Oldies

1956 - The show "Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent" debuted. 1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song "Great Balls Of Fire." 1968 - Cass Elliot debuted as a solo act in Las Vegas, NV. She cancelled the two-week gig after one night because of a throat hemorrhage. 1980 - Prince released the album "Dirty Mind". 1984 - Anne Murray won the Country Music Association’s Album of the […]

1950 - "The Frank Sinatra Show" debuted. 1954 - Marian Anderson became the first black singer to be hired by New York's Metropolitan Opera Company. 1957 - RCA Victor announced that they had already received 500,000 advance orders for Elvis' Christmas album. 1964 - The Beatles appeared on "Shindig!" The show was taped in London and included the songs "I'm a Loser," "Kansas City," and "Boys." 1963 -The Beach Boys […]

1968 - "The Doors are Open" was aired on British TV. The show was a documentary about the Doors. 1969 - For the first time in Beatles history a George Harrison song got the A side of a 45, "Something"/"Come Together." 1976 - "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots received a gold record. The song became only the fourth single to be certified platinum in December […]

1962 - "Love Me Do" by the Beatles was released in the U.K. It was their first single. 1968 - Cream began their farewell tour of the U.S. 1968 - "White Room" by Cream was released. 1968 - "Magic Carpet Ride" was released by Steppenwolf. 1969 - The Who performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1970 - Led Zeppelin's album "Led Zeppelin III" was released. 1974 - Randy Newman performed […]

1965 - The Who made their debut on U.S. TV on the show "Shindig!" 1967 - The Grateful Dead, all six members, were arrested for possession of marijuana. They were released six hours later on bail. 1976 - John Belushi came out on stage with Joe Cocker while he was performing on "Saturday Night Live." 1977 - The bodies of Elvis Presley and his grandmother were moved to Graceland. 1977 […]

1962 -The Beach Boys album "Surfin' Safari" was released. It was their first album release. 1964 - Vee Jay Records released the album "The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons." 1969 - "Abbey Road" by the Beatles was released in the U.S. It was released a week earlier in England. 1970 - Jimi Hendrix was buried in Seattle, WA. 1970 - Curtis Mayfield left the Impressions for a solo career. 1972 […]

1954 - Julie Andrews made her first Broadway appearance in "The Boy Friend." 1961 - Bob Dylan played harmonica for the recording of Carolyn Hester's first Columbia album. 1965 - Donovan made his U.S. television debut on the show "Shindig!" 1966 - "I Love My Dog" was released by Cat Stevens. It was his first single. 1967 - The BBC aired Radio 1 for the first time. 1967 - Mickey […]

1954 - The movie musical "A Star Is Born" made its world premiere in Hollywood. 1956 - RCA Victor, by this day, had received 856,327 advance orders for "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley. 1962 - "My Fair Lady" closed after a 6½ year run on Broadway. The show, at the time, held the record for the longest-running musical. 1963 - The Rolling Stones opened their first English tour in […]

1953 - Liberace made his debut at Carnegie Hall for a sellout crowd. 1954 - Elvis Presley appeared live on "Grand Ole Opry" and performed "Blue Moon of Kentucky." 1964 - Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, turned down an offer of 3 1/2 million pound offer to sell his management contract. 1965 - The half hour Saturday morning cartoon "The Beatles" premiered on ABC-TV. The show ran until September 7, […]