EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 20 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 20 in 1957 – Buddy Holly released ‘Peggy Sue’. The song was written by Norman Petty and Jerry Allison and it became a No.3 hit for Holly on the Billboard Pop chart. 1958 – With the soundtrack album ‘King Creole’ to the film of the same name, Elvis Presley started a seven-week run at No.1 in the UK….
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 19 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 19 in 1960 – 18-year-old Chubby Checker topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with his rendition of the dance craze song ‘The Twist’. 1970 – With their second live album ‘Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!’, The Rolling Stones went to number one on the UK Albums chart. 1970 – American singer Freda…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 18 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 18 in 1945 – American gospel blues singer and guitarist Willie “Blind” Johnson died at the age of 48. Best remembered for songs such as ‘It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine’, ‘John the Revelator’, and ‘Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed’. 1961 – Bobby Vee started a three-week run at number one…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 17 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 17 in 1954 – Frank Sinatra started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Three Coins in the Fountain’. The song featured in the film of the same name and it won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. 1955 – With his rendition…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 16 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 16 in 1963 – The Beatles released ‘She Loves You’ in the US. The song became a chart-topper in seven countries worldwide. 1963 – The Beach Boys released their third studio album ‘Surfer Girl’ through Capitol Records. It peaked at No.7 in the United States. 1968 – British lyricist and composer of popular…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 15 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 15 in 1962 – The soundtrack album ‘West Side Story’ to the film of the same name went to number one on the UK Albums chart. In the US the album spent unbeatable 54 non-consecutive weeks at the top. 1962 – Rock and roll band The Four Seasons started…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 14 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 14 in 1955 – Little Richard recorded ‘Tutti Frutti’ at J&M Studio in New Orleans. The song became his first big hit reaching No.2 on the Billboard R&B chart. 1974 – With his seventeenth studio album ‘Fulfillingness’ First Finale’, Stevie Wonder reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. 1974 – Multi-instrumentalist and…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 13 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 13 in 1958 – Eighteen-year-old Cliff Richard made his TV debut when he performed ‘Move It’ on the UK show ‘Oh Boy!’. 1962 – Elvis Presley started a three-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘She’s Not You’. Also a chart-topper in Ireland, New Zealand, and…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 12 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 12 in 1963 – The Beatles started a four-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘She Loves You’. The song was a worldwide hit and it topped the charts in Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the US as well. 1969 – The Rolling Stones released…
EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 11 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 11 in 1953 – Guy Mitchell started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK Singles chart with ‘Look at That Girl’. 1958 – Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price recorded his version of the popular American folk song ‘Stagger Lee’. The single became a chart-topper in the US and it peaked at No.7…