1956 – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins recorded “I Put a Spell On You.” 1961 – The Miracles’ “Shop Around” became Motown’s first million-selling single. 1967 – Police raided Keith Richards home in West Wittering, Sussex, England. The police found “various substances of a suspicious nature.” Richards and Mick Jagger were arrested on May 10 on drug […]
1963 – The Beatles recorded “Twist & Shout” and “I Saw Her Standing There.” 1964 – The Beatles played their first U.S. concert at the Coliseum in Washington, DC. 1966 – Cher recorded “Bang Bang.” 1967 – The Monkees announced that they would be playing all the instruments on all future recordings. 1970 – The […]
Jimi Hendrix’s immortal 1970 live album, Band of Gypsys, is one of his most influential releases, with the charismatic guitar icon testing the bounds of his creative approach to produce some of the most ambitious music of his career. Capitol/UMe will honor this landmark record on March 27, almost exactly 50 years from its original […]
The Marley family, UMe and Island Records have begun to roll out their yearlong MARLEY75 commemorative plans in celebration of the legendary cultural icon Bob Marley’s 75th birthday and 40th anniversary of the timeless classic “Redemption Song.” In honor of Black History Month, now underway, and to mark the beginning of all MARLEY75 celebrations in […]
1957 – Bill Haley arrived for his first British tour. 1958 – The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences formed a New York chapter. NARAS is better known as the Grammy Awards organization. 1967 – Due to a Musicians’ Union ban, the Rolling Stones were not allowed to play their hit “Let’s Spend the […]
1954 – The Drifters recorded “White Christmas.” 1955 – James Brown recorded “Please Please Please.” 1959 – Frankie Avalon and Jimmy Clanton took over headlining the Winter Dance Party after the death of Buddy Holly. 1961 – Johnny Burnette was rushed to a hospital in Hollywood for an emergency appendectomy. 1966 – The Rolling Stones’ […]
1959 – Buddy Holly (22), Ritchie Valens (17), the Big Bopper (28) and pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash in Iowa. 1960 – The record label Reprise Records is formed by Frank Sinatra. 1961 – In New York, Bob Dylan made his first recording, taping “San Francisco Bay Blues”. 1977 – Elton John […]
Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment is proud to announce the release of Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets Live At The Roundhouse, an extraordinary all-new concert recording featuring an array of Pink Floyd classics rarely performed by the band during its lifetime. The 22-track collection arrives April 17 as a double-CD/DVD package, double-vinyl, […]
It has been reported that Sammy Hagar & The Circle will be hitting the road this summer along with iconic rock band Whitesnake. Touring as the circle are bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson, alongside Hagar. “I love some friendly competition on stage and that’s exactly what this is going to […]
On Thursday, January 23rd the third annual WEEDCon concluded capping two days of cannabis education and networking with 60 exhibitors and more than 1,000 guests. Head lining entertainment for WEEDCon day one included Doors guitarist Robby Krieger with The New Experience and Little Feat’s Fred Tackett and the Silver Strings. Day two music included Alec […]