On This Day, March 2 in Music History
EVENTS ON MARCH 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 2 in 1955 – Rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley recorded his influential self-titled song that introduced the ‘Bo Diddley beat’…
On This Day, March 1 in Music History
EVENTS ON MARCH 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 1 in 1941 – WSM-FM became the first fully licensed commercial FM radio station in the United States. 1958 – Buddy Holly and…
On This Day, February 29 in Music History
EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day February 29 in 1964 – The 10th Annual Grammy Awards were held in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Nashville. Among the winners…
On This Day, February 28 in Music History
EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day February 28 in 1958 – Perry Como started an eight-week stint at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘Magic Moments’. 1966 –…
On This Day, February 27 in Music History
EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 27 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day February 27 in 1960 – The Miracles performed on the American Bandstand show and made their debut appearance on US television. 1961 –…
On This Day, February 26 in Music History
EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day February 26 in 1917 – The first ever jazz single ‘Livery Stable Blues’ was recorded in New York by the…
On This Day, February 25 in Music History
EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day February 25 in 1956 – With ‘I Forgot to Remember To Forget’, Elvis Presley scored his first number one single on the US…
On This Day, February 24 in Music History
EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day February 24 in 1958 – The Silhouettes had the number one single in the United States with ‘Get a Job’. 1965 – The Beach Boys recorded…
On This Day, February 23 in Music History
EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day February 23 in 1934 – English composer Edward William Elgar died at the age of 76. Best known for compositions such as ‘Pomp…
On This Day, February 22 in Music History
EVENTS ON FEBRUARY 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day February 22 in 1957 – Tab Hunter started a seven-week stint at No.1 in the UK with his rendition of ‘Young Love’. 1960 –…