1961 – Elvis Presley recorded “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” 1964 – John Lennon’s first book, “In His Own Write” was published. 1969 – Anita Bryant and the Letterman appeared at a “Rally For Decency” in Miami following Jim Morrison’s indecent exposure onstage there. 1973 – Yoko Ono was granted permission to live in the […]
1956 – Carl Perkins appeared on ABC-TV’s “Ozark Jubilee” and performed “Blue Suede Shoes.” It was his first television appearance. Elvis Presley performed the song the same night on CBS-TV’s “Stage Show.” 1958 – The Coasters recorded “Yakety Yak.” 1962 – Billboard reported that Ray Charles had started Tangerine, his own record label. 1967 – […]
1963 – “Puff The Magic Dragon” was released by Peter, Paul and Mary. 1964 – Capitol released the Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love” backed with “You Can’t Do That.” 1969 – The musical “1776” opened on Broadway. 1974 – The new Opryland auditorium in Nashville was dedicated. 1979 – Twisted Sister became the first band […]
1966 – The Beach Boys began recording “God Only Knows.” 1979 – James Brown played at the Grand Ole Opry. 1988 – Andy Gibb died from myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) following a long battle with cocaine addiction, which had weakened his heart. 1988 – In the U.S.,Prince’s 10th album was released entitled “Lovesexy.” Some […]
1961 – The Supremes released their first single, “I Want A Guy.” 1974 – Bad Company performed its first concert in England. 1975 – Elvis Presley began his final recording session at RCA’s Hollywood studios. 1976 – Keith Moon collapsed onstage at the start of a Who concert in the Boston Garden. Who Merchandise 1979 […]
In keeping with a promise made to the legendary artist/author and original and founding member of the Supremes, Mary Wilson, Motown/UMe announce the release of Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition, available for pre-order now. In time for what would have been Mary Wilson’s 77th Birthday, March 6, we celebrate her birthday and honor her history and […]
1945 – Bing Crosby recorded “Temptation” with John Scott Trotter’s Orchestra. He had recorded it before on October 22, 1933, with Lennie Hayton’s orchestra. 1957 – Samuel Cardinal Stritch banned rock ‘n’ roll from Chicago archdiocese Roman Catholic schools. 1966 – Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay formed Buffalo Springfield. 1967 – Petula Clark […]
1964 – “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles was released in the U.S. 1964 – The Beatles began their first film, “A Hard Day’s Night.” 1975 – Linda McCartney was arrested for personal possession of marijuana. Paul was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident but was not charged. 1977 – “The Barry […]
1952 – The first musical choreography score was copyrighted. It was Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”. 1953 – The musical “Wonderful Town” opened. It ran for 559 performances. 1957 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “That’ll Be The Day.” The song would be their first hit. A previously recorded version, on July 22, 1956, […]
1964 – The Beatles appeared for the 3rd time on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” They appeared via tape. 1965 – The Beach Boys recorded “Help Me Rhonda”. 1969 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience played its last British concert. 1970 – “ABC” by the Jackson Five was released. 1975 – Led Zeppelin’s album “Physical Graffiti” was […]