Trafalgar Releasing and Warner Bros. has announced the upcoming release of Elvis: That’s The Way It Is: Special Edition, coming to cinemas across North America from December 3 to 6. This follows the success of the release earlier in the year across the UK and additional selected territories. The film took the number one spot […]
1958 – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters recorded “The Twist.” This version was a moderate hit in 1960. Chubby Checker’s cover version gave rise to the Twist dance craze. 1969 – Jim Morrison (Doors) and Tom Bakker was jailed for “interfering with the flight of an intercontinental aircraft and public drunkenness.” The charges were eventually […]
1956 – Maria Callas made her Metropolitan Opera debut in “Norma.” 1957 – Bobby Helms recored “Jingle Bell Rock.” 1970 – Neil Diamond received a gold record for “Cracklin’ Rosie.” 1971 – Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon, GA. 1975 – Joan Baez became a member of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder […]
“Wipe Out” is a surf rock instrumental composed by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson. It is a twelve-bar blues first performed and recorded by The Surfaris, who became known worldwide with the release of the “Surfer Joe”/”Wipe Out” single in 1963. The single was first issued on the independent labels DFS […]
1956 – Elvis Presley’s song “Love Me Tender” became the No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit. He became the first artist to follow himself into the No. 1 position. The song “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog” had been the No. 1 song for 11 weeks. 1956 – Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the […]
On December 11, twelve limited-edition Bob Marley vinyl LP’s, each numbered and pressed exclusively at the legendary Tuff Gong International headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, will be available, featuring nine original studio albums and two original live albums, plus the world’s best-selling reggae album, Legend, all including a highly-desirable Tuff Gong stamp. Additionally, Catch A Fire, […]
1955 – Buddy Holly, Larry Welborn, and Bob Montgomery open for Bill Haley & the Comets in Lubbock, TX. Eddie Crandell saw the show later arranges for Holly to record his first demo. 1964 – The secret marriage of Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) to Shirley Ann Arnold took place. 1966 – Grace Slick made her […]
1956 – The show “Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent” debuted. 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song “Great Balls Of Fire.” 1968 – Cass Elliot debuted as a solo act in Las Vegas, NV. She cancelled the two-week gig after one night because of a throat hemorrhage. 1980 – Prince released the […]
1965 – The Who made their debut on U.S. TV on the show “Shindig!” 1967 – The Grateful Dead, all six members, were arrested for possession of marijuana. They were released six hours later on bail. 1976 – John Belushi came out on stage with Joe Cocker while he was performing on “Saturday Night Live.” […]
1954 – The movie musical “A Star Is Born” made its world premiere in Hollywood. 1956 – RCA Victor, by this day, had received 856,327 advance orders for “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley. 1962 – “My Fair Lady” closed after a 6½ year run on Broadway. The show, at the time, held the record […]