April 26 1963The start of a film franchise as Frankie Avalon signs to appear in the movie, Beach Party, with Annette Funicello .  They’ll sing, They’ll fight a motorcycle gang led by…

April 25 1964 Not exactly right for the Beatles, but Peter and Gordon take Lennon and McCartney’s “A World without Love” to the top of the charts.  Paul McCartney’s relationship…

April 24 1970 Grace Slick went to the same preppy all girl’s school as Tricia Nixon, and the president’s daughter decides to have an alumni tea party at the White…

April 23 1991 One of the original New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders, is found dead of a drug overdose.  Born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. he renamed himself after a comic…

April 22 1959 Alan Freed’s last film, Go Johnny Go, premieres starring Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson, Ritchie Valens, Eddie Cochran,  and The Flamingos. 1972 “Human Kindness Day” draws 25,000 the Washington Mall, in…

April 21 1960 The Congressional committee investigating the payola scandal hears from Dick Clark who admits he had a financial interest in 27 percent of the records he played on…

April 20 1976 A great fan of the comedy troupe, George Harrison joins Monty Python onstage in New York to sing “The Lumberjack Song.” 1991 Former Small faces and Humble…

We present this second of a two part series on Steve Traina and his new book, La Cave: Cleveland’s Legendary Music Club and the ‘60s Folk-to-Rock Revolution. Steve took on…

April 19 1959    A song that was recorded when Dolly Parton was just eleven years old, “Puppy Love” is released by Goldband Records and flops.  Nothing really happens for…

April 18 1957 Buddy Knox  hit with the song “Party Doll” when he got called up for six months of active duty with the US Army Reserve. Roulette Records rushed…