1957 – Elvis Presley recorded “Teddy Bear.” 1961 – Bob Dylan arrived in New York City. He made his professional singing debut when he opened for John Lee Hooker at Gerde’s Folk City on April 11. 1962 – Brian Epstein signed with the Beatles as their manager and began to direct their image away from […]
James Brown’s complete, expanded Motherlode rarities collection will make its vinyl release debut on March 8. The classic collection’s new 2LP vinyl release (Polydor/UMe) also puts three vital tracks on wax for the first time ever: “I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance) (Remix),” “You’ve Changed,” and the epic 12-minute alternate […]
1960 – Sam Cooke signed a deal with RCA Records. 1962 – Gene Chandler made his TV debut on “American Bandstand.” 1963 – The Drifters recorded “On Broadway.” 1963 – Gerry & the Pacemakers held their first recording session. They produced “Away from You” and “Pretend.” 1966 – The Beach Boys recorded “Wouldn’t It Be […]
1942 – Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded “One O’Clock Jump.” 1957 – Singer Patsy Cline appeared on Arthur Godfrey’s nighttime TV show. She performed “Walking After Midnight.” 1957 – Chuck Berry recorded “School Day.” 1957 – Filming began on Elvis Presley’s second movie, “Loving You.” 1962 – Jackie Wilson appeared on “The Ed Sullivan […]
1943 – Ernest Tubb made his debut appearance at “The Grand Ole Opry” in Nashville, TN. 1957 – Little Richard recorded “Lucille.” 1957 – The Cavern Club opened for business in Liverpool, England. The rock club was where the Beatles began. 1965 – The first Guess Who album, “Shakin’ All Over,” was released. 1970 – […]
1958 – The Everly Brothers made their debut on British TV on The Perry Como Show. 1961 – Motown Records signed The Supremes. 1964 – Vee Jay records filed a lawsuit against Capitol and Swan Records over manufacturing and distribution rights to Beatles recordings. 1967 – The Rolling Stones performed on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show” […]
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 – Diana Ross performed for the last time with the Supremes during a show in Las Vegas, NV. 1972 – Elvis Presley reportedly drew the largest audience for […]
1963 – The Whiskey-a-Go-G0 nightclub opened in Los Angeles, CA. It is recognized as the first disco in the U.S. 1964 – “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash became the first country album to top the U.S. pop album chart. 1965 – The Beach Boys recorded “Do You Wanna Dance.” 1967 – Jimi Hendrix began […]
1940 – Vincent Lopez and his orchestra recorded the third version of Lopez’ theme song titled “Nola”. 1957 – Elvis took the U.S. Army pre-induction exam on his 22nd birthday. 1960 – Eddie Cochran’s last recording session was held in Hollywood. 1966 – The final episode of “Shindig!” was broadcast on ABC-TV. The show featured […]
1941 – “Good-for-Nothin’-Joe” was recorded by the sultry Lena Horne with Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra on Bluebird Records. 1955 – Marian Anderson became the first African-American to sing at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. 1963 – Gary “U.S.” Bonds filed a $100,000 suit against Chubby Checker. The charge was that Checker “stole” “Quarter to Three” […]