EVENTS ON APRIL 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 26 in 1969 – Led Zeppelin played ‘Whole Lotta Love’ live for the first time during their concert at the Winterland Ballroom in…

EVENTS ON APRIL 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 25 in 1958 – Country and rockabilly singer-songwriter Marvin Rainwater topped the UK Singles chart with ‘Whole Lotta Woman’. 1960 – After…

EVENTS ON APRIL 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 24 in 1955 – Frankie Laine became the ninth artist to top the newly formed UK Singles chart. He achieved the…

EVENTS ON APRIL 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 23 in 1964 – Pop music duo Peter & Gordon went to number one in the UK with ‘A World Without…

EVENTS ON APRIL 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 22 in 1965 – The Beatles scored their seventh consecutive No.1 single in the UK with ‘Ticket to Ride’. The song was…

EVENTS ON APRIL 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 21 in 1956 – Elvis Presley started an eight-week stint at No.1 on the Billboard Singles chart with ‘Heartbreak Hotel’. 1962 –…

EVENTS ON APRIL 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 20 in 1968 – The Rolling Stones recorded ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ at the Olympic Studios in London. It was released as a single…

EVENTS ON APRIL 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 19 in 1958 – The soundtrack album ‘The Duke Wore Jeans’ to the comedy musical of the same name started a…

EVENTS ON APRIL 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 18 in 1970 – Irish singer Dana topped the UK Singles chart with ‘All Kinds of Everything’, the song with which she won…

EVENTS ON APRIL 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day April 17 in 1953 – With her rendition of ‘(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window’, Lita Roza became the eighth artist…