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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1957: After a show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, local police told Elvis Presley that he was not allowed...

This week in history – all you need to know about this week’s musical past lives. 1957, The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released....

This week in history – all you need to know about this week’s musical past lives. 1902: The Gibson Mandolin guitar company was formed. Gibson’s first...

Here are the deets on what went down this week in music history: 1945 – Elvis Presley made his debut public appearance in a talent...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1931: The first long-playing record, a 33 1/3 rpm recording, was demonstrated at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in New York. The...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1958: The first Gold record album presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was awarded to the soundtrack LP,...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1944: Jeff Beck was born, guitarist. Beck worked with Screaming Lord Sutch before replacing Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds. As a...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1938: Don ‘Sugarcane’ Harris was born. US guitarist, pianist, 50’s duo Don & Dewey. Worked with Little Richard, John Mayall and...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1963: The Beatles, on the last night of their tour with Roy Orbison, performed at King George’s Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire. It...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1942: Glenn Wallichs launched Capitol Records in the US. The label became home to such artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles,...