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 also at No.1 in the US with the same song. 1960 – German orchestra 101 Strings had the number one album in the UK with ‘Down Drury Lane to…
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 16, Paul Anka was at number one on multiple US Singles charts with ‘Diana’. He also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the…
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 made his national TV debut. 1962 – With his seventh studio album ‘Pot Luck’, Elvis Presley went to number one in the United Kingdom. In the United States the…
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 also a chart-topper in the US where it spent 10 weeks at No.1 1957 – Sam Cooke released his debut single ‘You Send Me’ on Keen Records. It…
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 recording George Harrison‘s song ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. It was released as a single on November 22 and although it doesn’t credit Eric Clapton, he played lead…
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 single until November 1964. 1964 – With ‘The House of the Rising Sun’, The Animals started a three-week run at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The…
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 Ashore’. 1962 – The Beatles finished recording the UK single version of ‘Love Me Do’ which peaked at No.17 in the country. A week later on September 11 they…
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, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands the song peaked at No.2. 1968 – Pop rock quarter Wet Wet Wet were at number one in the UK with their first…
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 on November 13 and it topped the UK Singles chart and to this day it’s the only blues song to achieve this feat. 1972 – Gilbert O’Sullivan returned…
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 US Billboard Hot 100 chart with ‘Volare (Nel blue dipinto di blu)’. 1962 – With ‘Sheila’, Tommy Roe started a two-week run at number one on the US singles…