Rock Source Music Facts Day by Day


Jun 19 1954	It is reported in the trade press in the USA that the song Sh-Boom has been bought from publishers Progressive Music by Hill And Range Music during the past week, "for a substantial sum of money". The song was first recorded by The Chords on Cat Records, and had then been covered by The Crewcuts for Mercury Records. (1954)
Jun 19 1954	Eddie Fisher plays the third night of a ten-night season at Cocoanut Grove, The Ambassador Hotel, Hollywood, California, USA. (1954)
Jun 19 1954	B.B. King plays at Springbrook Gardens, Lima, Ohio, USA. The ticket price is $1.75 in advance. (1954)
Jun 19 1954	Louis Jay Pearlman is born in Flushing, Queens, New York State, USA. Under the name Lou Pearlman he will find success as a music business impresario, handling two successful 1990s boy bands, The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. He will fall from grace in 2006 when it is learned that he has been running a crooked investments scheme and, two years later, he will be sentenced to up to 25 years in jail. (1954)*
Jun 19 1954	Hank Snow tops the Billboard Country And Western Singles Chart in the USA with I Don't Hurt Anymore. (1954)
Jun 19 1954	Cara Mia by David Whitfield enters the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK at No9. It will peak at No1 during a 25-week run on the chart. (1954)
Jun 19 1954	Ev'rywhere by David Whitfield enters the Popular Singles Chart in the UK at No9. It will peak at No1 during a 25-week run on the chart. (1954)
Jun 19 1955	When Oscar Pettiford plays at The Cafe Bohemia, New York City, USA, saxophonist Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley is in the audience, and is invited on stage to jam. (1955)
Jun 19 1956	Danny Chauncey, guitarist of southern-fried rock band .38 Special, is born in San Francisco, California. (1956)
Jun 19 1956	American music trade publication Billboard reports that doo-wop/r'n'b combo Sonny Til and the Orioles have been signed by Vee-Jay Records, who "will push the boys as a pop act." (1956)
Jun 19 1957	Fats Domino plays in Fresno, California, USA. (1957)
Jun 19 1958	The Coasters, Frankie Lymon, Jerry Butler, The Impressions, Lee Andrews And The Hearts, The Kodaks and others play the final night in a week of dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	Buddy Holly records Early In The Morning, with Dick Jacobs in Pythian Temple Studios, New York City, USA. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	Tom Dooley by The Kingston Trio gets its first radio airplay from DJ Paul Colburn at KLUB in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	Elvis Presley is in Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas, USA, on ten weeks of Advanced Tank Training. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	Johnny Cash begins a West Coast tour at the Rolling Hills Ballroom, Riverside, California, USA, supported by Sonny Burgess. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	Jimmie Rodgers begins a week of shows at Casino Royal, Washington, DC, USA. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	Ricky Nelson plays at the Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	Country music singer Molly Bee is the guest on tv's Tennessee Ernie Ford Show in the USA. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney makes its debut on NBCtv in the USA. (1958)
Jun 19 1958	Fabian is interviewed live on US tv show American Bandstand. (1958)
Jun 19 1959	Having failed all his exams except art, future guitarist of The Beatles, George Harrison leaves school, planning to find a job to support him while playing with local Liverpool, UK, group The Quarrymen. (1959)
Jun 19 1959	Ricky Nelson releases a new single, Sweeter Than You, on Imperial Records in the USA. (1959)
Jun 19 1959	Having failed all his exams except art, guitarist George Harrison leaves school, planning to find a job to support him while playing with local Liverpool, UK, group The Quarrymen. He will find greater success as a member of The Beatles. (1959)
Jun 19 1959	King Curtis releases a new single, Honeydripper, on Atco Records in the USA. (1959)