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YANKEE DOODLE British Soldier Sing " Yankee Doodle" to mock colonists. Tune becomes an American tune.
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Slash Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key publishes song/poem.
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OU Choir sings at Carnegie HallCarnegie Hall opens in New York.
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Stevie Wonder " Happy Birthday"The Happy Birthday tune is written by two teacher in Louisville, Kentucky
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President Woodrow Wislon issues an executive order making ' The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem Christina Aguilera singing the National Anthem
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Radio City HallRadio City Music Hall opens with a musical show featuring the Rockettes.
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Electric guitar Debuts
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Columbia Records introduces the " long playing" vinyl record
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Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed coins the term " ROCK AND ROLL"
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Elvis' Heartbreak HotelElvis Presley becomes the first rock star.
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Billboard magazine begins their Hot 100 chart listing popular songs
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The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the first Grammy Award
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Temptations " My Girl"Berry Gordy jr. founds Motown record company, in the 1960s Motown stars include the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye.
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1961 Country Singer Patsy Cline becomes a mainstream pop music hit.
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the beatles " I want to Hold Your Hand" is a sensation igniting the British invasion
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CBGB ( Country Bluegrass & Blues) club in New York showcases " punk rock"
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Hip Hop, a blend of rock, jazz and soul with African drumming, is born in the South Bronx
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MTV music television debuts with nonstop music videos
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Cats begins its 18 year run on Broadway
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Cyndi Lauper's " Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" moves up the charts. Twelve year old Ricky Martin begins his fiver year stint with Menudo
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Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the video becomes a classic.
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8 year old Britney Spears makes her musical television debut on Star Search
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Grunge rock rises in Seatlle, featuring such bands as Nirvana and Pearl Jam
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Backstreet Boys and Blackstreet, two of the top male groups of the 1990s, form
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland Ohio.
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Celine Dion's " My Heart Will Go On," from the movie Titanic, is the top song of the year.
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More than 30 years after breaking up, the Beatles have a chart topper with the greatest-hits album,1. The Beatles' lead guitarist George Harrison dies of lung cancer
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Kelly Clarkson becomes the first American Idol. About 50 million viewers tune in to the show's finale.
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Eminem's The Eminem Show, the top selling album of 2002 wins the Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Usher's Confesssions which produces four NO. 1 Songs, is the top selling record of the year
