On This Day, May 26 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 26 in 1962 – Mr. Acker Bilk became the first British music act to top the US Billboard Hot…
On This Day, May 25 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 25 in 1961 – An art school band called The Temperance Seven had the No.1 single in the UK with their…
On This Day, May 24 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 24 in 1956 – The very first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland. Unlike the today’s format…
On This Day, May 23 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 23 in 1960 – With ‘Cathy’s Clown’, The Everly Brothers started a five a week stint at number one on the US…
On This Day, May 22 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 22 in 1961 – With ‘Mother-in-law’, Ernie K Doe went to number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and R&B…
On This Day, May 21 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 21 in 1955 – Chuck Berry recorded ‘Maybellene’ at Universal Recording studio in Chicago. It was released as a single in…
On This Day, May 20 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 20 in 1954 – Bill Haley & His Comets released ‘Rock Around the Clock’ as a single. The song became…
On This Day, May 19 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 19 in 1964 – British composer and music publisher Frederick Lawrence Wright died at the age of 76. He…
On This Day, May 18 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 18 in 1959 – With his rendition of the Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song ‘Kansas City’, Wilbert Harrison topped the US…
On This Day, May 17 in Music History
EVENTS ON MAY 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day May 17 in 1957 – American pop singer Guy Mitchell scored his seventh and final number one single in the UK with ‘Rock-a-Billy’….