January

EVENTS ON JANUARY 31 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 31 in 1963 – Jet Harris and Tony Meehan started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with the instrumental ‘Diamonds’….

EVENTS ON JANUARY 30 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 30 in 1953 – With ‘Outside of Heaven’, Eddie Fisher became the fourth artist to top the newly formed UK Singles chart….

EVENTS ON JANUARY 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 29 in 1960 – Michael Holliday and The Michael Sammes Singers topped the UK Singles chart with ‘Starry Eyed’. 1968 – The Doors‘ frontman Jim Morrison was arrested at…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 28 in 1956 – Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national TV. He performed ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ and ‘I Got a Woman’ on…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 27 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 27 in 1956 – Elvis Presley released ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ through RCA Records. The song became a number one hit in the United States…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 26 in 1956 – Buddy Holly had his first recording session for Decca Gold. He recorded the single ‘Love Me’ and the B-side ‘Blue…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 25 in 1957 – Frankie Vaughan started a four-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with his rendition of ‘The Garden…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 24 in 1958 – Elvis Presley scored his second number one single in the UK with ‘Jailhouse Rock’. The song featured…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 23 in 1953 – With ‘Comes A-Long A-Love’, American singer Kay Starr became the third artist to top the newly formed UK…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 22 in 1959 – Buddy Holly was informed by Decca Records that his contract would not be renewed. 1963 – Gerry and the Pacemakers recorded…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 21 in 1957 – Chuck Berry recorded ‘School Days’, a song often referred to as the anthem of rock and roll. It…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 20 in 1956 – With his rendition of the Merie Travis song ‘Sixteen Tons’, Tennessee Ford topped the UK Singles chart. 1958 –…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 19 in 1959 – The Platters topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with their rendition of ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’….

EVENTS ON JANUARY 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 18 in 1960 – With his version of the J. P. Richardson penned song ‘Running Bear’, Johnny Preston topped the…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 17 in 1970 – R&B singer and pianist William “Billy” Stewart died at the age of 32 in a car accident….

EVENTS ON JANUARY 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 16 in 1953 – With his rendition of ‘You Belong to Me’, Jo Staffod became the second artist to top the newly formed…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 15 in 1961 – Music history was made as Motown Records signed The Supremes. The female singing group scored 12…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 14 in 1955 – Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen topped the UK Singles chart with ‘Mambo Italiano’. 1961 – Elvis Presley started a seven-week stint at the…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 13 in 1962 – Chubby Checker returned for a two-week run at number one on the US Singles chart…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 12 in 1961 – With his rendition of ‘Poetry in Motion’, Johnny Tillotson went to number one on the UK Singles chart. In…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 11 in 1956 – Tommy Steele & The Steelmen replaced Guy Mitchell at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with their rendition of ‘Singing the…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 10 in 1956 – Elvis Presley recorded ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ in Nashville, his debut single for RCA Records. It was released…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 9 in 1961 – With ‘Wonderland by Night’, Bert Kaempfert hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 8 in 1954 – Trumpeter Eddie Calvert topped the UK Singles chart with an instrumental rendition of the nostalgic German song ‘Oh,…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 7 in 1955 – Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers reached number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘Finger of Suspicion’. 1964 – British blues…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 6 in 196 – Bill Haley & His Comets returned at No.1 on the UK Singles chart for a second three-week stint…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 5 in 1964 – American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Cecil Scott died at the age of 58. 1968 – The…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 4 in 1957 – With his rendition of ‘Singing the Blues’, Guy Mitchell reached number one on the UK Singles chart. Interestingly, the…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 3 in 1957 – At the Cosimo Recording Studio, Fats Domino recorded ‘I’m Walkin’ which later became his third consecutive…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On This Day January 2 in 1965 – With the soundtrack album to the film of the same name ‘Roustabout’, Elvis Presley topped the US…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 1 in 1953 – Singer-songwriter and guitarist Hank Williams died at the age of 29 from heart failure. Best remembered for…