Throwback Thursday: This Week in History
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, The Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby...
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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 was during this tour that The Beatles' fans started...
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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 Frank Zappa. Died on 30th November 1999. 1942:...
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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 solo artist, he released the 1967 single 'Hi-Ho...
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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, 'Oklahoma'. The honor signified that the album...
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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 high price of record players ($95, $1140 in today's...
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Here are the deets on what went down this week in music history: 1945 – Elvis Presley made his debut public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show. Ten-year-old Elvis sang...
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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 electric guitar the ES-150 was produced in 1936,...
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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. It became his ninth US number one single and stayed on...
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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 to wiggle his hips onstage, the local press also ran...
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