September

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 10 in 1954 – Kitty Kallen topped the UK Singles chart with ‘Little Things Mean a Lot’. A week earlier she was…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 9 in 1956 – Elvis Presley appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show where he performed several songs. 1957 – Aged…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 8 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 8 in 1957 – Country music singer Bobby Helms known for his hit ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 7 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 7 in 1957 – Elvis Presley was at number one in the UK with his first soundtrack album ‘Loving You’. It was…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 6 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 6 in 1967 – With ‘The Last Waltz’, Engelbert Humperdinck started a five-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart. 1968 – The Beatles finished…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 5 in 1957 – Elvis Presley recorded his version of the Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson Christmas song ‘Blue Christmas’. However, it wasn’t released as a…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 4 in 1961 – The Highwaymen started a two-week run at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Michael, Row the Boat…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 3 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 3 in 1966 – Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan scored his first and only number one single in the US with ‘Sunshine Superman’. In the UK,…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 2 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 2 in 1964 – The Rolling Stones recorded their rendition of the blues standard ‘Little Red Rooster’ by Willie Dixon. It was released…

EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 1 IN MUSIC HISTORY On this day September 1 in 1958 – After a one week break from the top, Domenico Modugno returned for a four-week run at No.1 on the…