Oldies

1963 - "Mickey's Monkey" was released by The Miracles. 1968 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed the song "Hey Jude." 1969 - Elvis Presley opened his first live engagement in almost eight years. 1979 - The Clash released their first U.S. single. It was their remake of Bobby Fuller Four's "I Fought The Law." 1984 - Prince's movie "Purple Rain" premiered in Hollywood, CA. 1990 - Brent Mydland (Grateful […]

1941 - "Memories of You" was recorded by Sonny Dunham and his orchestra. 1950 - "The Gene Autry Show" premiered on CBS-TV. 1977 - Foreigner's "Cold As Ice" was released. 1977 - In Oakland, CA, Judas Priest opened for Led Zeppelin for the first time. 1980 - Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) died of injuries that he sustained in a car accident in Marin County, CA. 1990 - Production began on […]

1963 - The Beach Boys released the single "Surfer Girl." 1967 - Vanilla Fudge made its concert debut in New York. 1969 - Aretha Franklin was arrested for disorderly conduct after creating a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot. 1972 - The variety show, "The Bobby Darin Amusement Company" premiered on CBS. 1977 - Elvis Costello's first album, "My Aim Is True," was released in Britain. It was later released […]

1969 - Duke Ellington and a portion of his band performed a 10-minute composition on ABC-TV titled, "Moon Maiden." The event took place just one day after Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. 1976 - KISS released the album "The Originals." 1979 - Robert Palmer's "Bad Case Of Loving You" was released. 1980 - Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) was injured in a car accident. […]

1965 - Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" was released. 1968 - Jane Asher announced that Paul McCartney has broken off their engagement. 1974 - Joey Ramone became the lead vocalist for the Ramones. 1975 - Steve Van Zandt (also known as Little Steven) performed for the first time in concert as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. 1979 - Electric Light Orchestra took out advertisements dedicating the […]

1954 - Elvis Presley's first single was released by Sun Records. It was "That's All Right" b/w "Blue Moon of Kentucky." 1966 - Frank Sinatra, at the age of 50, married 20-year-old actress Mia Farrow. 1969 - The Spencer Davis group broke up. 1975 - Orleans' "Dance With Me" was released. 1976 - Deep Purple broke up. 1980 - Billy Joel earned his first gold record with "It’s Still Rock […]

1959 - The Coasters recorded "Poison Ivy." 1966 - In London, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker formed the band Cream. 1969 - The Who's "I'm Free" was released. 1972 - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles gave their farewell concert in Washington, DC. 1973 - The Grand Funk Railroad single "We're An American Band" was released. 1973 - Bob Dylan released the soundtrack to "Pat Garrett & Billy the […]

1952 - Patti Page made her TV debut in a summer replacement series for Perry Como. 1973 - Ray Davies announced that he was leaving The Kinks. He returned to the group within the week. 1978 - Bob Dylan performed before the largest open-air concert audience (for a single artist). About 200,000 fans turned out at Blackbushe Airport in England. 1980 - Linda Ronstadt made her dramatic debut in "The […]

1956 - Fats Domino hit #1 on the R&B chart and #3 on the pop chart with his song "I'm In Love Again". 1963 - The movie "Beach Party" was premiered in the U.S. It opened across the U.S. on August 7. 1967 - The Who began their first full-scale U.S. tour as the opening act for Herman's Hermits. 1969 - Bob Dylan made a surprise appearance with The Band […]