1956 – Buddy Holly got a prescription for contact lenses. He couldn’t get used to wearing them so he continued to use his trademark glasses. 1956 – The Platters released their self-titled debut album on Mecury Records. 1959 – Cliff Richard’s first movie, “Serious Charge,” premiered. 1968 – Paul McCartney and John Lennon were guests […]
1954 – “The Pajama Game” made its debut on Broadway in New York City at the St. James Theatre. 1955 – Elvis Presley’s performance at Jacksonville, FL, became the first Presley show at which a riot ensued. 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis was granted a divorce from his second wife six months after marrying his […]
1970 – The Beatles album “Let it Be” was released. 1972 – Billy Preston became the first rock performer to headline at Radio City Music Hall. 1977 – Olivia Newton-John made her New York City debut with a concert at the Metropolitan Opera House. 1990 – Tom Waits won $2.5 million when a Los Angeles […]
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 […]