Oldies

1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles 1965 The Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley 1970 Jimi Hendrix creates his last studio recording at Electric Lady Studios in New York, an instrumental called "Slow Blues" 1977 "Chicago" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 947 performances 1990 "No Fences" 2nd studio album by Garth Brooks […]

1964 - The Kinks "You Really Got Me" was released in the U.S. 1968 - The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released in the U.S. The single was "Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution." 1967 - Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" was released as the opening track on the U.S. release of "Are You Experienced." 1970 - An official opening party was held at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studio […]

1970 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer made their world debut at Plymouth Guild Hall in Plymouth, England. 1970 - Elton John made his first live appearance in the U.S. He opened for David Ackles at "The Troubadour" in Los Angeles, CA. 1973 - Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers) broke a leg in a car crash in Macon, GA. 1975 - Bruce Springsteen's album "Born to Run" was released. 1976 - Boston […]

1964 - The Beatles released "Matchbox/Slow Down." 1978 - Bruce Springsteen appeared on the cover of "Rolling Stone." 1979 - "I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Prince was released. It was his first U.S. hit. 1979 - B.B. King celebrated his 30th year in show business at a special celebration held at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. 1979 - The Cars performed at New York's Central Park for […]

1965 - Barry McGuire's "Eve Of Destruction" was released. 1965 - The Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You Believe In Magic" was released. 1976 - It was announced by RCA Victor records that the sales of Elvis Presley records passed the 400 million mark. 1979 - Gary Numan single "Cars" was released. 1980 - Linda Ronstadt made her debut on Broadway. The production was Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance." 1987 […]

1960 - Connie Francis begins working on the film "Where the Boys Are." 1965 - The Rolling Stones single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was released in the U.S. 1967 - The New York Times reported about a noise reduction system for album and tape recording developed by technicians R. and D.W. Dolby. Elektra Record's subsidiary, Checkmate Records became the first label to use the new Dolby process in its […]

1964 - The first American tour by the Beatles began in San Francisco, CA. The tour would cover 26 cities. 1972 - NBC-TV presented "The Midnight Special" for the first time with John Denver as the first host. 1973 - Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson were married. 1980 - 1,400 people riot in Toronto when Alice Cooper cancelled a show due to illness. -- Photo Credit: yakub88 / Shutterstock.com

1949 - Ralph Flanagan and his orchestra recorded "You’re Breaking My Heart." 1962 - Ringo Starr made his first appearance as a Beatle. 1962 - Peter, Paul & Mary's "If I Had A Hammer" was released. 1973 - Gene Krupa played for the final time with the original Benny Goodman Quartet. 1973 - The Doobie Brothers' "China Grove" was released. 1974 - Patrick Moraz replaced Rick Wakeman in Yes. 1977 […]

1956 - A Washington, DC, DJ, Bob Rickman, created the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Elvis Presley. 1970 - Stephen Stills was arrested on cocaine possession charges at a motel in La Jolla, CA. He was released on $2,500 bail. 1976 - Nick Lowe's debut solo single, "So It Goes," was released. 1985 - Michael Jackson outbid Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono for the ATV music-publishing catalog. Jackson […]