insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 10th 1940 - Lanny Ross recorded "Moonlight and Roses." 1958 - Eddie Cochran recorded "C'mon Everybody." 1962 - The BBC banned the song "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. 1966 - The self-titled debut album from The Monkees was released. todayOctober 10, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 9th 1959 - Bobby Darin became the youngest performer to headline the Sands Hotel's Copa Room in Las Vegas, NV. Johnny Mathis held the previous record (he had been 23). 1964 - The Rolling Stones announced they had cancelled a planned tour in South Africa because of an anti-apartheid embargo by the British Musicians' Union. 1967 - Doc Severinsen replaced Skitch Henderson as musical director of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny […] todayOctober 9, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 8th 1941 - The Benny Goodman Orchestra recorded "Buckle Down Winsocki" with Tom Dix as featured vocalist. 1956 - The show "Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent" debuted. 1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song "Great Balls Of Fire." 1968 - Cass Elliot debuted as a solo act in Las Vegas, NV. She cancelled the two-week gig after one night because of a throat hemorrhage. -- Photo Credit: Larina […] todayOctober 8, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 7th 1950 - "The Frank Sinatra Show" debuted. 1954 - Marian Anderson became the first black singer to be hired by New York's Metropolitan Opera Company. 1957 - RCA Victor announced that they had already received 500,000 advance orders for Elvis' Christmas album. 1964 - The Beatles appeared on "Shindig!" The show was taped in London and included the songs "I'm a Loser," "Kansas City," and "Boys." 1963 -The Beach Boys […] todayOctober 7, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 4th 1939 - Perry Como recorded "That Old Gang of Mine" with the Ted Weems Orchestra. 1943 - "Is You is or is You Ain’t My Baby?" by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five was released. 1963 - Eric Clapton was asked to join the Yardbirds to replace Anthony "Top" Topham. 1969 - The song "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" was released by Crosby, Stills & Nash. -- Photo Credit: JStone / […] todayOctober 4, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 2nd 1961 - "Banks of the Ohio" was released by Joan Baez. 1965 - The Who made their debut on U.S. TV on the show "Shindig!" 1967 - The Grateful Dead, all six members, were arrested for possession of marijuana. They were released six hours later on bail. 1976 - John Belushi came out on stage with Joe Cocker while he was performing on "Saturday Night Live." 1977 - The bodies […] todayOctober 2, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – October 1st 1962 -The Beach Boys album "Surfin' Safari" was released. It was their first album release. 1964 - Vee Jay Records released the album "The Beatles Vs. The Four Seasons." 1969 - "Abbey Road" by the Beatles was released in the U.S. It was released a week earlier in England. 1970 - Jimi Hendrix was buried in Seattle, WA. 1970 - Curtis Mayfield left the Impressions for a solo career. 1972 […] todayOctober 1, 2019
insert_link AAA The Band’s Self-Titled Masterpiece Celebrates 50 Years When The Band's seminal eponymous second album was released fifty years ago on September 22, 1969, not much more was known about the reclusive group than when they released their landmark debut, Music From Big Pink, to widespread critical praise and bewilderment, just the year before. The band, made up of four Canadians and one American, was still shrouded in mystery, allowing for listeners and the music press to let […] todaySeptember 30, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – September 27th 1942 - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time. Miller volunteered for the U.S. Army and disappeared December 15, 1944 over the English Channel. 1943 - "Pistol Packin' Mama" and "Jingle Bells" were recorded by Bing Crosby, the Vic Schoen Orchestra and the Andrews Sisters. 1962 - "The New York Times" ran the story "Bob Dylan: A Distinctive Folk Song Stylist" after a concert at Carnegie […] todaySeptember 27, 2019
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