July

EVENTS ON JULY 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day July 11 in 1960 – The musical ensemble Hollywood Argyles went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Alley Oop’….

EVENTS ON JULY 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day July 10 in 1961 – Bobby Lewis went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Tossin’ and Turnin”. It…

EVENTS ON JULY 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day July 9 in 1955 – Bill Haley & His Comets topped the Billboard Pop chart with ‘Rock Around The Clock’. The song announced…

EVENTS ON JULY 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day July 8 in 1958 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded the soundtrack of the 1955 film Oklahoma! the…

EVENTS ON JULY 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day July 7 in 1960 – With ‘Good Timin”, Jimmy Jones hit No.1 on the UK Singles chart for the first of three consecutive…

EVENTS ON JULY 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day July 6 in 1963 – R&B vocal group The Essex started a two-week stint at number one on the US Billboard Hot…

EVENTS ON JULY 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day July 5 in 1954 – Nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley recorded his rendition of ‘That’s All Right’ which was released as his debut…

EVENTS ON JULY 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day July 4 in 1958 – The Everly Brothers started a seven-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘All I…

EVENTS ON JULY 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day July 3 in 1959 – Singer-songwriter Bobby Darin started a four-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Dream Lover’….

EVENTS ON JULY 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day July 2 in 1954 – David Whitfield and the Mantovani Orchestra started a ten-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Cara Mia’….