‘’I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by their character’’ – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cliff Richard
The 5th annual Grammy Awards was held in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York in 1963 to recognize accomplishments in music for the year 1962.
1963 starts off with a lawsuit against Chubby Checker and his team, as Gary U.S. Bonds sued him for plagiarism.
In December 1962, Norway got its first National Park, namely Rondane Nasjonalpark. Since then we’ve gotten a lot more, and thank god for that. I’m a big fan of National Parks, as they preserve areas that are both beautiful and important, so I say keep ‘em coming.
On New Year’s Day, 1962, the Beatles drove down to London in a snowstorm, a trip that took ten hours, to attend the famed Decca audition. This is an event that would go down in history as one of the biggest mistakes ever made in the music industry.
The Beach Boys has just released their first single, and now they’re getting ready for their first professional concert at a show held in honor of Ritchie Valens.
The third member of the abomination that is U2 is born this month, and a monster is getting closer to rise into our world. Can we stop it? No. Can we complain about it? Yes.
In June ‘61, Bill Evans Trio will enter The Village Vanguard in New York and record two of the best jazz recordings ever made…according to the ones who know what they’re talking about.
Even though the albums released this month wasn’t up my alley doesn’t make June a complete disaster. The Ventures, Chubby Checker and Fats Domino all released some pretty good singles, and at least one of them is a pretty massive addition to music history.
This Band Could Be Your Life 