EVENTS ON JUNE 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 26 in 1953 – Eddie Fisher and Sally Sweetland went to No.1 in the UK with ‘I’m Walking Behind You’. With this, Fisher became the first…

EVENTS ON JUNE 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 25 in 1964 – Roy Orbison scored his second number one single in the UK with ‘It’s Over’ which held the top spot for…

EVENTS ON JUNE 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 24 in 1955 – With his rendition of ‘Unchained Melody’, Jimmy Young hit No.1 on the UK Singles chart for the first…

EVENTS ON JUNE 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 23 in 1951 – Nat King Cole had the best-selling single in the US with ‘Too Young’. It stayed at the top…

EVENTS ON JUNE 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 22 in 1968 – With his studio album ‘The Dock of the Bay’, Ottis Redding went to No.1 in the UK. The album…

EVENTS ON JUNE 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 21 in 1969 – The cast of the Broadway rock musical Hair topped the US Billboard 200 chart with their eponymous album….

EVENTS ON JUNE 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 20 in 1963 – Pop band Gerry & the Pacemakers scored their second chart-topper of the year in the UK with ‘I Like…

EVENTS ON JUNE 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 19 in 1959 – Composer and pianist Russ Conway started a two-week stint at number one on the UK Singles chart with…

EVENTS ON JUNE 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 18 in 1976 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)  awarded Electric Light Orchestra a Gold plaque for their compilation…

EVENTS ON JUNE 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 17 in 1954 – American guitarist and bandleader Donato “Danny” Cedrone died at the age of 33 after falling down a staircase….