1959 – The play “Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. 1968 – Otis Redding posthumously received a gold record for his single, “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”. 1969 – Motown bought the Jackson 5 out of their contract with Steeltown. 1982 – Jimmy Sohns […]
1962 – The Beatles performed for the first time on the BBC in Great Britain. The show was “Teenager’s Turn”. 1964 – The Dave Clark 5 made their first appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show”. 1965 – The Beach Boys’ “Help Me Rhonda” was released. 1968 – The Fillmore East opened in New York City. […]
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 […]