August

EVENTS ON AUGUST 31 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 31 in 1957 – Tommy Steele was an number one in the UK with the soundtrack album to ‘The Tommy Steele Story’ film…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 30 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 30 in 1957 – Paul Anka started an impressive nine-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Diana’. 1969 – With ‘In…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 29 in 1966 – The Beatles wrapped up their tour with a show at Candlestick Park, San Francisco in front of 25,000…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 28 in 1961 – With his rendition of Elvis Presley‘s song ‘Wooden Heart’, Joe Dowell topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. 1968 – The Beach…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 27 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 27 in 1964 – With their debut single “Have I the Right?’, The Honeycombs went to number one in the UK. The song also…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 26 in 1964 – Roy Orbison and the Candy Men released ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’. The song was a commercial success and a big international hit…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 25 in 1956 – Frank Sinatra was at number one in the UK with his tenth studio album ‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!’. In…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 24 in 1956 – Elvis Presley recorded ‘Love Me Tender’ at the 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles. The song featured in…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 23 in 1963 – The Beatles released ‘She Loves You’ in the United Kingdom. It became their best-selling single of all time in the…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 22 in 1958 – The Kalin Twins topped the UK Singles chart with their rendition of ‘When’. Also a chart-topper in France and…