On This Day, October 11 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 11 in 1961 – Collegiate folk group The Highwaymen scored their first and only No.1 hit on the US singles chart…
On This Day, October 10 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 10 in 1960 – Novelty song singer Larry Verne went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Mr. Custer’….
On This Day, October 9 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 9 in 1959 – One-hit wonder Jerry Keller went to number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘Here Comes Summer’. 1961 – With ‘Hit the…
On This Day, October 8 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 8 in 1955 – Pop music quarter The Four Aces topped the US Singles chart with ‘Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing’,…
On This Day, October 7 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 7 in 1939 – Actress and singer Judy Garland recorded a studio version of ‘Over the Rainbow’ which was later released as…
On This Day, October 6 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 6 in 1958 – Pop singer Johnny Mathis released his first Christmas album ‘Merry Christmas’. The album went to on to sale…
On This Day, October 5 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 5 in 1958 – At a concert hall in Hanley, England, Cliff Richard and The Shadows made their debut live performance. The…
On This Day, October 4 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 4 in 1941 – Freddy Martin and his Orchestra topped the charts in the United States with their version of Tchaikovsky‘s…
On This Day, October 3 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 3 in 1945 – 10 year old Elvis Presley performed for the first time in front of a crowd. He sang…
On This Day, October 2 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 2 in 1965 – With their rendition of ‘Hang On Sloppy’, The McCoys went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart….