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 –…
