Music
Throwback Thursday: Paul Anka Performed At The Copacabana
1929
Born on this day is June Carter Cash, country singer and wife of Johnny Cash. She had hits with Johnny, which included “Ring Of Fire”, “Jackson”, “If I Were A Carpenter.” June died May 15th, 2003 at the age of 73.
1960
Paul Anka opens at New York’s Copacabana nightclub, the youngest act ever to do so at the time.
1962
Ray Charles started a 14-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music.
1962
The film soundtrack to “West Side Story” went to No.1 on the UK charts for the first time, and spent a total of 13 weeks at No.1 on seven different occasions.
1963
Del Shannon’s cover of the Beatles’ “From Me To You” hits the bottom of the Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming the first Lennon-McCartney composition to ever make the US charts.
1965
Motown Records releases “Tracks Of My Tears” by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles. The song reached No. 16 on the US Pop charts, while Johnny Rivers’ rendition reached No. 10 two years later.
1984
Duran Duran started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with “The Reflex”, the group’s first US No.1, was taken from their third album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
2001
Lonestar begins a six-week residence at #1 in Billboard with “I’m Already There”.
2005
Sara Evans’ “A Real Fine Place To Start” video debuted on CMT.
2008
Coldplay appeared at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the first night of the North American leg, Viva la Vida, 161-date world Tour. They performed “Lost!”, “Clock”, and more from their album.