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 […]
1955 – ABC Television premiered “The Lawrence Welk Show.” 1956 – Elvis Presley recorded “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel.” 1956 – Buddy Holly’s first single “Blue Days, Black Nights” b/w “Love Me” was released. 1961 – The Drifters released the single “Sweets For My Sweet.” 1976 – For the first time in 12 years, […]
Don Henley has filed a lawsuit demanding the return of his handwritten lyrics to the iconic Eagles hit, “Hotel California.” Henley claims that the 100 pages of personal lyric sheets were stolen from him and has vowed to take legal action after a criminal case against three men attempting to sell the developmental lyrics was […]
1935 – Benny Goodman and his band recorded the “King Porter Stomp.” 1956 – Elvis Presley appeared on “The Steve Allen Show.” He was told not to dance and Allen had him sing “Hound Dog” to a real basset hound wearing tails. 1963 – “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You” were recorded by the […]
1975 – David Bowie’s “Fame” was released. 1978 – Members of the group Kansas were named Deputy Ambassadors of Goodwill by Unicef. 1986 – Wham! made their farewell concert appearance at London’s Wembley Stadium. Elton John made an appearance in a clown suit to sing a song and then came back later to sing “Candle […]
Neil Young, the legendary 78-year-old musician, announced an “unplanned break” in his “Love Earth” tour with Crazy Horse on Wednesday. The hiatus is due to illness among several band members, as revealed in a heartfelt message posted on Young’s website. “The Love Earth Tour has been a great experience for us so far,” Young wrote. […]
1933 – “The Kraft Music Hall” debuted on NBC radio. 1964 – The Beatles album “A Hard Day’s Night” was released in the U.S. 1977 – Elvis Presley’s final concert took place at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. 1985 – The album, “Big River” became the first soundtrack album to be recorded in Nashville, TN. 1986 […]
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 […]
1965 – John Lennon’s second book, “A Spaniard in the Works” was published. 1974 – Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” was released. 1975 – Alice Cooper fell off the set of his “Welcome To My Nightmare” tour in Vancouver and broke six ribs. 1990 – Perry Bamonte replaced Roger O’Donnell in The Cure. 2000 – […]
1948 – Columbia Records began the first mass production of the 33 1/3 RPM LP. 1952 – Fats Domino’s “Goin’ Home” became his first #1 hit. 1955 – Johnny Cash’s single “Cry Cry Cry” was released. It was his first single. 1975 – Ritchie Blackmore quit Deep Purple to form Rainbow. 1975 – James Taylor’s […]