On This Day, July 9 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 9 in 1955 – Bill Haley & His Comets topped the Billboard Pop chart with ‘Rock Around The Clock’. The song announced the…
On This Day, July 8 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 8 in 1958 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded the soundtrack of the 1955 film Oklahoma! the first-ever…
On This Day, July 7 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 7 in 1960 – With ‘Good Timin”, Jimmy Jones hit No.1 on the UK Singles chart for the first of three consecutive weeks….
On This Day, July 6 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 6 in 1963 – R&B vocal group The Essex started a two-week stint at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100…
On This Day, July 5 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 5 in 1954 – Nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley recorded his rendition of ‘That’s All Right’ which was released as his debut single…
On This Day, July 4 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 4 in 1958 – The Everly Brothers started a seven-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘All I Have…
On This Day, July 3 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 3 in 1959 – Singer-songwriter Bobby Darin started a four-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Dream Lover’. 1965 –…
On This Day, July 2 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 2 in 1954 – David Whitfield and the Mantovani Orchestra started a ten-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Cara Mia’. 1956 – Elvis…
On This Day, July 1 in Music History
EVENTS ON JULY 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day July 1 in 1963 – The Beatles recorded ‘She Loves You’. It was released as a single on August 23 and it reached No.1…