MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

This day in 1972: With the help of her mother, a barefoot Ronnie Spector left her husband Phil's Beverly Hills mansion for the last time, leaving behind her adopted sons, three year old Donté and six…

This day in 1960: Drummer Tommy Moore made the fateful decision to quit The Beatles and return to his job of driving a forklift at Garston bottle works. He was briefly replaced by Norman Chapman, who…

This day in 1966: The Monkees first recording sessions took place. These sessions featured members of the Wrecking Crew, a group of studio musicians in Los Angeles but proved to be unsuccessful. xosotin chelseathông tin chuyển…

This day in 1964: During their first ever US tour The Rolling Stones were booed off stage at a gig in San Antonio, Texas. The Stones were the first British Invasion band to play Texas, beating…

This day in 1962 - The first Beatles recording session took place at Abbey Road studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was 'Love Me Do' the four musicians received payments for the session of…

This day in 1956: Elvis Presley appeared on ABC-TV's 'Milton Berle Show'. During the performance, Presley abruptly halted an uptempo rendition of 'Hound Dog' with a wave of his arm and launched into a slow, grinding…

Born on this day in 1952: Guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, who was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million. With Thunderclap Newman he had the 1969 UK No.1 single 'Something In The Air'.…

This day in 1953 - Elvis Presley graduated from J.C. Humes High School in Memphis; his graduation photo shows him to have a split curl in the middle of his forehead, later to become his trademark. He…

On this day in 1961: Chuck Berry opened 'Berry Park', an amusement complex near St Louis. The park had its own zoo, golf course and ferris wheel. His home was also located on the premises.xosotin chelseathông…

This day in 2007: A coroner told the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector that US actress Lana Clarkson's death was a homicide. Dr Louis Pena said bruising suggested the barrel of a gun…