On This Day In Video: 10/7/07

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CJ and Johnny Ramone Born - 1965/1948

Monday, October 8, 2007

"C Jay" and Johnny Ramone share this day, October 8th, as their birthdays, in 1965 and 1948 respectively.

The Ramones were arguably the first punk rock group, reportedly inspiring bands "the Clash" and "The Damned" to form and start playing within days of seeing the first Ramones British concert, held on July 4, 1976.

After forming in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in 1974, they performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band went on a brief nightclub tour and then disbanded.

The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 18, 2002.

Labels: Black Flag, punk rock, The Clash, The Damned, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols

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The Musical Cats Opens on Broadway - 1982

Sunday, October 7, 2007

The musical Cats is composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and other poems by T. S. Eliot.

Cats was first shown in London's West End, at the New London Theatre, on May 11, 1981. It was originally produced onstage by Cameron Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber and was directed by Trevor Nunn.

The show made its debut on Broadway on this day, October 7, 1982 at the Winter Garden Theatre with the same production team. On June 19, 1997, Cats became the longest running musical in Broadway history with 6,138 performances. It played a total of 7,485 performances in New York. Its New York record was surpassed on January 9, 2006, by The Phantom of the Opera, which was also composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Cats' final performance on Broadway was on September 10, 2000.

"Memory" form Cats