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…

April 15 1956 Mitch Miller made it clear that he hated rock and roll.  He carried a lot of weight in the business as music director at Columbia Records, but…

1970In Detroit, Frijid Pink’s cover of The Animals’ 1964 hit “House Of The Rising Sun” goesto #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It spends eleven weeks in the Top 40. Frijid…