insert_link AAA Bob Dylan’s “Murder Most Foul” Gets a Music Video Bob Dylan 's "Murder Most Foul" (currently number one on the Billboard charts) now has a companion music video thanks to Writer/Producer Vinnie Favale. The nearly 17-minute song weaves the story of JFK's assassination while painting a musical landscape of the last hundred years of music, film, pop culture and tragedy without losing the thread. Favale's video; "Eat This Documentary" [a play on Dylan's own "Eat This Document" film from […] todayApril 14, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – April 13th 1958 - Van Cliburn of Kilgore, TX, earned 1st prize in the Soviet Union's Tchaikovsky International Piano Contest in Moscow. He was the first American to win the award. 1967 - The Rolling Stones performed their first concert behind the Iron Curtain at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland. 1969 - Diana Ross appeared solo on Dinah Shore's NBC-TV special "Like Hep". 1970 - Led Zeppelin became the first […] todayApril 13, 2020
insert_link Classic Hits Empire State Building Continues Light Show With Iconic Songs from The Beatles The Empire State Building and iHeartMedia today announced a weekend break for New York City -- a rock and roll midnight music-to-light show featuring The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" and "A Day in the Life," premiering Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 at 12:00 a.m. iHeartMedia's Q104.3, New York's Classic Rock, also available on the iHeartRadio app, will broadcast the songs live while ESB's world-famous […] todayApril 10, 2020
insert_link Lite AC Marvin Gaye’s More Trouble Out Now On April 2, 1939, Marvin Gaye, Motown's "Prince Of Soul," was born with a destiny to define the sounds of soul and R&B. To celebrate his life and legacy and an influential chapter in his inimitable discography, Motown/UMe has released More Trouble, a vinyl-only collection of alternate and extended versions of tracks from his 12th studio album, Trouble Man, the 1972 soundtrack for the cult film of the same name. […] todayApril 9, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – April 8th 1964 - The Supremes recorded "Where Did Our Love Go." The song was their first No. 1 single. 1968 - The Petula Clark TV special "Petula" aired on NBC. 1970 - In London, the U.K. premiere of the Woodstock movie took place. The film was a documentary of the August 1969 festival that took place in Bethel, NY. 1971 - Chicago became the first rock group to sell out a […] todayApril 8, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – April 7th 1949 - The musical "South Pacific" by Rodgers and Hammerstein debuted on Broadway. 1956 - "Rock 'n Roll Dance Party" premiered on the CBS Radio Network. 1967 - Sonny & Cher's movie "Good Times" debuted in Chicago, IL. 1975 - Beverly Sills made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Gioacchino Rossini's "Siege of Corinth." 1981 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band started their first European tour in […] todayApril 7, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – April 6th 1956 - Paramount Pictures signed Elvis Presley to a three-movie deal. 1956 - Capitol Tower, the home of Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA, was dedicated. It was the first circular office tower designed in America. It is 13 stories tall and 92 feet in diameter. 1960 - The Everly Brothers opened their first British tour in London. 1962 - The Russian newspaper "Pravda" warned youths about the dangers of twisting. […] todayApril 6, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – April Third 1955 - Fred Astaire appeared on television for the first time on "The Toast of the Town" with Ed Sullivan. 1956 - Elvis Presley performed on "The Milton Berle Show." The show was broadcast live from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock. Elvis played the songs "Heartbreak Hotel," "Money, Honey," and "Blue Suede Shoes." 1959 - The BBC banned the Coasters song "Charlie Brown" because of the word "spitball." Two weeks […] todayApril 3, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – April 2nd 1942 - Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "American Patrol." 1963 - "Best Foot Forward" with Liza Minnelli opened in New York City. 1964 - The Beach Boys recorded "I Get Around." 1965 - Freddie & the Dreamers recorded "Do The Freddie." 1965 - The Beach Boys appeared on ABC-TV's "Shindig!" and performed "Do You Wanna Dance?" 1978 - KISS released the album "Double Platinum." 1967 - Steve Winwood left […] todayApril 2, 2020