The Rolling Stones has been playing gigs continuously in and around London since early 1963, at clubs and pubs mostly. But this month they are set for their first tour, a so-called package tour, which was a thing in the ‘60s.
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The first episode of the Beatles’ very own radio show, «Pop Go The Beatles», airs this month, and the Beatles get even more exposure. At least in the UK.
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.
The 35th Academy Awards was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on April 8th, 1963, honoring movies released in 1962.
On March 5th, 1963, a plane fell from the sky in Tennessee and killed three country artists. The rising star, Patsy Cline, as well as Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas. A truly sad day for all of country music.
Northern Songs Publishing was a good idea. But like business in general, things aren’t that transparent.
Ringo Starr, who was the drummer of a band called Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, played his first gig with The Beatles on August 18th, 1962, and this means that the line-up we’ve come to know and love is finally set.
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.
It’s the end of another year, and it’s been a bit more difficult to decide which was the best release, at least more difficult than last year. So I’ve basically chosen the ten albums and singles that I liked the best, but the order might be a bit random. But just a bit though.
At a lunchtime show on November 9th, 1961, Brian Epstein saw The Beatles for the first time at The Cavern Club in Liverpool.
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.
John F. Kennedy, who’s probably the most well known president of the USA, took his oath on January 20th, 1961, and The Supremes signed with Motown Records on the 15th of January. Which is more interesting?
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