EVENTS ON DECEMBER 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 23 in 1964 – Brian Wilson had a mental breakdown while on tour with the Beach Boys and couldn’t…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 22 in 1939 – Influential blues singer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey nicknamed “The Mother of the Blues” died at the age…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 21 in 1966 – The Beach Boys ended the year spectacularly as two of their albums (‘Little Deuce Coupe’ and ‘Shut Down Volume…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 20 in 1962 – Family music band The Osmonds made their TV debut on The Andy Williams Show where the brothers performed ‘I’m A…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 19 in 1955 – Carl Perkins recorded one of the first ever rockabilly songs ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ which peaked at No.2…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 18 in 1959 – With their rendition of the 1916 song ‘What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 17 in 1954 – With ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’, Bill Haley and his Comets became the first group to have…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 16 in 1955 – With his rendition of ‘Christmas Alphabet’, Dickie Valentine started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 15 in 1943 – American jazz multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller died at the age of 39 from…

EVENTS ON DECEMBER 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day December 14 in 1959 – With his rendition of ‘Heartaches by the Number’, Guy Mitchell topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. 1963 – American…