Oldies

1960 - Sam Cooke signed a deal with RCA Records. 1962 - Gene Chandler made his TV debut on "American Bandstand." 1963 - The Drifters recorded "On Broadway." 1963 - Gerry & the Pacemakers held their first recording session. They produced "Away from You" and "Pretend." 1966 - The Beach Boys recorded "Wouldn't It Be Nice." 1971 - The Joe Cocker film "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" debuted in London. 1981 […]

1957 - Singer Patsy Cline appeared on Arthur Godfrey's nighttime TV show. She performed "Walking After Midnight." 1957 - Chuck Berry recorded "School Day." 1957 - Filming began on Elvis Presley's second movie, "Loving You." 1962 - Jackie Wilson appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1966 - George Harrison and Patricia Anne Boyd were married. Patty eventually left Harrison for Eric Clapton. 1968 - The soundtrack to "The Graduate" was […]

1958 - Elvis Presley got his orders to report to duty from the U.S. Army. He was allowed a 60-day deferment so he could finish the film "King Creole." 1964 - The album "Meet the Beatles" was released in the U.S. on Capitol Records. 1965 - The Rolling Stones and the Kinks made their first appearance on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" 1967 - Arthur Conley recorded "Sweet Soul Music." 1969 - Elvis […]

1957 - Johnny Cash made his first network TV appearance, on CBS' "Jackie Gleason Show." 1957 - Pat Boone sang at Dwight Eisenhower's presidential inauguration ball. 1967 - Lesley Gore appeared on ABC-TV's "Batman" as Catwoman's sidekick, Pussycat. 1971 - At the Charles Manson murder trial, the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" was played. At the scene of one of his gruesome murders, the words "helter skelter" were written on a mirror. […]

1961 - Motown Records signed The Supremes. 1964 - Vee Jay records filed a lawsuit against Capitol and Swan Records over manufacturing and distribution rights to Beatles recordings. 1967 - The Rolling Stones performed on TV's "Ed Sullivan Show" and were forced to change their lyrics of "Let's Spend the Night Together" to "Let's Spend Some Time Together." 1967 - The Buckinghams began recording "Don't You Care." 1968 - The […]

1960 - Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army. 1967 - The first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 1970 - A display of John Lennon's erotic "Bag One" lithographs opened in London. 2 days later Scotland Yard seized prints as evidence of pornography. 1970 - Diana Ross performed for the last time with the Supremes during a show in Las Vegas, NV. […]

1941 - The four Modernaires joined the Glenn Miller Band on a permanent basis. 1963 - Bob Dylan performed in a radio play for the BBC in London. The play was called "The Madhouse on Castle Street" and he played a folk singer. 1968 - Dr. K.C. Pollack of the University of Florida audio lab reported that tests found that the noise levels at rock & roll concerts was harmful […]

1957 - Elvis Presley recorded "All Shook Up" and all the material from his forthcoming movie "Loving You." 1959 - Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found the Motown record empire. 1965 - The dance show "Hullabaloo" premiered on NBC TV. New shows ran until April 11, 1966. 1968 - The Supremes appeared in an episode of "Tarzan" on NBC-TV. The ladies played a group of nuns. 1969 - Led Zeppelin's […]