July

EVENTS ON JULY 31 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 31 in 1959 – Cliff Richard and the Drifters scored their first No.1 single in the UK with ‘Living Doll’ which held the top spot…

EVENTS ON JULY 30 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 30 in 1955 – Johnny Cash recorded ‘Folsom Prison Blues’. It was released on December 15 and it became one of his signature…

EVENTS ON JULY 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 29 in 1955 – Country singer Slim Whitman topped the UK Singles chart with his rendition of ‘Rose Marie’. He set…

EVENTS ON JULY 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 28 in 1750 – Influential German composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach died at the age of 65. 1956 – With his…

EVENTS ON JULY 27 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 27 in 1968 – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass went to No.1 on the US Billboard 200 chart with their tenth studio…

EVENTS ON JULY 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 26 in 1960 – R&B and soul singer Sam Cooke released ‘Chain Gang’ as a single on RCA Victor. The song was his…

EVENTS ON JULY 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 25 in 1964 – The Beatles started a fourteen-week stint at No.1 on the US Billboard 200 chart with the soundtrack album ‘A…

EVENTS ON JULY 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 24 in 1954 – The Four Aces topped the US singles chart with their rendition of ‘Three Coins in the Fountain’. 1964 – Marvin Gaye recorded ‘How…

EVENTS ON JULY 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 23 in 1964 – The Beatles started a three-week stint at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘A Hard Day’s…

EVENTS ON JULY 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 22 in 1965 – With their rendition of Bob Dylan‘s song ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’, The Birds went to number one on the UK Singles…