Oldies

1960 - Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on American TV for the first time on "American Bandstand." 1964 - Rod Stewart made his television debut on the British show "The Beat Room." 1970 - An anti-war rock festival was held at Shea Stadium in New York. Janis Joplin, Paul Simon, Steppenwolf and Johnny Winters were the acts. 1973 - Stevie Wonder was seriously injured in a car accident. He permanently […]

1961 - The Beatles began their engagement as regular headliners at Liverpool's Cavern Club. They performed about 300 shows over the next two years. 1962 - Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to Bob Dylan. 1963 - Eric Clapton quit The Roosters. 1972 - Brian Cole (Association) died of a heroin overdose. 1987 - Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) were married. 1989 - George Clinton released "The Cinderella […]

International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced that Queen + Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, OneRepublic, H.E.R., and Carole King will headline the 2019 Global Citizen Festival, the free-ticketed event on the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City on Saturday, September 28, 2019, presented by Citi and Cisco. For the sixth consecutive year, MSNBC & Comcast NBCUniversal will air a live simulcast of the Festival on […]

1969 - A Moscow police chief reported that thousands of Moscow telephone booths had been made inoperable by thieves who had stolen phone parts in order to convert their acoustic guitars to electric. 1976 - Blue Öyster Cult's song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" was released 1979 - James Taylor played a free concert in New York's Central Park to help the city's campaign to restore the park's Sheep Meadow. 1981 […]

1942 - Frank Sinatra recorded the last of 90 recordings with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. 1954 - Elvis Presley made his professional debut in Memphis. It was his first concert to be advertised. 1956 - Brenda Lee recorded her first single "Jambalaya." She recorded five other songs that same day. 6-500." 1968 - The Beatles' Apple Boutique in London closed after heavy losses. 1970 - The Rolling Stones fired Allen […]

1942 - Judy Garland and Gene Kelly to record "For Me and My Gal." 1963 - "Mickey's Monkey" was released by The Miracles. 1968 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed the song "Hey Jude." 1969 - Elvis Presley opened his first live engagement in almost eight years. 1979 - The Clash released their first U.S. single. It was their remake of Bobby Fuller Four's "I Fought The Law." 1984 […]

1962 - The Elvis Presley film "Kid Galahad" premiered. 1965 - Bob Dylan appeared on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival with an electric guitar. It was his first non-acoustic set. 1966 - The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" was released. 1966 - The Monkees recorded their first single. The song was "The Last Train to Clarksville" and was later included on their self-titled debut album. 1967 - The Beatles […]

1976 - Hall & Oates' "She's Gone" was re-released. It was originally released on February 9, 1974. 1978 - The movie "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees, opened in New York City, NY. 1979 - Little Richard, billed as the Reverend Richard Penniman, spoke to a revival meeting in San Francisco about the dangers of rock & roll. 1987 - The movie biography […]