March

EVENTS ON MARCH 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 21 in 1960 – Elvis Presley recorded ‘Stuck on You’ at RCA Victor’s studio in Nashville. It was released as a single…

EVENTS ON MARCH 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 20 in 1959 – With their rendition of the 1933 song ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’, vocal group The Platters topped the…

EVENTS ON MARCH 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 19 in 1919 – The Axeman of New Orleans (unidentified serial killer) published a letter on March 13 in which he…

EVENTS ON MARCH 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 18 in 1965 – The Rolling Stones hit number one on the UK Singles chart for the first of three consecutive weeks with ‘The…

EVENTS ON MARCH 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 17 in 1958 – Rock band The Champs had the best-selling single in the US with ‘Tequila’ which topped both the…

EVENTS ON MARCH 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 16 in 1955 – Pop group The Dream Weavers started a two-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart with…

EVENTS ON MARCH 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 15 in 1955 – Fats Domino recorded ‘Ain’t It A Shame’. The song was released on April 14 and it reached No.1…

EVENTS ON MARCH 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 14 in 1958 – Perry Como became the first artist to receive a Gold plaque from the Recording Industry Association of…

EVENTS ON MARCH 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 13 in 1948 – Jazz and pop music singer-songwriter Peggy Lee started a nine-week stint at No.1 in the…

EVENTS ON MARCH 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 12 in 1953 – With their rendition of ‘I See the Moon (Over the Mountain)’, vocal group The Stargazers started a five-week…