Oldies

1964 - The Beatles attended the 28th birthday party for Roy Orbison. 1966 - The New York Times reported Ray Charles would undergo tests to see whether or not he had abstained from narcotic drugs. 1967 - CBS-TV broadcasted "Inside Pop -- The Rock Revolution." 1975 - B.J. Thomas had the longest title of a number one song at the top of the "Billboard" popular music chart. The song was […]

1961 - Elvis Presley made his last stage appearance for nearly eight years at Bloch Arena, HI. 1968 - The Beatles refused to perform for the Queen of England at a British Olympic Appeal Fund show because "Our decision would be the same no matter what the cause. We don't do benefits." 1970 - The band Pacific Gas and Electric was shot at while leaving a club in Raleigh, NC. […]

1959 - "Your Hit Parade" aired for the last time. The show had been on since 1935. 1961 - Bob Dylan earned a $50 session fee for playing harmonica on Harry Belafonte's "Midnight Special." It was his recording debut. 1968 - Apple Records refused to sign David Bowie. 1977 - Talking Heads began its first European tour, supporting the Ramones. 1984 - Jerry Lee Lewis married his sixth wife, Kerrie […]

1965 - The Rolling Stones began their third North American tour with a show at the Forum in Montreal. 1971 - The Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" was released. It was the band's first release on the band's newly-formed label, Rolling Stones Records. 1975 - Peter Ham (Badfinger) hung himself in his London garage at the age of 27. 1976 - The Rolling Stones album "Black and Blue" was released. […]

1956 - Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut at the Frontier Hotel. 1958 - Buddy Holly's second Fender Stratocaster guitar was stolen in East St. Louis, MO, out of the band's station wagon. 1959 - The movie "Go Johnny Go" premiered. 1962 - Jerry Lee Lewis's 3-year-old son drowned. 1966 - "Wild Thing" by the British band the Troggs was released in the U.S. 1968 - Herb Alpert debuted […]

1945 - The musical "Carousel", based on Molnar’s "Liliom," opened at the Majestic Theatre in New York City. 1956 - Clyde McPhatter (Drifters) was released from the U.S. Armed Forces. 1958 - In London, The Marquee Club opened for the first time. 1965 - The film T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show opened in London under the title Teenage Command Performance. 1978 - Patti Smith released the single "Because the Night." […]

1965 - Marian Anderson ended her 30-year singing career with a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. 1971 - The Jackson 5, Danny Thomas and Bill Cosby were guests on Diana Ross' solo TV special "diana." 1973 - The Neil Young movie "Journey Through the Past" debuted at the Dallas Film Festival. 1975 - Alice Cooper's first TV special, "Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record […]

1953 - Benny Goodman returned to Carnegie Hall after 15 years. 1960 - Eddie Cochran died in Bath, England, from severe brain injuries sustained in a car crash near Chippenham, Wiltshire. Gene Vincent was seriously injured in the accident. 1964 - The FBI lab reported that it could not determine the lyrics to "Louie Louie." 1964 - Them made their first concert appearance. 1969 - The Band played its first […]