On This Day, June 6 in Music History
EVENTS ON JUNE 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 6 in 1962 – The Beatles had their first recording session at Abbey Road Studios. Manager and producer George Martin evaluated their performances…
On This Day, June 5 in Music History
EVENTS ON JUNE 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 5 in 1961 – Roy Orbison scored his first US Billboard Hot 100 No.1 single with ‘Running Scared’. Also a hit in…
On This Day, June 4 in Music History
EVENTS ON JUNE 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 4 in 1962 – The Beach Boys released their second single ‘Surfin’ Safari’. The song was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and it became a…
On This Day, June 3 in Music History
EVENTS ON JUNE 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 3 in 1967 – The “Queen of Soul” – Aretha Franklin scored her first No.1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her…
On This Day, June 2 in Music History
EVENTS ON JUNE 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 2 in 1957 – Johnny Ray scored his third and last No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Yes Tonight Josephine’. Also…
On This Day, June 1 in Music History
EVENTS ON JUNE 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day June 1 in 1957 – Sam Cooke recorded ‘You Send Me’ at Radio Recorders studio. It was released as a single on September…
On This Day, May 31 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 31 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 31 in 1974 – The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded Gordon Lightfoot a Gold Plaque for his tenth studio album ‘Sundown’ which…
On This Day, May 30 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 30 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 30 1963 – Lesley Gore made her debut appearance on national television. She performed her hit song ‘Its My Party’…
On This Day, May 29 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 29 in 1942 – Bing Crosby recorded Irving Berlin‘s song ‘White Christmas’. It was released in July and it became the world’s…
On This Day, May 28 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 28 in 1964 – English singer Cilla Black scored her second number one single of the year in the UK with ‘You’re My…