EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 30 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 30 in 1965 – With his rendition of ‘Tears’, Ken Dodd started a five-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart. 1971 – Isaac Hayes released the single ‘Theme from Shaft’ which featured in the crime action film ‘Shaft’. The song earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Song and its considered…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 29 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 29 in 1958 – Tommy Edwards started a six-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘It’s All in the Game’. 1960 – With his rendition of ‘Tell Laura I Love Her’, Ricky Valance started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart. 1973 – Grand Funk Railroad scored…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 28 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 28 in 1958 – Pop group The Teddy Bears released ‘To Know Him Is to Love Him’ which became a chart-topper in the US and a No.2 hit in the UK. 1961 – John Leyton went to number one on the UK Singles chart with the controversial teenage tragedy song ‘Johnny Remember…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 27 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 27 in 1964 – The Beach Boys appeared for the first time on US TV. They performed ‘I Get Around’ and ‘Wendy’ on the Ed Sullivan Show. 1975 – After a three-week break from the top spot, Jefferson Starship returned to No.1 on the US Billboard 200 with their second studio album ‘Red Octopus’. 1975 –…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 26 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 26 in 1937 – American singer Bessie Smith nicknamed the ‘Empress of the Blues’ died in a car accident at the age of 43. 1958 – Connie Francis started a six-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with the double A-side ‘Carolina Moon/Stupid Cupid’. 1960 – Connie Francis scored her second number…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 25 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 25 in 1954 – Elvis Presley released his version of the songs ‘Good Rocking Tonight’ and ‘I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine’ on the Sun Records label. 1965 – With his rendition of P.F. Sloan‘s protest song ‘Eve of Destruction’, Barry McGuire topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. 1968 – Welsh singer Mary…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 24 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 24 in 1957 – Elvis Presley released ‘Jailhouse Rock’. It topped the singles charts in the US, South Africa, and the UK, and it featured in the film of the same name in which the King of Rock and Roll starred. 1964 – With their version of the Carole King and Gerry Goffin penned…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 23 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 23 in 1957 – The Crickets lead by Buddy Holly were at number one in the US with ‘That’ll Be the Day’. It was the group’s only chart-topper. 1961 – With their self-titled debut studio album, instrumental rock group The Shadows went to number one in the UK. 1965 – The Walker Brothers topped…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 22 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 22 in 1965 – The Supremes began recording ‘I Hear a Symphony’ which later became their sixth number one single in the US. 1966 – American singer Jim Reeves started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Distant Drums’. Two years after losing his life in a plane…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 21 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 21 in 1956 – With her rendition of ‘Lay Down Your Arms’, Anne Shelton started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart. 1957 – Frank Sinatra hit number one in the UK for the first of seven consecutive weeks with his twelfth studio album ‘A Swingin’ Affair!’. 1959 – Instrumental…