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 […]
1949 – The musical “South Pacific” by Rodgers and Hammerstein debuted on Broadway. 1956 – “Rock ‘n Roll Dance Party” premiered on the CBS Radio Network. 1967 – Sonny & Cher’s movie “Good Times” debuted in Chicago, IL. 1975 – Beverly Sills made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Gioacchino Rossini’s “Siege of Corinth.” […]
1956 – Paramount Pictures signed Elvis Presley to a three-movie deal. 1956 – Capitol Tower, the home of Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA, was dedicated. It was the first circular office tower designed in America. It is 13 stories tall and 92 feet in diameter. 1960 – The Everly Brothers opened their first British tour […]
1955 – Fred Astaire appeared on television for the first time on “The Toast of the Town” with Ed Sullivan. 1956 – Elvis Presley performed on “The Milton Berle Show.” The show was broadcast live from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock. Elvis played the songs “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Money, Honey,” and “Blue Suede Shoes.” 1959 – […]
1942 – Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded “American Patrol.” 1963 – “Best Foot Forward” with Liza Minnelli opened in New York City. 1964 – The Beach Boys recorded “I Get Around.” 1965 – Freddie & the Dreamers recorded “Do The Freddie.” 1965 – The Beach Boys appeared on ABC-TV’s “Shindig!” and performed “Do You […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Bob Marley: Legacy mini-documentary series continues with episode two: ‘Women Rising.’ The moving and empowering short premiered today on Bob Marley’s official YouTube channel and features interviews with Rita Marley, also known as Bob Marley’s wife and the matriarch of the Marley Family, whose strength and character is […]
1958 – Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” was released. 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience began its first British tour. The show featured the first time that Hendrix set a guitar on fire. In 2008, the scorched instrument sold for more than $450,000 at auction. 1969 – Led Zeppelin’s debut album was released in the […]
1957 – Buddy Knox became the first artist in the Rock and Roll era to write his own number one hit. “Party Doll” hit #1 on this US Singles Chart. 1966 – Barbra Streisand’s “Color Me Barbra” special aired on CBS-TV. 1967 – The cover of the Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was […]
1957 – Ricky Nelson recorded his first songs. 1964 – “Funny Girl” opened on Broadway starring Barbra Streisand. 1964 – Pete Best (Beatles) appeared live on the TV show “I’ve Got a Secret.” 1965 – It was announced that Jeff Beck would take Eric Clapton’s place in the Yardbirds. 1969 – John Lennon and Yoko […]