1941 – Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” 1958 – Van Cliburn signed an artist’s contract with RCA Victor Records. 1968 – Aretha Franklin recorded a live album in Paris. 1968 – Reginald Dwight decided to change his name to Elton John. 1971 – The Rolling Stones released “Brown Sugar”in the U.S. […]
1965 – Keith Richards began writing the Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction” in a Florida hotel room. 1973 – In Boston, Paul Simon began his first tour without Art Garfunkel. 1977 – Dolly Parton made her New York singing debut. 1978 – The Bee Gees announced the launch of UNICEF benefit concerts. 1994 – Pearl Jam filed […]
1965 – The Supremes’ “Back In My Arms Again” was released. 1967 – Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu were married. They were together until 1973. 1969 – Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash taped a TV special at the Grand Ol’ Opry in Nashville, TN. 1969 – Jimi Hendrix was arrested at Toronto International Airport for […]
All Blues, the forthcoming covers album from the Peter Frampton Band, is set for release on June 7 via UMe. The album is a collection of Frampton’s favorite blues classics and was recorded with his longtime touring band, made up of Adam Lester (guitar/vocals), Rob Arthur (keyboards/guitar/vocals) and Dan Wojciechowski (drums). “I Just Want To […]
James Brown’s 1972 album, Get On The Good Foot, will be reissued worldwide in a new 2LP vinyl edition on June 21 by Republic/UMe. The album’s title track, “Get On The Good Foot,” was issued as a two-part single that topped Billboard’s R&B chart at No. 1 and went to No. 18 Pop. The new […]
1964 – The Beatles attended the 28th birthday party for Roy Orbison. 1966 – The New York Times reported Ray Charles would undergo tests to see whether or not he had abstained from narcotic drugs. 1967 – CBS-TV broadcasted “Inside Pop — The Rock Revolution.” 1975 – B.J. Thomas had the longest title of a […]
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. 1975 – Peter Ham (Badfinger) hung himself in his London garage at […]
1956 – Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut at the Frontier Hotel. 1958 – Buddy Holly’s second Fender Stratocaster guitar was stolen in East St. Louis, MO, out of the band’s station wagon. 1959 – The movie “Go Johnny Go” premiered. 1962 – Jerry Lee Lewis’s 3-year-old son drowned. 1966 – “Wild Thing” by […]
1945 – The musical “Carousel”, based on Molnar’s “Liliom,” opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. 1956 – Clyde McPhatter (Drifters) was released from the U.S. Armed Forces. 1958 – In London, The Marquee Club opened for the first time. 1965 – The film T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show opened in London under […]
1953 – Benny Goodman returned to Carnegie Hall after 15 years. 1960 – Eddie Cochran died in Bath, England, from severe brain injuries sustained in a car crash near Chippenham, Wiltshire. Gene Vincent was seriously injured in the accident. 1964 – The FBI lab reported that it could not determine the lyrics to “Louie Louie.” […]