1935 – At age 17, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her first songs. The two songs were “Love and Kisses” and “I’ll Chase the Blues Away.” 1965 – The Beatles received their MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) awards. 1972 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono released “Some Time In New York City.” 1989 – […]
1966 – Janis Joplin debuted on stage at the Avalon ballroom in San Francisco. 1966 – The Beatles were first heard using reversed tape in the song “Rain.” It was a ‘B’ side to the song “Paperback Writer.” 1967 – Stevie Wonder’s “I Was Made To Love Her” was released. 1976 – Paul McCartney and […]
1963 – The Rolling Stones’ first record, “Come On,” was released. 1966 – Roy Orbison’s first wife Claudette was killed in a motorcycle accident. 1969 – Johnny Cash debuted his own network show on CBS-TV. 1969 – Blind Faith made its British debut with a free concert at London’s Hyde Park. 1972 – The musical […]
1962 – At Abbey Road, the Beatles recorded the songs “Besame Mucho” and three of their own songs, “P.S. I Love You,” “Ask Me Why” and “Love Me Do.” It was their first recording session at the studio. 1965 – The Rolling Stones single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” was released in the U.S. 1967 […]
1942 – Sammy Kaye and his orchestra recorded “I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen.” 1956 – Elvis Presley made his second appearance on Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theatre”. 1956 – Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula” was released. 1959 – Bob Zimmerman graduated from high school in Hibbing, MN. He later changed his name to […]
1958 – Dick Dale performed “Let’s Go Trippin’” at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa, CA. 1961 – Jimi Hendrix enlisted in the U.S. Army. 1961 – Chuck Berry opened Berry Park, a 30 acre amusement park in Wentzville, MO. 1964 – The Dave Clark Five appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” for the first time. […]
Legendary rock band Styx has announced a lineup change, welcoming Terry Gowan as their new bassist. The band’s official Facebook page confirmed the addition following the departure of longtime member Ricky Phillips earlier this year. Terry Gowan, the brother of Styx’s vocalist and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan, expressed his excitement about joining the band. “It is […]
1964 – On “The Ed Sullivan Show,” a taped Beatles performance was played. The Beatles performed “You Can’t Do That” from the set of “A Hard Day’s Night.” 1967 – The Elvis Presley movie “Double Trouble” premiered in New York. It was released across the U.S on April 5. 1974 – On “Midnight Special,” Richard […]
1967 – The Elvis Presley movie “Double Trouble” premiered in New York. It was released across the U.S on April 5. 1974 – On “Midnight Special,” Richard Pryor was host to Olivia Newton-John and Boz Scaggs. 1979 – Genesis manned a box office selling tickets to their benefit show at L.A.’s Roxy. 1982 – Topper […]
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 a single TV show to that time when he presented a live, […]