“MUSIC TODAY”
- 1942 – “I’ve Got A Gal in Kalamazoo” was recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.
- 1954 – Bill Haley and the Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock” was released. It was not successful until it was released in 1955 on the soundtrack to “Blackboard Jungle.”
- 1957 – Frank Sinatra recorded “Witchcraft”.
- 1957 – Andy Williams had the #1 U.K. song with “Butterfly”.
- 1960 – The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) played the first night of a short tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, at Alloa Town Hall in Clackmannanshire. Three of the Silver Beetles adopted stage names: Paul McCartney became Paul Ramon, George Harrison was Carl Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe became Stuart de Stael.
- 1966 – Bob Dylan and The Band played at the ABC Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. Some members of the audience were unhappy with Dylan ‘going electric’, and attempted to overpower the band by playing their own harmonicas.
- 1967 – The Beatles new album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band had a special preview on the Kenny Everett BBC Light program, ‘Where It’s At’, playing every track from the album.
- 1967 – Jimi Hendrix signed a recording contract with Reprise Records.
- 1967 – “Groovin'” from the Young Rascals took over #1 in only its fifth week on the chart
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