Oldies

1956 - Elvis Presley's single "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" was released. 1959 - The Shirelles' "Dedicated To The One I Love" was released. 1964 - The Supremes made the studio recording of "Come See About Me." 1985 - Live-Aid concerts took place in Philadelphia, PA, and London, England. 1985 - George Michael sang lead vocals to Elton John's performance of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" […]

1954 - Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records. 1959 - Alan Freed began a 13 week Rock & Roll show on ABC-TV. 1961 - Pat Boone began a 10-day tour of South Africa. 1962 - Rolling Stones made their performance debut at the Marquee Jazz Club in London. 1965 - The Beach Boys' "California Girls" […]

1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney were introduced to each other. 1964 - In London, the Beatles' first film, "A Hard Day's Night," premiered at the Pavillion Theatre. 1965 - The Jefferson Airplane was formed in San Francisco, CA. 1971 - Karen and Richard Carpenter hosted "Make Your Own Kind of Music" on NBC-TV. 1973 - Queen released their first single, "Keep Yourself Alive." 1978 - Eddie Mahoney changed […]

1958 - Ray Charles' performance at the Newport Jazz Festival was recorded for a live album. 1964 - Gerry & the Pacemakers released their single "How Do You Do It" in the U.S. 1968 - Bill Graham opened The Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA. 1969 - The Rolling Stones gave a free concert for 250,000 fans in London's Hyde Park to introduce Mick Taylor as their new guitarist. 1975 […]

1960 - In London, the musical "Oliver!" premiered in the West End. 1966 - The Supremes made the studio recording of "You Keep Me Hangin' On." 1975 - Cher and Gregg Allman were married. Cher filed for a divorce nine days later, however they remained married until 1979. Her divorce from Sonny Bono became final five days earlier. 1977 - The album "Love Gun" was released by KISS. 1977 - […]

1957 - Buddy Holly recorded the song "Peggy Sue." 1959 - Dick Clark announced that he was teaming up with Irvin Feld to stage a series of Dick Clark Caravans. 1967 - Keith Richards was found guilty of allowing his property to be used for the smoking of marijuana and was sentenced to one year in jail and was fined. Mick Jagger was found guilty of illegal possession of pep […]

1975 - David Bowie's "Fame" was released. 1978 - Members of the group Kansas were named Deputy Ambassadors of Goodwill by Unicef. 1986 - Wham! made their farewell concert appearance at London's Wembley Stadium. Elton John made an appearance in a clown suit to sing a song and then came back later to sing "Candle In The Wind" with George Michael. 1991 - "Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio" debuted at the […]

1967 - The Beatles performed "All You Need Is Love" live on the "Our World" program. 1969 - The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," with Elton John playing piano. 1984 - The soundtrack "Purple Rain" was released five weeks ahead of the film. 1984 - Patti Scialfa joined Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. 1988 - Hillel Slovak of the Red Hot Chili Peppers died. 1992 - Billy […]