MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

This day in 1967: Enjoying a wild birthday party, Keith Moon, drummer with The Who drove his Lincoln car into a Holiday Inn swimming pool. As the party had become out of control, the police…

This day in 1956: Elvis Presley began working on his first movie, 'Love Me Tender'. In the drama that was set during and just after the Civil War, Elvis played Clint Reno, the youngest of…

Born on this day in 1952: Turkish-born English musician, singer, actor and songwriter Joe Strummer who was the co-founder of The Clash, who had the 1979 single 'London Calling' and the 1982 No. 8 single 'Rock…

This day in 1965: Davy Jones & The Lower Third released the single 'You've Got a Habit of Leaving' the last song that David Bowie (born David Jones), released before changing his name to avoid confusion with Davy…

In 1968 - After 58 episodes, the final Monkees TV show airs on NBC. Since the its initial run, almost every major cable network has aired re-runs of the show, including a popular stint on CBS from 1969-1972.xosotin…

This day in 1962 - Brian Epstein told Pete Best that the other Beatles wanted him out of the group, and that he was being replaced. Epstein then asked Best to perform with The Beatles that night…

This day in 1955 : Elvis Presley attended a meeting in Memphis with his manager Bob Neal, Colonel Tom Parker and Vernon Presley, at which a new contract was signed that named Colonel Parker as "special…

This day in 1971: The Who released their fifth studio album Who's Next which featured the classic song 'Won't Get Fooled Again' and has since been viewed by critics as the Who's best record and…

This day in 1952: Willie Mae (Big Mama) Thornton records the original version of 'Hound Dog'. It would become the first hit for the song-writing team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and went on to top…

This day in 1960 - Pete Best auditioned to become The Silver Beatles' drummer and was asked to travel to Hamburg in Germany for the bands next set of dates. Before leaving for Hamburg, The Silver Beatles…