Oldies

1936 - Billie Holiday recorded "Billie’s Blues." 1964 - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann was released in the U.K. 1965 - Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" was released. 1967 - Bobbie Gentry recorded "Ode to Billie Joe." 1968 - Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break up following a farewell tour. 1971 - Three Dog Night's "Liar" was released. 1975 - The "Gladys Knight & the Pips" […]

1955 - The Bill Haley & His Comets single "Rock Around the Clock" hit #1 on Billboard's Pop charts. This was the first time a rock and roll recording accomplished this feat. 1956 - Dick Clark made his debut as host of "Bandstand" on a Philadelphia TV station. The name of the show was changed to "American Bandstand" when it went to ABC-TV. 1958 - Johnny Cash signed with Columbia […]

1958 - The first gold record album was presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The award went to the soundtrack "Oklahoma!" 1969 - Marianne Faithfull took an overdose of barbiturates on the set of the movie "Ned Kely." 1970 - "The Everly Brothers Show" was launched on ABC-TV as a summer series. 1972 - The Who's "Join Together" was released in the U.S. 1978 - Exile's "Kiss […]

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. […]

1955 - ABC Television premiered "The Lawrence Welk Show." 1956 - Elvis Presley recorded "Hound Dog" and "Don’t Be Cruel." 1956 - Buddy Holly's first single "Blue Days, Black Nights" b/w "Love Me" was released. 1961 - The Drifters released the single "Sweets For My Sweet." 1976 - For the first time in 12 years, Brian Wilson joined the Beach Boys on stage. The next night the show was recorded […]

1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on "The Steve Allen Show." He was told not to dance and Allen had him sing "Hound Dog" to a real basset hound wearing tails. 1963 - "She Loves You" and "I'll Get You" were recorded by the Beatles. 1973 - In New York City, "Jesus Christ Superstar" closed after 711 shows on Broadway. 1976 - Paul McCartney purchased Buddy Holly's entire publishing catalog from […]

1975 - David Bowie's "Fame" was released. 1978 - Members of the group Kansas were named Deputy Ambassadors of Goodwill by Unicef. 1986 - Wham! made their farewell concert appearance at London's Wembley Stadium. Elton John made an appearance in a clown suit to sing a song and then came back later to sing "Candle In The Wind" with George Michael. 1991 - "Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio" debuted at the […]

1959 - The play "West Side Story" with music by Leonard Bernstein closed after 734 performances on Broadway. 1964 - Jan & Dean's "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" was released. 1964 - The Rolling Stones appeared as the entire panel on BBC-TV's 'Juke Box Jury'. 1968 - Elvis Presley began taping his first television special, "Elvis," at NBC studios in Burbank, CA. 1969 - The Denver Pop Festival opened at […]