1959 – Dick Clark announced that he was teaming up with Irvin Feld to stage a series of Dick Clark Caravans. 1967 – Keith Richards was found guilty of allowing his property to be used for the smoking of marijuana and was sentenced to one year in jail and was fined. Mick Jagger was found […]
1967 – The Beatles performed “All You Need Is Love” live on the “Our World” program. 1969 – The Hollies recorded “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother,” with Elton John playing piano. 1984 – The soundtrack “Purple Rain” was released five weeks ahead of the film. 1984 – Patti Scialfa joined Bruce Springsteen’s E Street […]
Capital Concerts has announced the 40th anniversary presentation of A CAPITOL FOURTH, the national July 4th TV tradition on PBS. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional live A CAPITOL FOURTH will not be held on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol; instead, to ensure the health and safety of all involved, this year’s […]
1941 – Lena Horne recorded “St. Louis Blues.” 1965 – The Supremes made the studio recording of “Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart.” 1965 – The Miracles released “Tracks Of My Tears.” 1970 – Chubby Checker and 3 others were arrested in Niagra Falls after marijuana and unidentified drug capsules were found in […]
Urban Legends, a division of UMe, Universal Music Group’s global catalog company, is celebrating 50 years of funk, soul, hip-hop, and R&B with a month-long celebration of that includes live DJ sets, new mini-documentaries, new episodes of the docu-series Through the Lens, and new releases of re-mixes of classic songs. The events focus on four […]
1905 – Composer Eduard Tubin was born. 1948 – Columbia Records publicly unveiled its new long-playing phonograph record, the 33 1/3, in New York City. 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its debut performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in California. 1976 – ABBA performed for Sweden’s King and his Queen-to-be on the eve […]
1902 – Composer Sammy Fain was born. 1957 – “At the Hop” was released by Danny & the Juniors. 1964 – The Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go” was released. It became their first song to get to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. 1965 – The Kinks arrived in New […]
1958 – The Platters sang “Twilight Time” on Ed Sullivan. 1967 – Peter Green left John Mayall’s Blues Breakers to form Fleetwood Mac. 1968 – The Beatles’ announced the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as a public mistake at a press conference in New York. 1974 – Paul McCartney & Wings announced the addition of Geoff Britton, […]
1928 – King Oliver and his band recorded “Tin Roof Blues.” 1940 – The Ink Spots recorded “Maybe.” 1965 – The Rolling Stones released the EP “Got Live If You Want It” in the U.K. 1990 – Olivia Newton-John became a United Nations environmental ambassador. 1993 – The Ike and Tina Turner film biography “What’s […]
1966 – Janis Joplin debuted on stage at the Avalon ballroom in San Francisco. 1966 – The Beatles were first heard using reversed tape in the song “Rain.” It was a ‘B’ side to the song “Paperback Writer.” 1967 – Stevie Wonder’s “I Was Made To Love Her” was released. 1976 – Paul McCartney and […]