EVENTS ON AUGUST 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 28 in 1961 – With his rendition of Elvis Presley‘s song ‘Wooden Heart’, Joe Dowell topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. 1968 – The Beach…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 27 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 27 in 1964 – With their debut single “Have I the Right?’, The Honeycombs went to number one in the UK. The song also…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 26 in 1964 – Roy Orbison and the Candy Men released ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’. The song was a commercial success and a big international hit…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 25 in 1956 – Frank Sinatra was at number one in the UK with his tenth studio album ‘Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!’. In…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 24 in 1956 – Elvis Presley recorded ‘Love Me Tender’ at the 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles. The song featured in…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 23 in 1963 – The Beatles released ‘She Loves You’ in the United Kingdom. It became their best-selling single of all time in the…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 22 in 1958 – The Kalin Twins topped the UK Singles chart with their rendition of ‘When’. Also a chart-topper in France and…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 21 in 1953 – Frankie Laine topped the UK Singles chart with his rendition of ‘I Believe’. 1961 – With his sixth studio…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 20 in 1973 – The Rolling Stones released ‘Angie’, the lead single of their studio album ‘Goats Heads Soup’. The single was a…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 19 in 1967 – The Beatles went to No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘All You Need Is Love’. The song…