Rock Source Music Facts Day by Day


Jun 20 1950	Benny Strong And His Orchestra play the first night of four weeks at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA. (1950)
Jun 20 1952	Frankie Laine releases a new single, High Noon, in the USA. It will peak at No5 in the Billboard singles chart. (1952)
Jun 20 1953	Crazy Man, Crazy by Bill Haley And His Comets peaks at No12 on the Billboard Juke Box Chart in the USA for the week ending on this date. It is generally regarded as the first recognized rock'n'roll recording to register on the national American musical charts. (1953)
Jun 20 1953	Vernon Adcock and his twelve-piece band begin a fourteen-week season at The Royal Spa Hall, Bridlington, UK. (1953)
Jun 20 1954	T-Bone Walker records Teen Age Baby, Hard Way and other tracks in Los Angeles, California, for Imperial Records. (1954)
Jun 20 1954	Eddie Fisher plays the fourth night of a ten-night season at Cocoanut Grove, The Ambassador Hotel, Hollywood, California, USA. (1954)
Jun 20 1954	Michael Anthony Sobolewski is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find fame as Michael Anthony, bass-player of Van Halen. (1954)
Jun 20 1956	Lita Roza appears on the ATV show Music Shop, in the UK. (1956)
Jun 20 1957	Fats Domino plays in San Jose, California, USA. (1957)
Jun 20 1957	Sonny Boy Williamson II, Elmore James, Magic Sam, The Dells, Billy 'The Kid' Emerson and jazz crooner Johnny Hartman and his band play at The Rena Theatre [previously known as The Lawndale Theatre] , Chicago, Illinois, USA. (1957)
Jun 20 1958	Kay Starr releases the album Rockin' With Kay, in the USA on RCA Victor Records. (1958)
Jun 20 1958	The Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Quintet records Have Horn Will Blow, In The Kitchen, But Beautiful and Three Deuces in Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. (1958)
Jun 20 1958	Big Maybelle, Dion And The Belmonts and The Dells play at the Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA. (1958)
Jun 20 1958	Jimmie Rodgers plays the second night in a week of shows at Casino Royal, Washington, DC, USA. (1958)
Jun 20 1958	Little Willie John, Sonny Til, The Danleers, The Fidelitys, The Kalin Twins, The Upsetters and Etta James begin a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA. (1958)
Jun 20 1958	Teddy Randazzo, Frankie Avalon, The Drifters, The Hi-Fives and The Six Teens play the first of three nights in the Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii. (1958)
Jun 20 1958	Kelly Johnson of UK female HM band Girlschool, is born in Edmonton, London, UK. (1958)
Jun 20 1959	The Benny Golson Quintet record Autumn Leaves, Soul Me and other tracks for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey. (1959)
Jun 20 1959	Roulette by Russ Conway, reaches No1 in the UK Popular Singles Chart. (1959)