1956 – The show “Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent” debuted. 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song “Great Balls Of Fire.” 1968 – Cass Elliot debuted as a solo act in Las Vegas, NV. She cancelled the two-week gig after one night because of a throat hemorrhage. 1980 – Prince released the […]
1950 – “The Frank Sinatra Show” debuted. 1954 – Marian Anderson became the first black singer to be hired by New York’s Metropolitan Opera Company. 1957 – RCA Victor announced that they had already received 500,000 advance orders for Elvis’ Christmas album. 1964 – The Beatles appeared on “Shindig!” The show was taped in London […]
1968 – “The Doors are Open” was aired on British TV. The show was a documentary about the Doors. 1969 – For the first time in Beatles history a George Harrison song got the A side of a 45, “Something”/”Come Together.” 1976 – “Disco Duck” by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots received a […]
1961 – “Banks of the Ohio” was released by Joan Baez. 1965 – The Who made their debut on U.S. TV on the show “Shindig!” 1967 – The Grateful Dead, all six members, were arrested for possession of marijuana. They were released six hours later on bail. 1976 – John Belushi came out on stage […]
At the premiere of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere at the New York Film Festival, Bruce Springsteen made a dramatic, surprise appearance—performing and issuing one of his most pointed political statements to date. As the film traces his emotional journey through the making of Nebraska and the depression that shadowed his early 30s, Springsteen seized […]
1954 – Julie Andrews made her first Broadway appearance in “The Boy Friend.” 1961 – Bob Dylan played harmonica for the recording of Carolyn Hester’s first Columbia album. 1965 – Donovan made his U.S. television debut on the show “Shindig!” 1966 – “I Love My Dog” was released by Cat Stevens. It was his first […]
On the opening night of his 2025 U.S. tour, Paul McCartney gave fans a rare gift: a full live rendition of “Help!” — the Beatles’ classic he hadn’t performed in full since 1965. The historic moment unfolded during a pop-up set at the Santa Barbara Bowl, where McCartney surprised the crowd by plunging into the […]
Metal music icon Rob Halford of Judas Priest has revealed that he and his longtime partner, Thomas, officially married in 2024 in a simple, intimate ceremony. After more than three decades together, the couple decided to make it official in a ceremony set “by the cactus outside,” with only a few witnesses in attendance. In […]
1953 – Liberace made his debut at Carnegie Hall for a sellout crowd. 1954 – Elvis Presley appeared live on “Grand Ole Opry” and performed “Blue Moon of Kentucky.” 1964 – Brian Epstein, the Beatles’ manager, turned down an offer of 3 1/2 million pound offer to sell his management contract. 1965 – The half […]
1942 – Glenn Miller ended his broadcasts for Chesterfield Cigarettes so he could go to World War II. 1955 – Judy Garland made her TV debut on the “Ford Star Jubilee” on CBS. 1957 – “Mister Rock and Roll” debuted at the Paramount in New York City, NY. 1966 – In England, Jimi Hendrix, The […]