“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 […]
1962 – The Beatles were called “a nothing group” after an interview with Peter Jones of the “London Daily Mirror.” 1964 – The Beatles were ordered off the stage at Cleveland’s Public auditorium so the screaming crowd could calm down. 1968 – The TV musical series “Soul” premiered on NBC. 1969 – The Ed Sullivan […]
Guitar icon Joe Bonamassa announced a special After Party Showcase to follow his pay-per-view global streaming concert event broadcasting live from the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on September 20th. Bonamassa will be performing his new studio album Royal Tea (recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London) in its entirety, a month before its […]
1955 – The Dual Music System Jukebox was introduced by the J.P. Seeburg Corporation. It was the first to hold a hundred singles. 1956 – Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show “Toast of the Town.” He was shot from just the waist up during the performance. Elvis would make a […]