1955 – Buddy Holly, Larry Welborn, and Bob Montgomery open for Bill Haley & the Comets in Lubbock, TX. Eddie Crandell saw the show later arranges for Holly to record his first demo. 1964 – The secret marriage of Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) to Shirley Ann Arnold took place. 1966 – Grace Slick made her […]
1959 – Bobby Darin became the youngest performer to headline the Sands Hotel’s Copa Room in Las Vegas, NV. Johnny Mathis held the previous record (he had been 23). 1964 – The Rolling Stones announced they had cancelled a planned tour in South Africa because of an anti-apartheid embargo by the British Musicians’ Union. 1967 […]
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 […]
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 with Joe Cocker while he was performing on “Saturday Night Live.” […]
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 […]
1954 – The movie musical “A Star Is Born” made its world premiere in Hollywood. 1956 – RCA Victor, by this day, had received 856,327 advance orders for “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley. 1962 – “My Fair Lady” closed after a 6½ year run on Broadway. The show, at the time, held the record […]
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 […]
1952 – Hank Williams did his last recording session. 1956 – Micky Dolenz began his television career in NBC’s “Circus Boy” series. He later became a member of the Monkees. 1966 – The song “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby?” was released by The Rolling Stones in the U.S. and U.K. 1967 – “People Are […]