1955 – Elvis Presley made his first TV appearance on the “Louisiana Hayride” show. 1960 – Elvis Presley was honorably discharged from the Army. 1963 – Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in a plane crash near Nashville, TN. 1968 – Jerry Lee Lewis opened in the rock musical adaptation of “Othello” in […]
1941 – The first FM Radio station opened in Nashville, TN. 1957 – The Everly Brothers signed with Cadence Records and then recorded “Bye Bye Love.” 1957 – Chuck Berry released “School Days” on Chess Records. It became his biggest hit to date. 1958 – Buddy Holly & the Crickets opened their only British tour […]
1959 – “Cash Box” magazine began using a red ‘bullet’ on its record charts to indicate the records that have the strongest upward movement each week. 1968 – Frankie Lymon died of a heroin overdose. 1970 – In Denmark, Led Zeppelin performed under the name Nobs after the family of Ferdinand von Zeppelin threatened a […]
1955 – LaVern Baker appealed to Congress in a letter to Michigan Representative Charles Digges Jr. The letter requested the revision of the Copyright Act of 1909. 1955 – Billboard reported that the 45rpm single format was outselling the 78s for the first time. 1965 – Jimmy Page released his first solo single “She Just […]
1952 – The first musical choreography score was copyrighted. It was Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”. 1953 – The musical “Wonderful Town” opened. It ran for 559 performances. 1957 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “That’ll Be The Day.” The song would be their first hit. A previously recorded version, on July 22, 1956, […]
1956 – Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time with “Heartbreak Hotel.” 1965 – Filming for the Beatles’ second movie, “HELP!” began in the Bahamas. Today in Beatles History 1968 – Genesis released its first single “The Silent Sun.” 1977 – The Eagles released the single for “Hotel California.” 1978 – Sid […]
On Tuesday, February 19th, Diana Ross announced that she is hitting the road in 2019. Following her headline-making birthday tribute at the 61st annual Grammy Awards, the iconic diva announced a number of upcoming live performances. To continue the celebration of her 75th birthday, Ms. Ross will take the stage at Radio City Music Hall […]
1949 – Ricky Nelson joined the cast of his parents’ radio show. 1958 – Buddy Holly’s album “Buddy Holly” was released by Coral Records. This was his first official solo album. 1964 – The Beach Boys recorded “Don’t Worry Baby”. 1969 – “Goodbye Cream” opened in Baltimore. The film was of Cream’s November 26, 1968 […]
Yesterday, February 18th, Yoko Ono turned 86, and to celebrate the occasion, she has announced that her third collaborative LP with John Lennon, 1969’s Wedding Album, will be reissued in the next few weeks. The album will be out via Secretly Canadian and Chimera Music as part of the ongoing Yoko Ono Reissue Project on […]
“For Real,” another previously unreleased song from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, is debuting today. Throughout his storied career, Petty did everything with authenticity—putting the music and his fans first. It is this sentiment that Petty sings about in the poignant and autobiographical song “For Real.” “For Real” is featured on Tom Petty and the […]