1936 – Hank Snow made his first recordings, “Lonesome Blue Yodel” and “Prisoned Cowboy.” 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 […]
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 […]
1933 – Bing Crosby recorded “Temptation” with Lennie Hayton’s orchestra. He recorded it again in 1945 with John Scott Trotter’s Orchestra. 1961 – Chubby Checker appeared on the “Ed Sullivan Show” and performed “The Twist.” 1964 – The Who failed an audition with EMI. They were known as High Numbers at the time. 1965 – […]
1958 – Buddy Holly recorded his last studio session. Holly and the Crickets recorded “True Love Ways,” “Moondreams,” “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” and “Raining in my Heart.” 1962 – Cliff Richard appeared on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” 1964 – The movie musical “My Fair Lady” made its world premier in New York. 1965 – The […]
Strax Technologies Inc., the innovative company behind a new wave of digital art and augmented reality art collections, has announced the global launch of the Jimi Hendrix Collection™. The news comes as a result of a global merchandise license agreement with Authentic Hendrix, LLC, a division of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., headed by CEO/President Janie Hendrix. […]
From 1962 to 1970, The Beatles released 22 UK singles; of those 44 A and B-side tracks, 29 were not included on the group’s British albums at that time. These singles, plus an exclusive new double A-side single for the mid-1990s-issued tracks “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” are newly cut for vinyl from […]
1951 – Little Richard held his first recording session in Atlanta, GA. 1954 – Elvis Presley made his first radio appearance on the “Louisiana Hayride.” 1965 – The Beatles were decorated with the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. 1966 – Joan Baez and 123 other anti-draft demonstrators were arrested for blocking the […]
On the anniversary of the untimely death of the world’s first ‘multimedia’ star Bing Crosby, October 14th sees his longtime record label, Decca, together with his widow Kathryn and their children, Harry, Mary, and Nathaniel Crosby, announce the November 22 CD and digital release of the brand new album, Bing at Christmas, via Decca/UMe. Bing’s […]
1936 – Harriet Hilliard, vocalist and wife of bandleader Ozzie Nelson, sang, “Get Thee Behind Me Satan.” 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 […]
1940 – Glenn Miller recorded “Make Believe Ballroom Time” in New York City. 1948 – “Where’s Charley?” debuted on Broadway. 1969 – Muddy Waters was seriously injured and three people were killed in a car accident near Chicago, IL. 1975 – “Saturday Night Live” was broadcast for the first time with George Carlin as the […]