Songfacts Music History Calendar Examples

Bruce Springsteen releases We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, a collection of songs popularized by Pete Seeger. “I've managed to survive all these years by keeping a low profile,” Seeger says. “Now my cover's blown.”

It's Joe DiMaggio Day at Yankee Stadium, where Paul Simon performs “Mrs. Robinson,” which contains the classic line, “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?”

A jury rules that Michael Bolton's 1991 hit “Love Is a Wonderful Thing” plagiarizes The Isley Brothers 1966 song of the same name and awards $5.4 million in damages, the largest ever in a music plagiarism case.

Miley Cyrus is born Destiny Hope Cyrus in Franklin, Tennessee. Nicknamed “Smiley,” later shortened to “Miley,” she is the first child of country star Billy Ray Cyrus. She also has a famous godmother: Dolly Parton.

Miley Cyrus, who stars on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, kicks off the Best Of Both Worlds Tour in St. Louis with opening act the Jonas Brothers. She does the first half of the show in character as Hannah, then transforms into Miley for the second half.

Miley Cyrus wins her first pair of Grammys when “Flowers” takes the trophies for Record Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. The self-love anthem is the lead single from her 2023 Endless Summer Vacation album.