1960 – The Lerner and Loewe musical “Camelot” opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. 1961 – The Beatles met Brian Epstein for the first time at his record store in Liverpool. 1965 – In Sacramento, CA, Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) was shocked and knocked unconscious during a concert when his guitar made contact with […]
1949 – Gene Autry’s song “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” hit the record charts. 1959 – Bobby Darin was the subject of the TV show “This Is Your Life.” 1967 – Jimmie Rodgers was found in his car with a fractured skull after a serious accident. He recovered from the auto accident, but his singing career […]
Capitol/UMe digitally releases the radio edit, extended mix, and instrumental version of Eric Kupper’s hot new remix for entertainment icon Judy Garland’s “The Man That Got Away,” already a chart-topping fixture on Billboard’s Dance Club Song chart. The remix, re-imagined by Kupper from Garland’s legendary 1961 album, Judy at Carnegie Hall, debuted as the chart’s […]
In October 1958, 13-year-old wunderkind Brenda Lee entered the recording studio to record a new song by Johnny Marks, the songwriter behind “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” called “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” that her and her producer, Owen Bradley, felt had a lot of potential. Lee, who had already earned the nickname, “Little Dynamite,” belted […]
1954 – Sammy Davis, Jr. was involved in a serious auto accident in San Bernardino, CA. Three days later, Davis lost the ability see with his left eye. 1971 – B.B. King marked his 25th anniversary in music by opening a European tour in London. 1982 – Led Zeppelin’s album “Coda” was released. — Photo […]
1956 – Fats Domino appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and performed his hit “Blueberry Hill.” 1964 – The Supremes and The Righteous Brothers appeared on the show “Shindig!” 1970 – Jerry Lee Lewis and wife Myra Brown were divorced in Memphis. 1971 – Procol Harum recorded a concert with the Edmonton Symphony in Edmonton, […]
1976 – Queen’s single “Somebody To Love” was released in the U.K. 1979 – Marty Balin’s (Jefferson Starship) rock opera “Rock Justice” opened a four-day run at San Francisco’s Old Waldorf night club. 1984 – Madonna released the album “Like A Virgin” in the U.S. 1987 – Sly Stone was arrested for nonpayment of child […]
1916 – Musician/orchestra director Ray Conniff was born. 1965 – The Rolling Stones, Strangeloves and Fontella Bass appeared on “Shindig!” 1967 – The Monkees album “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.” was released. 1973 – Singer Gram Parsons’ manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin were fined for stealing Parsons’ coffin from the Los Angeles International […]
1935 – Composer Nicholas Maw was born. 1960 – Johnny Horton was killed in an auto accident in Milano, Texas at the age of 33. He had the hit “Battle of New Orleans.” 1977 – Ozzy Osbourne quit Black Sabbath only to rejoin a few weeks later. He later quit again to pursue a solo […]
1961 – Bob Dylan made his Carnegie Chapter Hall debut in New York City. The show was seen by 50 people who paid two dollars each at Carnegie Hall. 1971 – Bob Dylan recorded the song “George Jackson.” Jackson was a black militant what had been killed in a California prison shootout. 1973 – Soft […]