December

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 11 in 1961 – With their debut single ‘Please Mr. Postman’, The Marvelettes topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. 1964 – American…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 10 in 1964 – The Beatles scored their third number one single of the year in the UK with ‘I Feel Fine’. They…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 9 in 1962 – Female vocal group The Supremes released their debut studio album ‘Meet the Supremes’ through Motown Records. 1966 – Rock supergroup Cream released…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 8 in 1956 – Guy Mitchell started a nine-week stint at the top of the US Singles chart with ‘Singing the Blues’. 1967 – The…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 7 in 1954 – With his version of ‘That’s All Right’, Marty Robbins became the first major artist to cover…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 6 in 1949 – American folk and blues music singer and multi-instrumentalist Huddie William Ledbetter also known as Lead Belly died at the age…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 5 in 1960 – Elvis Presley scored his fifth No.1 album on the US Billboard 200 with the soundtrack ‘G.I….

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 4 in 1959 – Adam Faith started a three-week run a No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘What Do You Want?’. 1965 – The…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 3 in 1954 – Trinidadian pianist Winifred Atwell started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Let’s Have Another…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 2 in 1957 – Sam Cooke started a two-week run at number one on the US Singles chart with ‘You Send Me’/’Summertime’. 1967 –…