EVENTS ON AUGUST 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 18 in 1958 – Italian singer Domenico Modugno topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)’. 1960s…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s 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…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1930s On this day August 16 in 1938 – Blues musician and songwriter Robert Johnson died at the age of 27 after being poisoned. 1960s 1966 –…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s 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…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 14 in 1953 – Mantovani and his Orchestra topped the UK Singles chart with ‘It’s April Again’ also known as ‘The Song…

EVENTS ON DAY AUGUST 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1920s On this day August 13 in 1924 – Vernon Dalhart recorded ‘The Prisoner’s Song’. A tune that became one of the best selling records of…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1940s On this day August 12 in 1940 – The Will Bradley Trio recorded ‘Down The Road a Piece’, a song that eventually became…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 11 in 1956 – The soundtrack album to the drama fantasy musical film ‘Carousel’ went to No.1 in the UK. 1960s…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1950s On this day August 10 in 1956 – Doris Day started a six-week run at No.1 in the UK with ‘Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be,…

EVENTS ON AUGUST 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY 1960s On this day August 9 in 1967 – Scott McKenzie started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘San Francisco (Be Sure…