Category: Music
Supremes at the Summit: On This Day, 1968 — ‘Love Child’ Knocks ‘Hey Jude’ from No. 1
This Day in Pop Music History: A Social Taboo Subject Becomes a Motown [...]
November 11, 1965 — ‘Rubber Soul’ Completed: The Beatles’ Leap Toward LP Mastery
Introduction: Rubber Soul and the Studio Awakening of The Beatles
I [...]
Yesterday, Today, and Always: Celebrating 60 Years of the Most Covered Song in Pop Music History
Introduction: How One Beatles' Ballad Became a Cultural Standard
On [...]
October 10, 1956: Remembering Elvis’s First Tender Moment On the Radio
Introduction: The Day Elvis Tendered Softness In Song to America
Th [...]
The Band Begins . . . October 1, 1965: A New Dylan and Sound Takes the Stage
This Day in Pop Music History: October 1, 1965
Bob Dylan and The Band [...]
Pop’s Unsung Poet: Reflections . . . Celebrating Bobby Hart’s Musical Legacy
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Pop’s Unsung Poet: Celebrating Bobby Hart’s Musical [...]
The Doors on CBS-TV: The Night Jim Morrison Lit Up Ed Sullivan’s Stage—September 17, 1967
“We Just Did The Ed Sullivan Show”: The Doors’ Defiant Moment on Natio [...]
SEPTEMBER 10, 1966: Spinning Into Maturity—How Revolver Redefined the Beatles
Revolver at No.1: The Beatles’ Sonic Revolution
September 10, 1966 — [...]
Happy Forever: The Harmonies, Humor, and Legacy of Mark Volman
Introduction: A Voice That Lived in Harmony
Mark Volman didn’t just [...]
The Beat That Broke Barriers: Pop Radio’s Musical Cultural Shift Began in 1954
Pop Music’s Cultural Shift Streamlines 1954
Introduction: From Poli [...]