Oldies

1956 - Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash recorded together (the Million Dollar Quartet). The session would not be released for 25 years. 1961 - Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl" was released. 1971 - The Montreaux Casino was destroyed by fire during a show by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. 1976 - Tommy Bolin of Deep Purple died of a drug overdose at the […]

1960 - The Lerner and Loewe musical "Camelot" opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. 1961 - The Beatles met Brian Epstein for the first time at his record store in Liverpool. 1965 - In Sacramento, CA, Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) was shocked and knocked unconscious during a concert when his guitar made contact with his microphone during a performance of "The Last Time." 1966 - In Honolulu, HI, The […]

1949 - Gene Autry's song "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," hit the record charts. 1959 - Bobby Darin was the subject of the TV show "This Is Your Life." 1967 - Jimmie Rodgers was found in his car with a fractured skull after a serious accident. He recovered from the auto accident, but his singing career ended. 1967 - David Bowie's single "Rubber Band" was released in the U.K. 1969 - […]

1743 - Handel's "Dettingen Anthem" was performed for the first time. 1750 - Composer Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz was born. 1957 - The Crickets' LP "The 'Chirping' Crickets" was released by Brunswick Records. 1967 - Capitol Records released the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" album in the U.S. 1970 - George Harrison released his triple album "All Things Must Pass" in the U.S. -- Photo Credit: Larina Marina

1956 - Big band leader and trombone soloist Tommy Dorsey died. 1962 - The Beatles recorded "Please Please Me." 1968 - Cream gave its last concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. 1969 - The Band received a gold record for the album "The Band." 1976 - The Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." was released. -- Photo Credit: Neftali / Shutterstock.com

Capitol/UMe digitally releases the radio edit, extended mix, and instrumental version of Eric Kupper's hot new remix for entertainment icon Judy Garland's "The Man That Got Away," already a chart-topping fixture on Billboard's Dance Club Song chart. The remix, re-imagined by Kupper from Garland's legendary 1961 album, Judy at Carnegie Hall, debuted as the chart's No. 1 Breakout track; in following weeks it was the Hot Shot Debut (No. 41) […]

1957 - The Miles Davis Quintet debuted with a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. 1965 - Bob Dylan and Sara Lownds were married. 1965 - The musical "Man of La Mancha" opened. It ran for 2,328 performances. 1968 - The Beatles released their double album called "The Beatles" (a.k.a. "The White Album"). 1982 - The British rock group Japan announced it is breaking up. -- Photo […]

1963 - The Elvis Presley film "Fun in Acapulco" premiered. 1960 - George Harrison was deported from Germany for being too young to perform there with the Beatles. 1961 - Bob Dylan began recording his first album. The self-titled album was released in March of 1962. 1975 - Elton John received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. 1978 - Prince's second single "Just As Long As We're Together" was […]