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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Paul McCartney’s legendary Höfner 500/1 bass guitar, a centerpiece of The Beatles’ early soundtracks such as “Love Me Do” and “She Loves You,” has been miraculously recovered after being missing for over half a century. The instrument, which vanished in 1972, has finally made its way back to McCartney, thanks to the efforts of the […]
1964 – The Beatles scored their first U.S. No. 1 album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at No. 1 for eleven weeks. 1965 – The much loved and respected crooner/jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer in Santa Monica. He was 48. First famous for his jazz […]
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has just unveiled its list of nominees for 2024, sparking excitement and nostalgia among music enthusiasts. This year’s lineup is a remarkable mix of 15 iconic artists and bands, each with a unique influence on the music industry. What sets this year apart is the inclusion of […]
Sixty years ago, the United States was gripped by Beatlemania, a phenomenon that marked the beginning of a new era in music history. On February 7, 1964, the Beatles, hailing from Liverpool, England, stepped onto American soil for the first time, greeted by thousands of ecstatic fans at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, New […]
1962 – Neil Sedaka recorded “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” for the first time. 1964 – The Beatles made the first of three record-breaking appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” 73 million people watched the show. It was their American TV debut. 1964 – Davy Jones made his U.S. television debut on “The Ed […]