May

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day May 11 in 1959 – With the instrumental composition ‘The Happy Organ’, Dave “Baby” Cortez went to number one…

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day May 10 in 1958 – The original cast of the musical ‘My Fair Lady’ started an impressive nineteen-week stint at…

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day May 9 in 1964 – The ‘Father of Rock and Roll Music’ – Chuck Berry kicked off his UK…

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day May 8 in 1954 – Actress and singer Doris Day returned for an eight-week run at number one on the…

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day May 7 in 1955 – With ‘I Got A Woman’, Ray Charles reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart. 1960s…

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day May 6 in 1965 – James Brown recorded ‘I Got You (I Feel Good)’ at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida….

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s 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…

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s 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…

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s 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…

KEY EVENTS ON MAY 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s 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…