ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC

1956 - Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley scored his first US No.1 single and album when 'Heartbreak Hotel' went to the top of the charts. 'Heartbreak Hotel' became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. The lyrics were based on a newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton who had set a goal of writing Elvis Presley's first big hit. It also had into from local insure Glenn Reeves who sang on the original tape and was asked to sing it in the style of Presley's Sun records and yet he turned down any writing credit saying it was "the silliest thing I've ever heard"!

“I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to. ” 

― Elvis Presley

1963 - George Harrison

On a recommendation by George Harrison Dick Rowe Head of A&R at Decca records, (and the man who turned down The Beatles) went to see The Rolling Stones play at Crawdaddy Club, London. The band were signed to the label within a week.

1967 - The Kinks

The Kinks released 'Waterloo Sunset' as a single which went on to peak at No.2 on the UK chart. Songwriter and Kinks singer Ray Davies later stated that the song was originally entitled 'Liverpool Sunset', after his love for Liverpool and Merseybeat.

2016 - The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones told Donald Trump to stop playing their songs during his presidential campaign. The band issued a statement saying that the US presidential candidate did not have permission to use the band's music. Their 1969 hit 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' had been a particular favourite during his campaign. Oh the irony!

1972

2012

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