1953 – Leontyne Price sang Sauguet’s “La Voyante” at the Metropolitan Opera. 1965 – The Rolling Stones began their third North American tour with a show at the Forum in Montreal. 1971 – The Rolling Stones album “Sticky Fingers” was released. It was the band’s first release on the band’s newly-formed label, Rolling Stones Records. […]
Supertonic is a special kind of Diana Ross magic. Absolutely authentic, it’s her voice, her electrifying sound. This music has no boundaries, blending the past and the now in this new collection. On May 29, the digital release of Supertonic, featuring new remixes of nine classics, will be released by Motown/UMe. Supertonic also will be […]
1931 – Louis Armstrong recorded “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South.” 1935 – “Your Lucky Hit Parade” was first broadcast on radio. It aired for 24 years. 1955 – Bo Diddley made his first appearance at the Apollo Theater in New York City. 1959 – Dolly Parton’s first single, “Puppy Love,” was released. 1960 – […]
1954 – Roy Orbison attended an Elvis Presley show in Dallas, TX. 1956 – ABC premiered the TV show “Rhythm on Parade.” 1956 – Buddy Holly released his first single, “Blue Days, Black Nights.” 1964 – The Rolling Stones’ debut album, “The Rolling Stones” was released in the U.K. 1965 – The Hollies opened their […]
1966 – Buffalo Springfield were the opening act for The Byrds in San Bernadino, CA. 1967 – The Nancy and Frank Sinatra duet “Somethin’ Stupid” hit #1 on the U.S. singles chart. It was the first father and daughter act to hit #1. 1969 – Archie Bell (Drells) was released from military service after a […]
Bob Dylan ‘s “Murder Most Foul” (currently number one on the Billboard charts) now has a companion music video thanks to Writer/Producer Vinnie Favale. The nearly 17-minute song weaves the story of JFK’s assassination while painting a musical landscape of the last hundred years of music, film, pop culture and tragedy without losing the thread. […]
1958 – Van Cliburn of Kilgore, TX, earned 1st prize in the Soviet Union’s Tchaikovsky International Piano Contest in Moscow. He was the first American to win the award. 1967 – The Rolling Stones performed their first concert behind the Iron Curtain at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland. 1969 – Diana Ross appeared […]
The Empire State Building and iHeartMedia today announced a weekend break for New York City — a rock and roll midnight music-to-light show featuring The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” and “A Day in the Life,” premiering Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 at 12:00 a.m. iHeartMedia’s Q104.3, New York’s Classic […]
On April 2, 1939, Marvin Gaye, Motown’s “Prince Of Soul,” was born with a destiny to define the sounds of soul and R&B. To celebrate his life and legacy and an influential chapter in his inimitable discography, Motown/UMe has released More Trouble, a vinyl-only collection of alternate and extended versions of tracks from his 12th […]
1964 – The Supremes recorded “Where Did Our Love Go.” The song was their first No. 1 single. 1968 – The Petula Clark TV special “Petula” aired on NBC. 1970 – In London, the U.K. premiere of the Woodstock movie took place. The film was a documentary of the August 1969 festival that took place […]