Oldies

1954 - Sammy Davis, Jr. was involved in a serious auto accident in San Bernardino, CA. Three days later, Davis lost the ability see with his left eye. 1971 - B.B. King marked his 25th anniversary in music by opening a European tour in London. 1982 - Led Zeppelin's album "Coda" was released. 1990 - Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because other singers had lent their voices […]

1956 - Fats Domino appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and performed his hit "Blueberry Hill." 1964 - The Supremes and The Righteous Brothers appeared on the show "Shindig!" 1970 - Jerry Lee Lewis and wife Myra Brown were divorced in Memphis. 1971 - Procol Harum recorded a concert with the Edmonton Symphony in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Portions would later be released as the album "Live with the Edmonton Symphony […]

1967 - Davy Jones (Monkees) opened a boutique, Zilch I, in Greenwich Village, NY. 1970 - An Elton John show in New York City was recorded from a live radio broadcast. It was later released as his "11-17-70" album. 1974 - ABBA began their first tour of Europe. It was also their first tour outside of Sweden. 1980 - John Lennon's album "Double Fantasy" was released. 1987 - The Madonna […]

1959 - The musical "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. 1973 - David Bowie appeared in his first TV special, "1980 Floor Show," broadcast on NBC's "Midnight Special." 1974 - Stevie Wonder's "Boogie On Reggae Woman" was released. 1988 - Stan Love, former Beach Boys manager and the brother of lead singer Mike Love, was sentenced to 5 years probation for embezzling more than $300,000 […]

1976 - Queen's single "Somebody To Love" was released in the U.K. 1979 - Marty Balin's (Jefferson Starship) rock opera "Rock Justice" opened a four-day run at San Francisco's Old Waldorf night club. 1984 - Madonna released the album "Like A Virgin" in the U.S. 1987 - Sly Stone was arrested for nonpayment of child support when he arrived an hour late for his "comeback" concert in LA. 1989 - […]

1958 - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters recorded "The Twist." This version was a moderate hit in 1960. Chubby Checker's cover version gave rise to the Twist dance craze. 1969 - Jim Morrison (Doors) and Tom Bakker was jailed for "interfering with the flight of an intercontinental aircraft and public drunkenness." The charges were eventually dropped. 1972 - Berry Oakley (The Allman Brothers) was killed in a motorcycle accident. He […]

1958 - Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls were injured in an auto accident near Marion, AR. Sam Cooke's driver was killed in the accident. 1960 - Gregg Allman received a guitar for his 13th birthday. 1967 - The Moody Blues released "Nights in White Satin." 1969 - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry received a gold record. The song had been released 20 years earlier. 1969 - "Ummagumma" was […]

1961 - Brian Epstein saw the Beatles play at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. 1962 - Motown Records released "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," by the Miracles. 1963 - "Louie, Louie" was released by the Kingsmen. 1967 - The first issue of Rolling Stone was published in San Francisco. John Lennon was on the cover. 1974 - Columbia Records released Billy Joel's "Piano Man." 1973 - Cat Stevens […]