August 13th, 1964
The Kinks score their first hit as “You Really Got Me,” written by Ray Davies on his mother’s piano, enters the British charts.
Releases
1965:The Beatles, Help!
1966:The Supremes, “You Can’t Hurry Love”
Recording
1930:Guy Lombardo, “Go Home And Tell Your Mother”
1952:Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, “Hound Dog”
1959:Brenda Lee, “Sweet Nothin’s”
1964:The Supremes, “Baby Love”
1968:The Beatles: “Sexy Sadie,” “Yer Blues”
1969:The Guess Who, “American Woman”
Charts
1966:The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Summer In The City” hits #1