On This Day, October 3 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 3 in 1945 – 10 year old Elvis Presley performed for the first time in front of a crowd. He sang…
On This Day, October 2 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 2 in 1965 – With their rendition of ‘Hang On Sloppy’, The McCoys went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart….
On This Day, October 1 in Music History
EVENTS ON OCTOBER 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 1 in 1962 – The Beach Boys released their debut album ‘Surfin’ Safari’ through Capitol Records which peaked at No.32 in the US. 1966 –…
On This Day, September 30 in Music History
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 30 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 30 in 1965 – With his rendition of ‘Tears’, Ken Dodd started a five-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart. 1971 – Isaac…
On This Day, September 29 in Music History
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 29 in 1958 – Tommy Edwards started a six-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘It’s All in…
On This Day, September 28 in Music History
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 28 in 1958 – Pop group The Teddy Bears released ‘To Know Him Is to Love Him’ which became a chart-topper in the…
On This Day, September 27 in Music History
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 27 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 27 in 1964 – The Beach Boys appeared for the first time on US TV. They performed ‘I Get Around’ and ‘Wendy’ on the Ed Sullivan…
On This Day, September 26 in Music History
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 26 in 1937 – American singer Bessie Smith nicknamed the ‘Empress of the Blues’ died in a car accident at the age of…
On This Day, September 25 in Music History
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 25 in 1954 – Elvis Presley released his version of the songs ‘Good Rocking Tonight’ and ‘I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine’…
On This Day, September 24 in Music History
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 24 in 1957 – Elvis Presley released ‘Jailhouse Rock’. It topped the singles charts in the US, South Africa, and the UK, and…