Category: Oldies

1927 – Composer Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich was born. 1945 – Ella Fitzgerald and the Delta Rhythm Boys recorded “It’s Only a Paper Moon.” 1950 – Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner became one of the first jazz instrumentalists to give a solo concert. In 1954, he wrote the song “Misty.” 1951 – Frank Sinatra recorded “I’m a […]

1960 – Roy Orbison recorded “Only the Lonely.” 1961 – Elvis Presley performed his last live show for the next eight years in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The show raised $62,000 for the U.S.S. Arizona memorial fund. 1963 – The Beach Boys released the album “Surfin’ U.S.A.” 1967 – The Who made its U.S. concert debut […]

1956 – Sammy Davis, Jr. starred in the play, “Mr. Wonderful,” in New York City. 1956 – Carl Perkins was injured in a car accident on his way to perform on the “Perry Como Show.” 1958 – Hank Williams Jr. made his stage debut in Swainsboro, GA, at the age of eight. 1962 – Barbra […]

1952 – The Moondog Coronation Ball, the first “rock ‘n’ roll” stage show, was held at the Cleveland Arena. 1963 – Elliott Gould and Barbra Streisand were married. 1964 – A Judy Collins show at New York City’s Town Hall was recorded. It was released as “The Judy Collins Concert”. 1970 – Faces, with new […]

1957 – Elvis Presley bought the mansion he called Graceland. 1958 – “Our Song” was released by Tom and Jerry. Later they used their real names, which were Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. 1962 – Bob Dylan released his self-titled debut album. 1966 – Gary Leeds (Walker Brothers) was abducted by British students trying to […]

1945 – “Billboard” magazine began listing a top albums chart. The first #1 was “The Nat King Cole Trio.” 1956 – The Lerner and Loewe musical “My Fair Lady” opened on Broadway. 1968 – “LIFE” magazine called Jimi Hendrix “the most spectacular guitarist in the world.” 1974 – The Emerson, Lake and Palmer movie “Pictures […]

1955 – Elvis Presley was interviewed by Jimmy Dean on Jimmy’s television show. 1956 – The movie “Rock Around the Clock” (with Bill Haley) made its premiere in Washington, DC. 1958 – Perry Como’s “Catch A Falling Star” was certified as the first gold single. 1960 – Sam Cooke began his first tour of the […]

1961 – Rick Nelson recorded “Travelin’ Man”. 1965 – Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds. 1976 – The Jackson 5 moved from Motown to Epic Records. They also changed their name to the Jackson’s. 1984 – MTV premiered its weekly “Top 20 Video Countdown” show. 1987 – Bryan Adams’ “Heat of the Night” became the first […]

1957 – The Crickets recorded a cha-cha version of “Maybe Baby.” 1969 – Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman were married. 1969 – George Harrison and his wife Patti were arrested in Esher, Surrey. The charge was cannabis resin possession after authorities found 120 joints in their house. 1974 – Nilsson and John Lennon were ejected […]