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 for six weeks straight. It also topped the charts in Ireland, Norway, and Sweden that year. 1964 – Country and pop music singer-songwriter James “Jim” Reeves died at…
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 songs. 1960 – With his fourth studio album ‘Elvis Is Back!’, Elvis Presley reached number one in the UK. In the US the album peaked at No.2 1965 – The Rolling…
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 a record for most consecutive weeks (11) at No.1 that stood still until 1991 when Bryan Adams dethroned him with ‘(Everything I Do ) I Do…
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 tenth studio album ‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!’, Frank Sinatra became the first artist to top the newly formed UK Albums chart. 1960 – Cliff Richard and the Shadows topped the UK…
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 album ‘The Beat of the Brass’. 1974 – Paul McCartney and Wings started a seven-week stint at number one in the UK with their third studio album ‘Band on…
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 biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at No.2. 1962 – Frank Ifield hit No.1 on the UK Singles chart with his version of the…
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 Hard Day’s Night’ while in the UK the album started a 21-week run at number one today. Also a chart-topper in Australia, Germany, and Finland…
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 Sweet It Is (To Be Love by You)’ at Motown’s “Hitsville U.S.A” studio. The song featured on his fifth studio album of the same name…
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 Night’. Also a chart-topper in ten more countries that year, including the US. 1966 – The number one album in the United States on this day…
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 chart. Their version also topped the charts in Ireland, South Africa, and the US. 1968 – A collaboration album between Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield, and Stephen Stills called ‘Super Session’…