On This Day, May 11 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 11 in 1959 – With the instrumental composition ‘The Happy Organ’, Dave “Baby” Cortez went to number one on the…
On This Day, May 10 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 10 in 1958 – The original cast of the musical ‘My Fair Lady’ started an impressive nineteen-week stint at No.1 on…
On This Day, May 9 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 9 in 1964 – The ‘Father of Rock and Roll Music’ – Chuck Berry kicked off his UK tour with…
On This Day, May 8 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 8 in 1954 – Actress and singer Doris Day returned for an eight-week run at number one on the UK Singles…
On This Day, May 7 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 7 in 1955 – With ‘I Got A Woman’, Ray Charles reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart. 1964 – Merseybeat group The…
On This Day, May 6 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 6 in 1965 – James Brown recorded ‘I Got You (I Feel Good)’ at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida. The song…
On This Day, May 5 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 5 in 1960 – Sibling musical duo The Everly Brothers started a seven-week stint at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘Cathy’s…
On This Day, May 4 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 4 in 1956 – With his rendition of ‘No Other Love’, Ronnie Hilton hit No.1 on the UK Singles chart for the first…
On This Day, May 3 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 3 in 1964 – Thirteen-year-old Stevie Wonder performed ‘Fingertips’ on the Ed Sullivan Show. Beat group Gerry and the Pacemakers also appeared on…
On This Day, May 2 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 2 in 1960 – Ben E King left The Drifters due to settlement disputes and signed a solo contract with Atlantic Records on their…