Oldies

1959 - Llyod Price's "Personality" was released. 1964 - John Lennon's "In His Own Write", a collection of funny poems and drawings, was published in the U.S. 1969 - Glen Campbell and Dionne Warwick were guests on Jose Feliciano's TV special. 1973 - Opryland opened in Nashville, TN. 1976 - David Bowie was detained on a train trip from Russia to Poland because he had nazi books. The books were […]

The ASCAP Foundation today announced The ASCAP Foundation Peggy Lee Songwriter Award, established in honor of legendary ASCAP member Peggy Lee. To mark the centennial of this extraordinary artist and her considerable contributions to the world of jazz and popular music, the family of Peggy Lee created the award with The ASCAP Foundation to honor her name and legacy while nurturing the careers of promising new songwriters. Over the course […]

1953 - Leontyne Price sang Sauguet's "La Voyante" at the Metropolitan Opera. 1965 - The Rolling Stones began their third North American tour with a show at the Forum in Montreal. 1971 - The Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" was released. It was the band's first release on the band's newly-formed label, Rolling Stones Records. 1975 - Peter Ham (Badfinger) hung himself in his London garage at the age of […]

1956 - Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut at the Frontier Hotel. 1958 - Buddy Holly's second Fender Stratocaster guitar was stolen in East St. Louis, MO, out of the band's station wagon. 1959 - The movie "Go Johnny Go" premiered. 1962 - Jerry Lee Lewis's 3-year-old son drowned. 1966 - "Wild Thing" by the British band the Troggs was released in the U.S. 1968 - Herb Alpert debuted […]

1931 - Louis Armstrong recorded "When It’s Sleepy Time Down South." 1935 - "Your Lucky Hit Parade" was first broadcast on radio. It aired for 24 years. 1955 - Bo Diddley made his first appearance at the Apollo Theater in New York City. 1959 - Dolly Parton's first single, "Puppy Love," was released. 1960 - Elvis Presley's returned to Hollywood to film "G.I. Blues." 1963 - Rick Nelson and Kris […]

1953 - Benny Goodman returned to Carnegie Hall after 15 years. 1960 - Eddie Cochran died in Bath, England, from severe brain injuries sustained in a car crash near Chippenham, Wiltshire. Gene Vincent was seriously injured in the accident. 1964 - The FBI lab reported that it could not determine the lyrics to "Louie Louie." 1964 - Them made their first concert appearance. 1969 - The Band played its first […]

1954 - Roy Orbison attended an Elvis Presley show in Dallas, TX. 1956 - ABC premiered the TV show "Rhythm on Parade." 1956 - Buddy Holly released his first single, "Blue Days, Black Nights." 1964 - The Rolling Stones' debut album, "The Rolling Stones" was released in the U.K. 1965 - The Hollies opened their first tour of the U.S. at the Brooklyn Paramount theater in New York. 1966 - […]

1966 - Buffalo Springfield were the opening act for The Byrds in San Bernadino, CA. 1967 - The Nancy and Frank Sinatra duet "Somethin' Stupid" hit #1 on the U.S. singles chart. It was the first father and daughter act to hit #1. 1969 - Archie Bell (Drells) was released from military service after a tour of Vietnam. 1982 - Billy Joel was seriously hurt in a motorcycle accident on […]