Oldies

1960 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission banned payola. 1965 - The song "Yesterday/Act Naturally" was released by the Beatles. 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band made their live debut at the Rock 'n' Roll Revival Concert. Eric Clapton was on guitar. 1969 - The Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival Festival took place. 1974 - Stevie Wonder started his first tour since his near-fatal car accident. […]

1956 - Record stores were swamped with requests for Elvis' "Love Me Tender" which had not been released yet. 1964 - Rod Stewart recorded his first single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl." 1966 - The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1966 - "The Last Train to Clarksville" was released by the Monkees. 1973 - BBC Radio banned the song "Star Star" by the Rolling Stones. 1974 - The […]

1955 - The Dual Music System Jukebox was introduced by the J.P. Seeburg Corporation. It was the first to hold a hundred singles. 1956 - Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show "Toast of the Town." He was shot from just the waist up during the performance. Elvis would make a total of three appearances on the show. 1967 - "Soul Man," by Sam & Dave, […]

1957 - Sam Cooke's single "You Send Me" was released. 1969 - The half hour Saturday morning cartoon "The Beatles" aired its last show. The show had debuted on September 25, 1965. 1975 - Steve Anderson set a record for picking a guitar. Anderson, at age 22, picked for 114 hours, 7 minutes. He broke the old record by more than four hours. 1976 - Paul McCartney commemorated Buddy Holly's […]

1965 - The Beatles received a gold record for the song "Help!" 1965 - The Rolling Stones appeared on the British TV show "Ready Steady Go!" Mick Jagger and Andrew Loog Oldham performed a parody of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe." 1970 - An ad was run in "Melody Maker" by Genesis looking for musicians who were "determined to strive beyond existing stagnant music forms." Phil Collins answered […]

1965 - Bob Dylan's album "Highway 61 Revisited" was released. 1968 - The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in the U.K. The single was "Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution." 1968 - The Byrds' "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" album was released in the U.S. 1969 - The 3-day Texas International Pop Festival opened at the Dallas International Motor Speedway. The three day event included 23 acts. 1970 […]

1965 - Elvis Presley played host to the Beatles at his home in Bel-Air, CA. 1967 - Brian Epstein was found dead in his home from an overdose of sleeping pills. Epstein was the manager of the Beatles. 1970 - Jimi Hendrix created his last ever studio recording when he recorded "Slow Blues" at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. 1990 - Stevie Ray Vaughan and three members of […]

1964 - The Kinks "You Really Got Me" was released in the U.S. 1968 - The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in the U.S. The single was "Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution." 1967 - Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" was released as the opening track on the U.S. release of "Are You Experienced." 1970 - An official opening party was held at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studio […]