This Day In Music History For Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Birthdays Broadway Shows & Plays Composer Jan Krtitel Vanhal (1739) Composer Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754) Composer Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755) Composer Jules-Emile-Frederic Massenet (1842) Composer Gabriel-Urbain Faure (1845) Composer Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903) The Play Revival "Inherit the Wind" closed at the Royale Theatre after 45 performances. (1996) Charts Today the song "All I Have to Do Is Dream" by Everly Brothers topped the charts and stayed there for 5 weeks. (1958) Today the song "Hello" by Lionel Richie topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks. (1984)

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