Oldies

1964 - The Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" was released. 1968 - "Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus" was recorded. It was not shown publicly until its release in late 1996. 1970 - Little Richard was charged with "larceny by trick" in Miami Beach, FL, by Blacks, Inc. The group claimed that Little Richard pocketed $250 he solicited for the group. The charges were later dropped. 1970 - […]

1958 - The Coasters recorded "Charlie Brown." 1960 - Aretha Franklin made her New York debut at the Village Vanguard. 1964 - Sam Cooke was shot to death at a the Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles, CA. 1965 - Velvet Underground made its performance debut at a high school dance in Summit, NJ. 1967 - The NBC-TV special "Movin' with Nancy Sinatra" aired. 1970 - Ringo Starr's movie "The Magic […]

1963 - Donny Osmond made his debut with the Osmonds on NBC's "Andy Williams Show." 1965 - The Grateful Dead played their first concert. The show took place at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, CA. 1966 - The Rolling Stones released the album "Got Live If You Want It" in the U.S. 1967 - The Steve Miller Blues Band signed with Capitol Records for $750,000. The group dropped the […]

1963 - The Beatles appeared on the British TV show "Juke Box Jury." 1966 - Nancy Sinatra appeared on "Frank Sinatra: A Man & His Music Part II" on CBS-TV. 1984 - Michael Jackson testified in Chicago, IL, that he wrote the song "The Girl is Mine," not an Illinois man. Jackson won the case. 1986 - Huey Lewis and the News sang the U.S. national anthem a capella before […]

1968 - James Taylor's self-titled album was released in Britain. 1968 - Elvis Presley received one of 66,000 letters that U.S. President Nixon sent out to potential administrative office holders. 1969 - The Rolling Stones released the album "Beggar's Banquet." 1970 - "Gimme Shelter" opened in the U.S. It is a documentary film about the Rolling Stones' 1969 tour of the U.S. 1978 - Sid Vicious smashed glass in the […]

1965 - The Beatles played in their hometown of Liverpool for the last time. 1980 - John Lennon gave his last interview. It was with Jonathan Cott of Rolling Stone. 1997 - Carl Edward Hunter, manager of Ray Charles, was arrested in Japan on suspicion of marijuana possession. 1997 - Toni Braxton filed suit against LaFace Records and its distributor Arista Records, claiming that her 1989 recording contracts were invalid. […]

1956 - Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash recorded together (the Million Dollar Quartet). The session would not be released for 25 years. 1961 - Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl" was released. 1971 - The Montreaux Casino was destroyed by fire during a show by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. 1976 - Tommy Bolin of Deep Purple died of a drug overdose at the […]

1967 - The Supremes were guest on "Tennessee" Ernie Ford's TV special. 1968 - Elvis Presley's NBC-TV special "Elvis" was aired. 1969 - John Lennon was asked to play the title role in "Jesus Christ, Superstar." The offer was revoked the next day. 1973 - Ringo Starr released the song "You're Sixteen." It was his second straight number one single. 1979 - At Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum eleven Who fans were […]

1969 - Simon & Garfunkel's first TV special, "Songs of America," aired. 1969 - The Save Rave '69 benefit concert, to aid the youth culture magazine Rave, took place in London. 1970 - George Harrison released his triple album "All Things Must Pass" in the U.K. 1982 - Metallica played their final concert with Ron McGovney. McGovney left the band on December 10. 1988 - LL Cool J performed the […]