EVENTS ON JANUARY 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 12 in 1961 – With his rendition of ‘Poetry in Motion’, Johnny Tillotson went to number one on the UK Singles chart. In…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 11 in 1956 – Tommy Steele & The Steelmen replaced Guy Mitchell at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with their rendition of ‘Singing the…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 10 in 1956 – Elvis Presley recorded ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ in Nashville, his debut single for RCA Records. It was released…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 9 in 1961 – With ‘Wonderland by Night’, Bert Kaempfert hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 8 in 1954 – Trumpeter Eddie Calvert topped the UK Singles chart with an instrumental rendition of the nostalgic German song ‘Oh,…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 7 in 1955 – Dickie Valentine with The Stargazers reached number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘Finger of Suspicion’. 1964 – British blues…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 6 in 196 – Bill Haley & His Comets returned at No.1 on the UK Singles chart for a second three-week stint…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 5 in 1964 – American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Cecil Scott died at the age of 58. 1968 – The…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 4 in 1957 – With his rendition of ‘Singing the Blues’, Guy Mitchell reached number one on the UK Singles chart. Interestingly, the…

EVENTS ON JANUARY 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day January 3 in 1957 – At the Cosimo Recording Studio, Fats Domino recorded ‘I’m Walkin’ which later became his third consecutive…