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…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 18 in 1958 – Italian singer Domenico Modugno topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)’. 1966 – The Beatles started a…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 17 in 1963 – Pop singer Andy Williams became the first artist to top the newly formed US Billboard 200 chart with his…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 16 in 1938 – Blues musician and songwriter Robert Johnson died at the age of 27 after being poisoned. 1966 – Pop rock…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day August 15 in 1960 – Elvis Presley started a five-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘It’s Now…