June

EVENTS ON JUNE 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1930s On this day June 10 in 1934 – English composer Frederick “Fritz” Delius died at the age of 72. 1960s 1967 – With their eighth…

EVENTS ON JUNE 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day June 9 in 1958 – Sheb Wooley hit No.1 on the US Pop chart with ‘The Purple People Eater’ for…

EVENTS ON JUNE 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day June 8 in 1957 – Jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole reached the top spot on the UK Albums chart with ‘Love…

EVENTS ON JUNE 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day June 7 in 1957 – Singer Johnnie Ray hit No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Yes Tonight Josephine’ for the first…

EVENTS ON JUNE 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day June 6 in 1962 – The Beatles had their first recording session at Abbey Road Studios. Manager and producer George Martin evaluated their…

EVENTS ON JUNE 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day June 5 in 1961 – Roy Orbison scored his first US Billboard Hot 100 No.1 single with ‘Running Scared’. Also a hit…

EVENTS ON JUNE 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day June 4 in 1962 – The Beach Boys released their second single ‘Surfin’ Safari’. The song was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and it became…

EVENTS ON JUNE 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day June 3 in 1967 – The “Queen of Soul” – Aretha Franklin scored her first No.1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with…

EVENTS ON JUNE 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day June 2 in 1957 – Johnny Ray scored his third and last No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Yes Tonight Josephine’….

EVENTS ON JUNE 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day June 1 in 1957 – Sam Cooke recorded ‘You Send Me’ at Radio Recorders studio. It was released as a single on…