Oldies

1964 - Simon & Garfunkel completed the original acoustic version of "The Sounds of Silence." 1968 - Gerry Marsden (Gerry & the Pacemakers) began a 3-1/2 year run in the London stage production of "Charlie Girl." 1970 - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart guest starred on ABC-TV's "Bewitched". 1971 - Paul McCartney released "Another Day" in the U.K. 1974 - Dick Clark premiered the "American Music Awards." 1974 - KISS […]

1959 - Elvis Presley appeared after hours at the Lido Club in Paris while on leave from the U.S. Army. 1959 - Ray Charles recorded "What'd I Say." 1969 - Lulu and Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) were married in England. 1974 - KISS released their first album "KISS." 1974 - Yes played their first show at Madison Square Garden. 1977 - KISS played their first show at Madison Square Garden […]

1955 - Little Richard sent his first audition tape to Specialty Records. 1960 - The Everly Brothers signed with Warner Bros. Records in a 10-year contract worth $1 million. 1964 - The first Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass concert was held, in Los Angeles, CA. 1966 - Brian Wilson began recording the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations." 1967 - The Beatles' "Penny Lane" backed with "Strawberry Fields Forever" was released […]

1964 - The Beatles performed for the second time on "The Ed Sullivan Show." They had made their first appearance on the show only a week before. 1968 - In Detroit, MI, Aretha Franklin day was declared. 1971 - Aretha Franklin recorded "Spanish Harlem." It was released on July 9. 1971 - Alan David Pasaro sued the Rolling Stones charging them with invasion of privacy. The charge stemmed from the […]

1956 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded "I Put a Spell On You." 1961 - The Miracles' "Shop Around" became Motown's first million-selling single. 1967 - Police raided Keith Richards home in West Wittering, Sussex, England. The police found "various substances of a suspicious nature." Richards and Mick Jagger were arrested on May 10 on drug charges. 1966 - The Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown" was released in the U.S. 1968 […]

1963 - The Beatles recorded "Twist & Shout" and "I Saw Her Standing There." 1964 - The Beatles played their first U.S. concert at the Coliseum in Washington, DC. 1966 - Cher recorded "Bang Bang." 1967 - The Monkees announced that they would be playing all the instruments on all future recordings. 1970 - The film "The Magic Christian," featuring Ringo Starr debuted in New York City. 1970 - John […]

1956 - Little Richard recorded "Long Tall Sally". 1968 - The Beatles turned all of their business affairs over to the newly formed Apple record company. 1971 - Carole King's "Tapestry" was released. 1978 - Van Halen's debut album was released. 1987 - Expose's debut album "Exposure" was released. 1993 - Michael Jackson granted his first interview in 15 years to Oprah Winfrey. In the interview, Jackson claimed that he […]

1962 - Neil Sedaka recorded "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" for the first time. 1964 - The Beatles made the first of three record-breaking appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 73 million people watched the show. It was their American TV debut. 1964 - Davy Jones made his U.S. television debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" with other cast members of Oliver! 1966 - Liza Minnelli brought her night […]