On This Day, August 15 in Music History
EVENTS ON AUGUST 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 15 in 1960 – Elvis Presley started a five-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘It’s Now…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 15 in 1960 – Elvis Presley started a five-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘It’s Now…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 14 in 1953 – Mantovani and his Orchestra topped the UK Singles chart with ‘It’s April Again’ also known as ‘The Song from…
EVENTS ON DAY AUGUST 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day, August 13 in 1924 – Vernon Dalhart recorded ‘The Prisoner’s Song’. A tune that became one of the best selling records of the…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 12 in 1940 – The Will Bradley Trio recorded ‘Down The Road a Piece’, a song that eventually became a…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 11 in 1956 – The soundtrack album to the drama fantasy musical film ‘Carousel’ went to No.1 in the UK. 1960 – With ‘Please…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 10 in 1956 – Doris Day started a six-week run at No.1 in the UK with ‘Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 9 in 1967 – Scott McKenzie started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘San Francisco (Be Sure to…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 8 in 1953 – Les Paul and Mary Ford started a nine-week run at No.1 in the US with ‘Vaya con Dios (May God Be…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 7 in 1954 – The Crew-Cuts started a seven-week run at No.1 in the US with their version of The Chord‘s song ‘Sh-Boom’…
EVENTS ON AUGUST 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 6 in 1960 – The soundtrack album to the 1958 film ‘South Pacific’ starring Mitzy Gaynor and Ray Walston reached No.1 in the UK….