August

EVENTS ON AUGUST 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 11 in 1956 – The soundtrack album to the drama fantasy musical film ‘Carousel’ went to No.1 in the UK. 1960s…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 10 in 1956 – Doris Day started a six-week run at No.1 in the UK with ‘Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be,…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day August 9 in 1967 – Scott McKenzie started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘San Francisco (Be Sure…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 8 in 1953 – Les Paul and Mary Ford started a nine-week run at No.1 in the US with ‘Vaya con Dios (May God…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 7 in 1954 – The Crew-Cuts started a seven-week run at No.1 in the US with their version of The Chord‘s…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day August 6 in 1960 – The soundtrack album to the 1958 film ‘South Pacific’ starring Mitzy Gaynor and Ray Walston reached No.1 in the…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day August 5 in 1964 – The Beach Boys began recording ‘When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)’. The song reached No.9 in the…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 4 in 1958 – Ricky Nelson became the first artist to top the newly formed US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Poor…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day August 3 in 1961 – Richard Graham Starstedt also known professionally as Eden Kane topped the UK singles chart with ‘Well I Ask You’. 1963 –…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day August 2 in 1962 – Robert Zimmerman officially changed his name to Bob Dylan. 1962 – Aretha Franklin appeared for the first time on American television….