Post_tag: throwback thursday

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....

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,...

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 1964: Eleven boys were suspended from a school in Coventry, England for having Mick Jagger haircuts. 1964: Pirate radio station ‘Sutch’...