Gustav Mahler conducted his last concert. He collapsed immediately afterward from a severe streptococcal infection. He died on May 18.

1958 – The first Flying V, by Gibson, was shipped from a factory in Kalamazoo, MI.

1968 – McGraw-Hill, Inc. outbids eight other American publishers for the U.S. rights to Hunter Davies’ authorized biography of the Beatles. They paid $150,000 for the rights.
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1970 – The Jackson 5 made their TV debut on “American Bandstand.”
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1977 – Neil Diamond’s in-concert TV special aired on NBC.

1981 – Prince appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and performed “Party Up.” It was his first appearance on the show.

1987 – Sly Stone was jailed on drug charges.

1995 – For the first time in seven years, Bruce Springsteen performed live with the E Street Band. The New York City nightclub appearance was for a video for Jonathan Demme’s film “Murder Incorporated.”

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