MUSIC HISTORY'S BLOG

On This Day in Rock History In 1956 - Travelling from Amarillo to Nashville, the plane that Elvis Presley was flying on developed engine trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing. The incident created…

On This Day in Rock: April 6 In 1962, The Beatles performed at The Cavern Club in Liverpool as part of a special night presented by the Beatles' fan club. The Beatles wear their black…

On This Day in Rock: April 4 In 1960, RCA Victor Records announced that it would be releasing all Pop singles in mono and stereo simultaneously, the first record company to do so. Elvis Presley's…

On This Day in Rock: April 3 In 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on ABC-TV's 'The Milton Berle Show' live from the flight deck of the USS Hancock in San Diego, California. He performed 'Heartbreak Hotel'…

On This Day in Rock: April 2 In 1955, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), Slim Whitman, Hoot and Curley, Johnny Horton, Tibby Edwards and Floyd Cramer all appear at the Louisiana Hayride…

On This Day in Rock: March 30 In 1963, The Chiffons started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘He’s So Fine’, which was a No.16 UK hit. In 1971…

On This Day in Rock: March 27 In 1964 – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Andrew Oldham attend a Decca launch party at the Ex-Serviceman’s Club, Windsor, Berkshire for Oldham's protégé singer Adrienne Posta, whose debut…

On This Day in Rock: March 23 In 2008 – Neil Aspinall, who ran the Apple Corps music empire for the Beatles from 1970 – 2007 died at a hospital in New York from cancer…

March 20: On This Day In 1991 – Conor Clapton, the 4-year-old son of rock guitarist Eric Clapton, dies when he falls out the window of a 53rd-floor apartment in New York. The tragedy was…

March 19: This Day in Rock In 2002 – A taping of CMT’s Crossroads is cancelled when Ryan Adams falls ill. His show partner Elton John refuses to have the audience dismissed and delights the…