1956 – Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national television on “The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show” on CBS. 1965 – The Who made their first appearance on the British TV rock show “Ready Steady Go!” 1966 – Brian Poole and the Tremeloes announced their break-up. 1978 – At the request of a fan, Ted […]
1956 – Elvis Presley released “Heartbreak Hotel.” 1958 – Little Richard entered Oakwood College in Huntsville, AL. This was after he announced that he was giving up rock & roll so he could serve God. 1961 – Leontyne Price made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. 1964 – The Rolling […]
Ella Fitzgerald was masterful in any musical format, but there was something especially luminous about her singing alone with a piano. This was clear when pianist Ellis Larkins was first asked to work with her for her 1950 album, Ella Sings Gershwin. “Larkins said he strongly believed that piano accompaniment alone would best serve the […]
1942 – Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded “One O’Clock Jump.” 1957 – Singer Patsy Cline appeared on Arthur Godfrey’s nighttime TV show. She performed “Walking After Midnight.” 1957 – Chuck Berry recorded “School Day.” 1957 – Filming began on Elvis Presley’s second movie, “Loving You.” 1962 – Jackie Wilson appeared on “The Ed Sullivan […]
Grateful Dead’s publishing company Ice Nine has signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell, which covered the jam band’s entire body of work of nearly 200 original songs. Ice Nine previously singed a publishing administration deal with Universal Music Publishing Group. “The legacy of the Grateful Dead is unparalleled in the history of American music […]
When Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Jaimoe, and Gregg Allman finally coalesced in 1969 as The Allman Brothers Band, after stints in other bands and musical endeavors – some alone, some with each other – the group’s very first informal jam together was the stomping Muddy Waters song, “Trouble No More.” Almost […]
1960 – Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army. 1967 – The first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 1970 – A display of John Lennon’s erotic “Bag One” lithographs opened in London. 2 days later Scotland Yard seized prints as evidence of pornography. 1970 – Diana Ross […]
1941 – The four Modernaires joined the Glenn Miller Band on a permanent basis. 1963 – Bob Dylan performed in a radio play for the BBC in London. The play was called “The Madhouse on Castle Street” and he played a folk singer. 1968 – Dr. K.C. Pollack of the University of Florida audio lab […]
1956 – Elvis Presley recorded his first songs as an RCA Victor artist in Nashville. Elvis recorded “Heartbreak Hotel,” “I Was the One,” “I’m Counting On You,” “I Got a Woman” and “Money Honey.” 1978 – Howlin’ Wolf died following brain surgery in Chicago. 1979 – Richard Carpenter entered a chemical dependency treatment center in […]
1962 – Sam Cooke’s “Twistin’ the Night Away” was released. 1973 – Mick Jagger was refused a Japanese visa because of a 1969 drug bust. The event halted the Rolling Stones’ plan to tour the Orient. 1976 – Graham Parker of Graham Parker & the Rumour signed his first recording contract. 1979 – A benefit […]