August 1st, 1971 - The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour kicks off on prime time television. Fred Silverman, head of programming at CBS saw their act one evening at a night club and offered them their own show on the spot.
August 2nd, 1964 - The Beatles appear at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth. One of ...
July 25th, 1970 - The Carpenters start a four week run at No.1 on the singles chart with 'Close To You'. It's the first of three No.1's and 17 other Top 40 hits.
Sir Paul McCartney was not only front and center this weekend when HBO broadcast his induction of Ringo Starr into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, it also came out this week that the legendary Beatle bassist is quitting marijuana for the sake of his children and grandchildren...
When I watched Sir Paul McCartney on stage at the GRAMMYs performing with Kanye West and Rhianna I couldn’t help but wondering what in the world he was doing up there.
October 18th, 1949 – Joe Egan of Stealers Wheel is born on this day. Thirty-four years later, Joe Egan is enjoying success with his band’s 1973 hit, ‘Stuck In The Middle With You’.
August 2nd, 1964, The Beatles appear at the Gaumont Cinema in Bournemouth. One of the supporting acts, billed as a 'new and unknown London group', was The Kinks.