July 13, 1939, Sinatra becomes a Heartthrob
Women swooned. Just a few years after he made his recording debut with the Harry James band on July 13, 1939, Frank Sinatra became a teenage heartthrob. Sinatra was more than just an overnight sensation. Unlike other pop artists, Sinatra's career didn't end after five or ten years but lasted more than half a century.
July 14, 1985
"Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 367 performances
July 15, 1960, The Dance Craze!
When American rock artist Chubby Checker released his catchy pop song The Twist in 1960, few could have imagined that it would be responsible for a dance craze that would sweep the Western world in the early 1960s.
The dance itself had existed in its modern form since at least the late 1950s. Checker released his single in 1960 and it eventually claimed the top spot on September 19, 1960.
July 16, 1782
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" premieres in Vienna with Mozart conducting
July 17, 1959
Billie Holiday, American jazz singer (Lady Sings the Blues), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 44.
July 18, 1994
94s song of the year is released "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal would top the charts for the summer blockbuster, "Batman Forever".
July 19, 2003
"Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" actress Melissa Joan Hart (27) weds "Course of Nature" lead singer-guitarist Mark Wilkersonin (26) in Florence, Italy
And there you have it, this week in music history.
I remember when "the twist" was all rage! I was a mere toddler then, of course.
ReplyDeleteI think that's because it never went away honestly.
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