1952 – Frank Sinatra completed his final session with Mitch Miller and Columbia Records. 1955 – Capitol Records released “Magic Melody, Part Two”. The song consisted only of the last two notes of the musical phrase, “Shave and a haircut, two bits.” It was the shortest song to ever to be released. 1956 – Brenda […]
1962 – The Beatles were called “a nothing group” after an interview with Peter Jones of the “London Daily Mirror.” 1964 – The Beatles were ordered off the stage at Cleveland’s Public auditorium so the screaming crowd could calm down. 1968 – The TV musical series “Soul” premiered on NBC. 1969 – The Ed Sullivan […]
Guitar icon Joe Bonamassa announced a special After Party Showcase to follow his pay-per-view global streaming concert event broadcasting live from the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on September 20th. Bonamassa will be performing his new studio album Royal Tea (recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London) in its entirety, a month before its […]
1955 – The Dual Music System Jukebox was introduced by the J.P. Seeburg Corporation. It was the first to hold a hundred singles. 1956 – Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show “Toast of the Town.” He was shot from just the waist up during the performance. Elvis would make a […]
1965 – The television trade publications “Daily Variety” and “The Hollywood Reporter” ran an ad seeking “Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series.” The final four choices became the stars in the television show “The Monkees.” 1972 – Mott The Hoople released “All The Young Dudes.” 1977 – Jimmy McCulloch quit […]
1957 – “The Buddy Deane Bandstand” debuted in Baltimore, MD. 1959 – “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin was banned by a radio station in New York City. 1964 – The Animals gave their debut U.S. performance in Brooklyn, NY, at the U.S. Paramount Theater. 1965 – The Who had their equipment van stolen while […]
1955 – Bill Haley & the Comets refused their first offer to tour outside the U.S. because of a fear of flying. 1963 – Reprise Records, owned by Frank Sinatra, became part of Warner Brothers Records. 1970 – Rolling Stone magazine reported that the Dave Clark Five had broken up. 1990 – “Listen Without Prejudice” […]
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 […]
1953 – Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery auditioned for the radio station KDAV in Lubbock, TX. They were given a half-hour Sunday afternoon show to perform country and bluegrass music. 1956 – Elvis Presley shared his success with his family by purchasing his mother a pink Cadillac. 1965 – James Brown and Booker T. & […]
1964 Walt Disney’s “Mary Poppins” directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles 1965 The Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley 1970 Jimi Hendrix creates his last studio recording at Electric Lady Studios in New York, an instrumental called “Slow Blues” 1977 “Chicago” closes at 46th […]