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Throwback Thursday: Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ Is A No.1 Hit
1960 Inspired by the hysteria surrounding Elvis Presley and his Army stint, the musical Bye Bye Birdie, starring Dick Van...
1960 Inspired by the hysteria surrounding Elvis Presley and his Army stint, the musical Bye Bye Birdie, starring Dick Van...
1915 Born on this day was jazz vocalist Billie Holiday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Holiday was considered to be one of...
1967 Jimi Hendrix played his first British concert, on a bill with Cat Stevens, The Walker Brothers, and Englebert Humperdinck...
1945 Billboard published the first U.S. LP chart – Nat King Cole was at No.1 with A Collection of Favorites.
1919 Singer Nat King Cole, father of Natalie Cole, was born on this day. He became the first African-American performer...
1940 “I Pagliacci” by Ruggiero Leoncavallo became the first opera to be broadcast on television.
1875 The Georges Bizet opera Carmen premiered in Paris.
1956 Elvis Presley had his first national hit when “I Forgot To Remember To Forget” went to No. 1 on...
1956 The Platters “The Great Pretender”, started a two run at No.1 on the US singles chart, a No. 5...
1963 The Beatles recorded “Twist & Shout” and “I Saw Her Standing There,” both released on the Beatles’ first UK...