Oldies

1959 - The Coasters recorded "Poison Ivy." 1966 - In London, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker formed the band Cream. 1969 - The Who's "I'm Free" was released. 1972 - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles gave their farewell concert in Washington, DC. 1973 - The Grand Funk Railroad single "We're An American Band" was released. 1973 - Bob Dylan released the soundtrack to "Pat Garrett & Billy the […]

1942 - Glenn Miller and his band recorded "Jukebox Saturday Night." 1952 - Patti Page made her TV debut in a summer replacement series for Perry Como. 1973 - Ray Davies announced that he was leaving The Kinks. He returned to the group within the week. 1978 - Bob Dylan performed before the largest open-air concert audience (for a single artist). About 200,000 fans turned out at Blackbushe Airport in […]

1956 - Fats Domino hit #1 on the R&B chart and #3 on the pop chart with his song "I'm In Love Again". 1963 - The movie "Beach Party" was premiered in the U.S. It opened across the U.S. on August 7. 1967 - The Who began their first full-scale U.S. tour as the opening act for Herman's Hermits. 1969 - Bob Dylan made a surprise appearance with The Band […]

1939 - Frank Sinatra made his recording debut with the Harry James band with the songs "Melancholy Mood" and "From the Bottom of My Heart." 1956 - Elvis Presley's single "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" was released. 1959 - The Shirelles' "Dedicated To The One I Love" was released. 1964 - The Supremes made the studio recording of "Come See About Me." 1985 - Live-Aid concerts took place in […]

1964 - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann was released in the U.K. 1965 - Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" was released. 1967 - Bobbie Gentry recorded "Ode to Billie Joe." 1968 - Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break up following a farewell tour. 1971 - Three Dog Night's "Liar" was released. 1975 - The "Gladys Knight & the Pips" summer series premiered on NBC-TV. 1975 - […]

1955 - The Bill Haley & His Comets single "Rock Around the Clock" hit #1 on Billboard's Pop charts. This was the first time a rock and roll recording accomplished this feat. 1956 - Dick Clark made his debut as host of "Bandstand" on a Philadelphia TV station. The name of the show was changed to "American Bandstand" when it went to ABC-TV. 1958 - Johnny Cash signed with Columbia […]

1958 - The first gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The award went to the soundtrack "Oklahoma!" 1969 - Marianne Faithfull took an overdose of barbiturates on the set of the movie "Ned Kely." 1970 - "The Everly Brothers Show" was launched on ABC-TV as a summer series. 1972 - The Who's "Join Together" was released in the U.S. 1978 - Exile's "Kiss […]

1937 - "Sing, Sing, Sing" was recorded by Benny Goodman and his band. 1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney were introduced to each other. 1964 - In London, the Beatles' first film, "A Hard Day's Night," premiered at the Pavillion Theatre. 1965 - The Jefferson Airplane was formed in San Francisco, CA. 1971 - Karen and Richard Carpenter hosted "Make Your Own Kind of Music" on NBC-TV. 1973 - […]