EVENTS ON MARCH 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 18 in 1965 – The Rolling Stones hit number one on the UK Singles chart for the first of three consecutive weeks with ‘The…

EVENTS ON MARCH 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 17 in 1958 – Rock band The Champs had the best-selling single in the US with ‘Tequila’ which topped both the…

EVENTS ON MARCH 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 16 in 1955 – Pop group The Dream Weavers started a two-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart with…

EVENTS ON MARCH 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 15 in 1955 – Fats Domino recorded ‘Ain’t It A Shame’. The song was released on April 14 and it reached No.1…

EVENTS ON MARCH 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 14 in 1958 – Perry Como became the first artist to receive a Gold plaque from the Recording Industry Association of…

EVENTS ON MARCH 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 13 in 1948 – Jazz and pop music singer-songwriter Peggy Lee started a nine-week stint at No.1 in the…

EVENTS ON MARCH 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 12 in 1953 – With their rendition of ‘I See the Moon (Over the Mountain)’, vocal group The Stargazers started a five-week…

EVENTS ON MARCH 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 11 in 1955 – Tennessee Ernie Ford started a seven-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Give Me Your…

EVENTS ON MARCH 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 10 in 1960 – English singer and actor Adam Faith scored his second and last number one single in the UK with ‘Poor Me’….

EVENTS ON MARCH 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day March 9 in 1959 – With ‘Venus’, Frankie Avalon hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first of five weeks…