On This Day, October 21 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 21 in 1957 – Elvis Presley was at number one on the US Singles chart with ‘Jailhouse Rock’. It also reached No.1 in…
On This Day, October 20 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 20 in 1960 – Roy Orbison topped the UK Singles chart with ‘Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)’. 1962 – Bobby “Boris” Pickett and…
On This Day, October 19 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 19 in 1956 – With his rendition of ‘A Woman in Love’, Frankie Laine started a four-week run at No.1 on the…
On This Day, October 18 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 18 in 1957 – Paul McCartney played his first live gig with John Lennon‘s band The Quarry Men at the New Cubmoor Hall in…
On This Day, October 17 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 17 in 1960 – The Drifters went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Save the Last Dance for…
On This Day, October 16 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 16 in 1959 – With his rendition of the 1928 song ‘Mack the Knife’, Bobby Darin hit number one on the UK Singles…
On This Day, October 15 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 15 in 1956 – Little Richard recorded ‘Good Golly, Miss Molly’ which was released as a single in 1958 and reached No.4 in…
On This Day, October 14 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 14 in 1955 – Jimmy Young started a four-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘The Man From Laramie’….
On This Day, October 13 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 13 in 1963 – Over 15 million people tuned in to watch The Beatles perform on the UK TV variety show ‘Sunday…
On This Day October 12 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 12 in 1960 – The Highwaymen topped the UK Singles chart with their rendition of the African-American spiritual song ‘Michael’ Row the Boat Ashore’….