Oldies

1950 - "The Gene Autry Show" premiered on CBS-TV. 1977 - Foreigner's "Cold As Ice" was released. 1977 - In Oakland, CA, Judas Priest opened for Led Zeppelin for the first time. 1980 - Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) died of injuries that he sustained in a car accident in Marin County, CA. 1990 - Production began on the film, "Falling From Grace." The film marked John Mellencamp's acting and directing […]

1963 - The Beach Boys released the single "Surfer Girl." 1967 - Vanilla Fudge made its concert debut in New York. 1969 - Aretha Franklin was arrested for disorderly conduct after creating a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot. 1972 - The variety show, "The Bobby Darin Amusement Company" premiered on CBS. 1977 - Elvis Costello's first album, "My Aim Is True," was released in Britain. It was later released […]

1949 - Harry Belafonte began recording his first sessions for Capitol Records. They included the songs "They Didn’t Believe Me" and "Close Your Eyes." 1954 - Elvis Presley's first single was released by Sun Records. It was "That's All Right" b/w "Blue Moon of Kentucky." 1966 - Frank Sinatra, at the age of 50, married 20-year-old actress Mia Farrow. 1969 - The Spencer Davis group broke up. 1975 - Orleans' […]

1960 - Hank Ballard and the Midnighters released "The Twist." The song didn't become a hit until later in the year when Chubby Checker covered it. 1960 - Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never" was released. 1968 - The Grateful Dead released their 2nd album, "Anthem of the Sun." 1970 - Pink Floyd and Deep Purple played a free concert at London's Hyde Park. 1974 - The U.S. Justice Department […]

1954 - The first Newport Jazz Festival was held at the Newport Casino, in Newport, RI. 1961 - Motown Records released The Supremes' first single, "Buttered Popcorn." 1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for The Monkees at The Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York. 1967 - "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" was recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. 1968 - The Beatles’ feature-length cartoon, "Yellow Submarine," […]

1960 - Elvis Presley was promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army. 1967 - The first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 1970 - A display of John Lennon's erotic "Bag One" lithographs opened in London. 2 days later Scotland Yard seized prints as evidence of pornography. 1970 - Diana Ross performed for the last time with the Supremes during a show in Las Vegas, NV. […]

1942 - Glenn Miller and his band recorded "Jukebox Saturday Night." 1952 - Patti Page made her TV debut in a summer replacement series for Perry Como. 1973 - Ray Davies announced that he was leaving The Kinks. He returned to the group within the week. 1978 - Bob Dylan performed before the largest open-air concert audience (for a single artist). About 200,000 fans turned out at Blackbushe Airport in […]

The new grand entranceway at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa is now the home of Elvis Presley's iconic 24-karat gold leaf grand piano. The grand entranceway, which features gold and glass design elements along with two curved escalators, is part of the property's ongoing $700 million expansion, which will be completed in the fall. A grand opening has been scheduled for October 3. As part of the grand […]

1964 - The Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go?" was released. 1967 - Kenny Rogers formed The First Edition. Rogers had left the New Christy Minstrels. 1969 - The Rolling Stones released the single "Honky Tonk Women" in the U.S. 1969 - David Bowie's "Space Oddyssey" single was released in the U.K. 1970 - The Who's "Summertime Blues" was released. 1979 - Neil Young's concert film, "Rust Never Sleeps," debuted […]