Entries from March 2008
1954
Ray Charles’s third R&B hit, It Should’ve Been Me peaks at No. 7
1958
Elvis Presley, after a 60-day deferment to make the movie King Creole, reports at 6.35 a.m. to his local Board 86, to become 53310761 in the US army.
1964
Beatles have Top 6 singles in Australia
1965
Bob Dylan debuts on UK chart with Times They Are [...]
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The annual South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas concluded this weekend to the disappointment of all festival goers.
This year’s festival was a great success with bands such as Moby, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, and REM it was definitely an event everyone should experience at least once in their lives!
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1950
WDIA Memphis becomes the first on-air black station in the southern states
1957
Elvis Presley buys the Memphis mansion Graceland from Mrs. Ruth Brown-Moore
1964
Beatles release Can’t Buy Me Love in UK
1968
Steve Miller releases Sittin’ In a Circle, his debut single
1969
John Lennon marries Yoko Ono
1969
John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their ‘Bed-In’ at Amsterdam Hilton
1971
Yes release The Yes [...]
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Its confirmed ladies and gentle man!
RockSTAR Music Education and the Crash Mansion LA, have teamed up for this year’s Battle of the Bands Event!
Our program has grown so much this year that we needed to look for a bigger, better, and more ROCKIN venue to hold our event, but don’t worry the Hard Rock Cafe [...]
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1917
First jazz record released in US. Recorded by Nick La Rocca’s original Dixieland Jazz Band, it is called The Dixie Jazz Band One Step.
1956
Carl Perkins hits US R&B chart with Blue Suede Shoes, the first country and western hit to make the R&B chart.
1956
Elvis Presley hits
US chart for first time with Heartbreak Hotel
1966
John Lennon [...]
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