EVENTS ON OCTOBER 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 7 in 1939 – Actress and singer Judy Garland recorded a studio version of ‘Over the Rainbow’ which was later released as…

EVENTS ON OCTOBER 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 6 in 1958 – Pop singer Johnny Mathis released his first Christmas album ‘Merry Christmas’. The album went to on to sale…

EVENTS ON OCTOBER 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 5 in 1958 – At a concert hall in Hanley, England, Cliff Richard and The Shadows made their debut live performance. The…

EVENTS ON OCTOBER 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day October 4 in 1941 – Freddy Martin and his Orchestra topped the charts in the United States with their version of Tchaikovsky‘s…

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…

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….

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 –…