EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 10 1956 – With his debut self-titled studio album also known as ‘Rock n’ Roll’, Elvis Presley topped the UK Albums chart. 1958 – Conway Twitty went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘It’s Only Make Believe’. Also a chart-topper in Canada the […]
On This Day, November 9 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 9 1958 – Elvis Presley‘s single ‘Hound Dog’ became the the third song to sell over 1 million copies. The other two million-selling songs at the time were ‘White Christmas’ by Bing Crosby and ‘Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer’ by Gene Autry. 1961 – With ‘(Marie’s the Name) His […]
On This Day, November 8 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 8 in 1939 – Frank Sinatra recorded the last two songs with the Harry James band – ‘Ciribiribin’ and ‘Every Day Of My Life’. 1958 – American jazz drummer Cozy Cole was at number one in America with the instrumental ‘Topsy […]
On This Day, November 7 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 7 1958 – With his rendition of ‘It’s All in the Game’, Tommy Edwards started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart. Also a chart-topper in the US that year. 1969 – Rock band Pink Floyd released their fourth studio album ‘Ummagumma’ through Harvest Records. […]
On This Day, November 6 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 6 1953 – With the English rendition of the German song ‘Mütterlein’ – ‘Answer Me’, David Whitfield topped the UK Singles chart. Interestingly, Frankie Laine also went to No.1 the next week with his version of the very same song. 1961 – Jimmy Dean hit number one on the US Billboard […]
On This Day, November 5 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 5 1954 – Vera Lynn was at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘My Son, My Son’. 1960 – American country music singer-songwriter Johnny Horton died in a car accident at the age of 35. Best remembered for songs such as ‘The Battle of New […]
On This Day, November 4 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 4 1961 – Cliff Richard scored his first chart-topping album in the United Kingdom with ’21 Today’, his fourth studio LP. 1965 – With ‘Get Off of My Cloud’, The Rolling Stones topped the UK Singles chart. It also peaked at No.1 in the US, Germany, Canada, and […]
On This Day, November 3 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 3 1951 – Tony Bennet had the best selling single in the United States with ‘Cold, Cold Heart’. 1956 – Elvis Presley started a five-week run at number one on the US Singles chart with ‘Love Me Tender’/Any Way You Want Me’. 1960 – Four years later on this […]
On This Day, November 2 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 2 1963 – Folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary started a five-week run at number one on the US Billboard 200 with their third studio album ‘In the Wind’. 1966 – American country blues singer and guitarist “Mississippi” John Hurt died on this day at the age […]
On This Day, November 1 In Music History
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day November 1 1957 – The Crickets led by Buddy Holly topped the UK Singles chart with ‘That’ll be the Day’. 1968 – George Harrison became the first Beatle to release a solo album when Apple Records issued his debut studio LP ‘Wonderwall Music’ on this day. 1969 – Elvis Presley scored his eighteenth and last […]