1957 – Sam Cooke’s single “You Send Me” was released. 1969 – The half hour Saturday morning cartoon “The Beatles” aired its last show. The show had debuted on September 25, 1965. 1975 – Steve Anderson set a record for picking a guitar. Anderson, at age 22, picked for 114 hours, 7 minutes. He broke […]
The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack, a 2CD and digital soundtrack that features both well-known and rare Velvet Underground tracks, will be released on October 15, 2021 via Republic Records/UMe. Curated by the documentary’s director, Todd Haynes, and music supervisor Randall Poster, the album is […]
1965 – The Beatles received a gold record for the song “Help!” 1965 – The Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show “Ready Steady Go!” Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe.” 1970 – An ad was run in “Melody Maker” by Genesis looking […]
The Rolling Stones have just announced the release of 40th anniversary, expanded deluxe editions of their chart-topping, multi-platinum 1981 album Tattoo You, via Polydor/Interscope/UMe. The newly-remastered set, out on October 22, will be accompanied by no fewer than nine previously unreleased tracks from the era. The first of these, the irresistible rocker “Living In The […]
Don McLean, known for his mega-hit “American Pie,” which he wrote and performed, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, August 16th at 6314 Hollywood Boulevard in front of The Pie Hole restaurant (corner of Hollywood and Vine). “This is a very special day for me, awards are given every year […]
1962 – Ringo Starr was picked to replace Pete Best as the drummer for the Beatles. Best had been with the group for about 2 1/2 years. 1966 – The Monkees’ first single “Last Train to Clarksville” was released. 1974 – In New York, the Ramones made their debut CBGB’s . 1977 – Elvis Presley […]
1932 – Helen Morgan joined the Victor Young orchestra to record “Bill,” from Broadway’s “Showboat.” 1963 – The TV program “Ready Steady Go!” premiered England. 1969 – The non-album single “Hot Fun in The Summertime” was released by Sly and the Family Stone. 1978 – Muddy Waters performed at a White House picnic for U.S. […]
1960 – Chubby Checker performed “The Twist” on American TV for the first time on “American Bandstand.” 1964 – Rod Stewart made his television debut on the British show “The Beat Room.” 1970 – An anti-war rock festival was held at Shea Stadium in New York. Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Steppenwolf and Johnny Winters were […]
1957 – American Bandstand made its network debut on ABC-TV. The show was hosted by Dick Clark. Until this day the show had been a local show in Philadelphia since 1952. 1959 – In New York, The Isley Brothers recorded “Shout” at RCA Victor’s Music Center Of The World. 1966 – The Beatles album “Revolver” […]
1963 – The Beatles made their final appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. They had performed nearly 300 shows at the club since 1961. 1963 – Allan Sherman released “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadda.” 1968 – The first Newport Pop Festival opened in Costa Mesa. 1969 – Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) was indicted for failure […]