Oldies

1952 - Frank Sinatra recorded "Birth of the Blues." 1964 - "The Hollywood Palace" hosted the first appearance of the Rolling Stones. 1972 - The Rolling Stones began their "Exile On Main Street" North American tour in Vancouver with Stevie Wonder as the opening act. 1987 - George Michael's "I Want Your Sex" was banned by the BBC. 1987 - Bryan Adams recorded a live version of the Christmas song […]

1958 - Dick Dale performed "Let's Go Trippin'" at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa, CA. 1961 - Jimi Hendrix enlisted in the U.S. Army. 1961 - Chuck Berry opened Berry Park, a 30 acre amusement park in Wentzville, MO. 1964 - The Dave Clark Five appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the first time. 1976 - The Who played at the Charlton Athletic Grounds in England and make the […]

1966 - Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were married. 1966 - In San Francisco, CA, Jefferson Airplane performed at a benefit for the Haight-Ashbury Legal Organization. 1968 - The Beatles began recording the "White Album." 1972 - Roxy Music played their first major date at England's Great Western Express Festival. 1975 - On "Midnight Special," Joan Baez welcome Kool & the Gang into the studio. 1980 - On "Midnight Special," […]

1952 - Hank Williams and his wife, Audrey, were divorced. 1959 - Ray Charles, B.B. King and Jimmy Reed performed for about 9,000 people at Atlanta's Herndon Stadium. It was one of the first outdoor rock festivals. 1963 - Del Shannon's cover of the Beatles' "From Me to You" became the first song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney to appear on the American charts. 1965 - Bob Dylan's […]

1966 - The Rolling Stones single "Paint It Black" hit #1 in the U.K. 1966 - Ike & Tina Turner released "River Deep, Mountain, High." 1969 - Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) and girlfriend Marianne Faithful were arrested in their London home on marijuana possession charges. 1969 - Judy Collins appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. 1973 - Ronnie Lane left the band Faces. 1976 - The Allman Brothers […]

1961 - Johnny Cash appeared on NBC's "The Deputy." 1963 - Bob Dylan released album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." 1964 - Eleven boys were suspended at a Coventry, England, school for having a hair style like Mick Jagger. 1967 - Columbia and RCA Victor announced that they would raise the list price of mono albums by a dollar on June 1. It was the first increase since 1953. 1977 - […]

1967 - The Elvis Presley movie "Double Trouble" premiered in New York. It was released across the U.S on April 5. 1974 - On "Midnight Special," Richard Pryor was host to Olivia Newton-John and Boz Scaggs. 1979 - Genesis manned a box office selling tickets to their benefit show at L.A.'s Roxy. 1982 - Topper Headon left the Clash. 1982 - Jefferson Starship, the Grateful Dead, Boz Scaggs, and Country […]

1967 - The first Human Be-in took place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 1970 - Diana Ross performed for the last time with the Supremes during a show in Las Vegas, NV. 1972 - Elvis Presley reportedly drew the largest audience for a single TV show to that time when he presented a live, worldwide concert from Honolulu, HI. 1973 - Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) was arrrested on drug […]