March 6, 1939: Sam (The Sham) hits the planet!!!

March 6, 1939: Sam (The Sham) hits the planet!!!

Domingo Samudio, The Diamonds, The Temptations, The Miracles, The Drifters, The Stones, AWB and Zeppelin in

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

March 6, 1939 - Domingo Samudio hits the planet!!! 

 

SAM THE SHAM (Domingo Samudio) AND HIS PHAROAHS

 

March 6, 1957:

The Diamonds become one of the first Canadian artists to have success in the United States when their hit "Little Darlin" reaches #2 on the Billboard Pop chart and #3 on the R&B chart…

March 6, 1965:

The Temptations went to #1 on the US singles chart with the Smokey Robinson penned "My Girl", making the group the first male act to have a chart topper for Motown Records. The single reached #43 in the UK…

March 6, 1976:

After placing 28 songs in the Top 40 of Billboard's Pop chart, The Miracles make the list for the last time when "Love Machine" went to the top. Their run included seven Top 10 hits and two number ones. "Love Machine" made it to #3 in the UK… 

Notable March 6 Releases:

1959: The Drifters, "There Goes My Baby"

1966: The Rolling Stones, "Paint It, Black" 

Notable March 6 Certifications:

1975: The Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" is certified gold…

1975: Led Zeppelin's double album Physical Graffiti is certified gold…  

THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

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OCTOBER 17th IN THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…

OCTOBER 17th in THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL

October 17, 1960: 

Ben E. King led The Drifters to the top of the US Pop chart with...

"Save TheLast Dance For Me"...

 The record will reach #2 in the UK in December… 

 

October 17, 1964: 

A British group known collectively as Manfred Mann had the number one single on the Billboard Pop chart with

 "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"...

 The song was sung by vocalist Paul Pond, who used the stage name Paul Jones. Keyboard player Michael Lubowitz would retain the band's name and continued to turn out chart hits until the mid 1980s… 

  

October 17, 1964:

The Zombies' "She's Not There" is released in the US, where it would become the band's highest charting single, reaching #2...

 In the UK, it went to #12…

October 17, 1981: 

Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin took Lesley Gore's 1963 hit "It's My Party" to the top of the UK charts. Their updated rendition also made the Top Ten in Austria (#3), Germany (#3), New Zealand (#1), South Africa (#3) and Switzerland (#6),

 but it stalled at #72 in America 

(wonder why!!!)…

October 17, 1990:

Steppenwolf's 1968 rocker, "Born to Be Wild" re-entered the Top 10 in Holland on the strength of the amount of airplay it received in recent movies and commercials…

  

October 17, 2005: 

Visiting his New Orleans home for the first time since he was rescued by boat from rising floodwaters, 77 year old Fats Domino found his piano overturned among mud and debris and his house in ruins…

 October 17, 2008:

 R.I.P. LEVI STUBBS

The Four Tops lead singer, Levi Stubbs, died after a long series of illnesses, including cancer and a stroke, at the age of 72. The group placed 24 songs on the Billboard Pop chart and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990….

ANOTHER DAY IN
THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK 'n ROLL...

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