Oldies

1963 - Bob Dylan performed his first major solo concert at Town Hall in New York City. 1964 - Chubby Checker and former Miss World, Catherina Lodders, were married. 1966 - Jan Berry (Jan & Dean) crashed his car near "Dead Man's Curve" in Beverly Hills, CA. He suffered severe head injuries and was in a coma for nearly two months. 1969 - Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer" was released. […]

1964 - The Supremes recorded "Where Did Our Love Go." The song was their first No. 1 single. 1968 - The Petula Clark TV special "Petula" aired on NBC. 1970 - In London, the U.K. premiere of the Woodstock movie took place. The film was a documentary of the August 1969 festival that took place in Bethel, NY. 1971 - Chicago became the first rock group to sell out a […]

1962, The Beatles, played at the Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool without George who was ill. This was the group’s last performance before leaving for their third extended engagement in Hamburg, West Germany. 1978, The Police released ‘Roxanne’ as the first single from their debut album Outlandos d’Amour. The song was written from the point of view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute. 1981, Bruce Springsteen and […]

1965 - The Beach Boys recorded the music for "California Girls." The vocals were recorded on June 4. 1968 - Pink Floyd announced founder Syd Barrett has officially left the group due to his suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use. 1971 - Carly Simon and James Taylor first met at the Troubador nightclub in Los Angeles. 1971 - Rolling Stone Records was formed to promote the hits of […]

1956 - Paramount Pictures signed Elvis Presley to a three-movie deal. 1956 - Capitol Tower, the home of Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA, was dedicated. It was the first circular office tower designed in America. It is 13 stories tall and 92 feet in diameter. 1960 - The Everly Brothers opened their first British tour in London. 1962 - The Russian newspaper "Pravda" warned youths about the dangers of twisting. […]

1963 - "Best Foot Forward" with Liza Minnelli opened in New York City. 1964 - The Beach Boys recorded "I Get Around." 1965 - Freddie & the Dreamers recorded "Do The Freddie." 1965 - The Beach Boys appeared on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" and performed "Do You Wanna Dance?" 1978 - KISS released the album "Double Platinum." 1967 - Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic. 1972 - John […]

1961 - Troy Shondell recorded "This Time." 1963 - Fats Domino signed with ABC-Paramount after his Imperial contract ended. 1964 - John Lennon was reunited with his father after 17 years. 1966 - The first single under just the name David Bowie was released for the song "Do Anything You Say." The song was performed by The Buzz with Bowie as the lead singer. 1970 - The "Woodstock" movie premiered […]

1958 - Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" was released. 1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience began its first British tour. The show featured the first time that Hendrix set a guitar on fire. In 2008, the scorched instrument sold for more than $450,000 at auction. 1969 - Led Zeppelin's debut album was released in the U.K. 1976 - Led Zeppelin's album "Presence" was released. 1982 - The Doobie Brothers announced […]

1957 - Buddy Knox became the first artist in the Rock and Roll era to write his own number one hit. "Party Doll" hit #1 on this US Singles Chart. 1966 - Barbra Streisand's "Color Me Barbra" special aired on CBS-TV. 1967 - The cover of the Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was staged and photographed. 1968 - The Yardbirds performed and recorded "Live Yardbirds" at the Anderson […]