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…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 21 in 1953 – Frankie Laine topped the UK Singles chart with his rendition of ‘I Believe’. 1961 – With his sixth studio…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 20 in 1973 – The Rolling Stones released ‘Angie’, the lead single of their studio album ‘Goats Heads Soup’. The single was a…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 19 in 1967 – The Beatles went to No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘All You Need Is Love’. The song…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 18 in 1958 – Italian singer Domenico Modugno topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)’. 1966 – The Beatles started…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 17 in 1963 – Pop singer Andy Williams became the first artist to top the newly formed US Billboard 200 chart with his…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 16 in 1938 – Blues musician and songwriter Robert Johnson died at the age of 27 after being poisoned. 1966 – Pop rock…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 15 in 1960 – Elvis Presley started a five-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘It’s Now…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 14 in 1953 – Mantovani and his Orchestra topped the UK Singles chart with ‘It’s April Again’ also known as ‘The Song from…

EVENTS ON DAY AUGUST 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 13 in 1924 – Vernon Dalhart recorded ‘The Prisoner’s Song’. A tune that became one of the best selling records of the…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 12 in 1940 – The Will Bradley Trio recorded ‘Down The Road a Piece’, a song that eventually became a…

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

EVENTS ON AUGUST 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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, Will…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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 to…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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 Be…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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 song ‘Sh-Boom’…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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 UK….

EVENTS ON AUGUST 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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 US…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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 Little…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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 – Soul…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY 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. She…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 1 in 1963 – With ‘(You’re the) Devil in Disguise’, Elvis Presley topped the UK singles chart. The single also reached No.1 in Belgium,…