insert_link AAA Paul McCartney’s Solo Debut Turns 50 On April 18, 2020 one of the greatest solo debuts in rock history, Paul McCartney's McCartney, will receive a special 50th anniversary release in a limited-edition half-speed mastered vinyl pressing for Record Store Day. Originally released in April 1970, one month before The Beatles' swansong Let It Be, McCartney saw Paul getting back to basics. Writing every song and playing every instrument (with backing vocals from Linda McCartney), the eponymous […] todayMarch 6, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – March 5th 1955 - Elvis Presley made his first TV appearance on the "Louisiana Hayride" show. 1960 - Elvis Presley was honorably discharged from the Army. 1963 - Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in a plane crash near Nashville, TN. 1968 - Jerry Lee Lewis opened in the rock musical adaptation of "Othello" in Hollywood, CA. 1969 - The magazine "Creem" was published for the first time. 1969 - […] todayMarch 5, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – March 4th 1942 - Dick Jurgens' orchestra recorded "One Dozen Roses." 1963 -The Beach Boys single "Surfin' U.S.A." was released. 1967 - It was announced that Steve Winwood and his brother Muff were leaving the Spencer Davis Group after an April 2 show. 1970 - Janis Joplin was fined $200 for using obscene language onstage in Tampa, FL. 1976 - Hall & Oates recorded "Rich Girl." 1977 - The Rolling Stones recorded […] todayMarch 4, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – March 3rd 1931 - The first jazz album to sell a million copies was recorded. It was "Minnie The Moocher" by Cab Calloway. 1940 - Artie Shaw and his orchestra recorded "Frenesi". 1945 - Bing Crosby recorded "Temptation" with John Scott Trotter's Orchestra. He had recorded it before on October 22, 1933, with Lennie Hayton's orchestra. 1957 - Samuel Cardinal Stritch banned rock 'n' roll from Chicago archdiocese Roman Catholic schools. 1966 […] todayMarch 3, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – March 2nd 1964 - "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles was released in the U.S. 1964 - The Beatles began their first film, "A Hard Day's Night." 1975 - Linda McCartney was arrested for personal possession of marijuana. Paul was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident but was not charged. 1977 - "The Barry Manilow Special" aired on ABC-TV. -- Photo Credit: Mary A Lupo / Shutterstock.com todayMarch 2, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – February 28th 1959 - "Cash Box" magazine began using a red 'bullet' on its record charts to indicate the records that have the strongest upward movement each week. 1968 - Frankie Lymon died of a heroin overdose. 1970 - In Denmark, Led Zeppelin performed under the name Nobs after the family of Ferdinand von Zeppelin threatened a lawsuit. 1974 - Bobby Bloom shot himself to death at the age of 28. 1977 […] todayFebruary 28, 2020
insert_link Music Peggy Lee is Turning 100 The Peggy Lee Estate has announced that Peggy Lee 100, a centennial celebration honoring one of the 20th century's most important musical influences in the world of jazz and popular music. Throughout 2020, the 100th anniversary of Peggy Lee's birth—May 26, 1920—will be commemorated around the globe with music releases, notable exhibitions, special events, programming and a host of tributes and concerts, including a just-announced Hollywood Bowl tribute concert on […] todayFebruary 27, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – February 26th 1954 - A U.S. Congresswoman introduced a bill to prohibit the distribution of "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" recordings. 1955 - LaVern Baker appealed to Congress in a letter to Michigan Representative Charles Digges Jr. The letter requested the revision of the Copyright Act of 1909. 1955 - Billboard reported that the 45rpm single format was outselling the 78s for the first time. 1965 - Jimmy Page released his first […] todayFebruary 26, 2020
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – February 25th 1952 - The first musical choreography score was copyrighted. It was Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate". 1953 - The musical "Wonderful Town" opened. It ran for 559 performances. 1957 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "That'll Be The Day." The song would be their first hit. A previously recorded version, on July 22, 1956, was produced poorly and the vocals were performed differently. 1978 - Jefferson Starship declared "Earth […] todayFebruary 25, 2020
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