1955 – Gisele MacKenzie played a singer on the NBC-TV program, “Justice.” 1960 – Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley appeared on the same TV special and performed the other’s hit. Elvis sang “Witchcraft” and Sinatra sang “Love Me Tender.” 1963 – Bob Dylan walked out of dress rehearsals for “The Ed Sullivan Show” when CBS […]
1829 – Composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born. 1941 – Anita O’Day recorded “Let Me Off Uptown” with Gene Krupa and his band. 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 […]
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. It was the first record on their own label, Rolling Stones Records. 1978 – Bob Dylan sold 90,000 tickets in less than eight […]
More than five decades after Led Zeppelin turned “Dazed and Confused” into a rock staple, the original composer is once again fighting for recognition. Jake Holmes has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit against Jimmy Page, this time also naming Sony Pictures and other co-defendants involved in the Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary. Filed in a […]
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 […]
Ozzy Osbourne is preparing to take his final bow with a heartfelt solo performance during his long-awaited farewell concert in Birmingham this July. According to Sammy Hagar, who will be among the star-studded lineup of support acts, Ozzy plans to sing five of his own songs at the July 5 event at Villa Park. Hagar […]
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 […]
1953 – Frank Sinatra and arranger Nelson Riddle teamed up for the first time. 1957 – Elvis recorded “Jailhouse Rock.” 1960 – Fats Domino recorded “Walking to New Orleans.” 1965 – The Kinks began their first British tour. 1965 – Herman’s Hermits and the Zombies began their first U.S. tour. 1976 – In Memphis, Bruce […]
1960 – Dick Clark told the U.S. House of Representatives that he had never taken payola for the records he featured on his show “American Bandstand.” 1968 – The musical “Hair” opened on Broadway. 1976 – Bruce Springsteen climbed the wall of Graceland to meet Elvis Presley. Elvis wasn’t home. 1979 – Van Halen’s “Dance […]
ZZ Top isn’t slowing down anytime soon. The legendary Texas trio has announced their massive 51-date North American Elevation tour, kicking off June 1 in Victoria, British Columbia, and wrapping October 10 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Following a record-setting 99 shows in 2024, frontman Billy Gibbons seems determined to push even harder this year. After […]