1954 – Roy Orbison attended an Elvis Presley show in Dallas, TX. 1956 – ABC premiered the TV show “Rhythm on Parade.” 1956 – Buddy Holly released his first single, “Blue Days, Black Nights.” 1964 – The Rolling Stones’ debut album, “The Rolling Stones” was released in the U.K. 1965 – The Hollies opened their […]
1966 – Buffalo Springfield were the opening act for The Byrds in San Bernadino, CA. 1967 – The Nancy and Frank Sinatra duet “Somethin’ Stupid” hit #1 on the U.S. singles chart. It was the first father and daughter act to hit #1. 1969 – Archie Bell (Drells) was released from military service after a […]
Bob Dylan ‘s “Murder Most Foul” (currently number one on the Billboard charts) now has a companion music video thanks to Writer/Producer Vinnie Favale. The nearly 17-minute song weaves the story of JFK’s assassination while painting a musical landscape of the last hundred years of music, film, pop culture and tragedy without losing the thread. […]
1958 – Van Cliburn of Kilgore, TX, earned 1st prize in the Soviet Union’s Tchaikovsky International Piano Contest in Moscow. He was the first American to win the award. 1967 – The Rolling Stones performed their first concert behind the Iron Curtain at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland. 1969 – Diana Ross appeared […]
The Empire State Building and iHeartMedia today announced a weekend break for New York City — a rock and roll midnight music-to-light show featuring The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” and “A Day in the Life,” premiering Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 at 12:00 a.m. iHeartMedia’s Q104.3, New York’s Classic […]
On April 2, 1939, Marvin Gaye, Motown’s “Prince Of Soul,” was born with a destiny to define the sounds of soul and R&B. To celebrate his life and legacy and an influential chapter in his inimitable discography, Motown/UMe has released More Trouble, a vinyl-only collection of alternate and extended versions of tracks from his 12th […]
1964 – The Supremes recorded “Where Did Our Love Go.” The song was their first No. 1 single. 1968 – The Petula Clark TV special “Petula” aired on NBC. 1970 – In London, the U.K. premiere of the Woodstock movie took place. The film was a documentary of the August 1969 festival that took place […]
1949 – The musical “South Pacific” by Rodgers and Hammerstein debuted on Broadway. 1956 – “Rock ‘n Roll Dance Party” premiered on the CBS Radio Network. 1967 – Sonny & Cher’s movie “Good Times” debuted in Chicago, IL. 1975 – Beverly Sills made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Gioacchino Rossini’s “Siege of Corinth.” […]
1956 – Paramount Pictures signed Elvis Presley to a three-movie deal. 1956 – Capitol Tower, the home of Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA, was dedicated. It was the first circular office tower designed in America. It is 13 stories tall and 92 feet in diameter. 1960 – The Everly Brothers opened their first British tour […]
1955 – Fred Astaire appeared on television for the first time on “The Toast of the Town” with Ed Sullivan. 1956 – Elvis Presley performed on “The Milton Berle Show.” The show was broadcast live from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock. Elvis played the songs “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Money, Honey,” and “Blue Suede Shoes.” 1959 – […]