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 in London. 1968 – Johnny Cash and June Carter were married. […]
The country music landscape of 2024 has been marked by poignant farewells, as the genre mourns the loss of several iconic figures. This year, the music world bid goodbye to Toby Keith, a fighter in both life and song, who left us on February 5th after a valiant struggle with stomach cancer. His journey, marked […]
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 […]
1967 – Pink Floyd recorded their first single, “Arnold Layne.” 1970 – Jefferson Airplane was fined $1,000 for using profanity during a concert in Oklahoma City. 1976 – Mick Jagger was hospitalized in New York with a respiratory infection. 1977 – Keith Richards’ (Rolling Stones) Toronto hotel suite was raided by Royal Canadian Mounted Police. […]
1954 – A U.S. Congresswoman introduced a bill to prohibit the distribution of “obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy” recordings. 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 […]
1970 – Ringo Starr guest starred on “Laugh-In.” It was his first solo TV appearance. 1979 – Dire Straits began their first U.S./Canada tour in Boston. 1993 – Little Richard received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy. 1994 – The ground breaking ceremony for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas occurred. 1995 – Melvin […]
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. 1968 – Genesis released its first single “The Silent Sun.” 1977 – The Eagles released the single for “Hotel California.” 1978 – Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen […]
1958 – The first Flying V, by Gibson, was shipped from a factory in Kalamazoo, MI. 1968 – McGraw-Hill, Inc. outbids eight other American publishers for the U.S. rights to Hunter Davies’ authorized biography of the Beatles. They paid $150,000 for the rights. 1970 – The Jackson 5 made their TV debut on “American Bandstand.” […]
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 […]
1964 – The Beatles performed for the second time on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” They had made their first appearance on the show only a week before. 1968 – In Detroit, MI, Aretha Franklin day was declared. 1971 – Aretha Franklin recorded “Spanish Harlem.” It was released on July 9. 1971 – Alan David Pasaro […]