EVENTS ON MARCH 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 28 in 1943 – Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff died at the age of 69. 1958 – American trumpeter,…

EVENTS ON MARCH 27 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 27 in 1957 – The 29th annual Academy Awards were held at the Hollywood Pantages Theater. Songwriters Jay Livingston and Ray…

EVENTS ON MARCH 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 26 in 1827 – Influential German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven died at the age of 56.  1955 –…

EVENTS ON MARCH 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 25 in 1963 – Johnny Cash recorded the June Carter and Merle Kilgore penned song ‘Ring of Fire’. It was released on April 19 and it…

EVENTS ON MARCH 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 24 in 1945 – Billboard magazine published their first ever albums chart. Jazz pianist and singer Nat King Cole was the…

EVENTS ON MARCH 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 23 in 1956 – Elvis Presley released his self-titled debut studio album through RCA Records. It became the first rock and roll…

EVENTS ON MARCH 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 22 in 1939 – Singer and actor Bing Crosby recorded his version of Irving Berlin‘s patriotic song ‘God Bless America’ which he originally…

EVENTS ON MARCH 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 21 in 1960 – Elvis Presley recorded ‘Stuck on You’ at RCA Victor’s studio in Nashville. It was released as a single…

EVENTS ON MARCH 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 20 in 1959 – With their rendition of the 1933 song ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’, vocal group The Platters topped the…

EVENTS ON MARCH 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 19 in 1919 – The Axeman of New Orleans (unidentified serial killer) published a letter on March 13 in which he…