September 30th, 1987 Roy Orbison engineers his comeback with the taping of the star-studded, acclaimed HBO special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night at Los Angeles’ Coconut Grove. It features Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, and J.D. Souther, and is indeed filmed in black and white! Releases 1977:Ringo Starr, […]
September 27th, 1964 The Beach Boys make their national television debut on CBS’ Ed Sullivan Show, performing their recent hit “I Get Around.” Releases none Recording 1938:Artie Shaw, “Nightmare” 1962:Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, “I’ll Have To Let Him Go” Charts 1947:Johnny Ace’s “My Song” hits #1 R&B 1952:Patti Page’s “I Went To Your Wedding” […]
September 26th, 1969 Legendary promoter Bill Graham opens the Fillmore West, a West Coast version of his popular New York “rock ballroom,” in San Francisco. Releases 1964:The Kinks, “You Really Got Me” 1967:Elvis Presley, “Big Boss Man” 1974:John Lennon, Walls And Bridges Recording 1957:The Monotones, “Book Of Love” 1967:The Beatles, “The Fool On The Hill” […]
September 16th, 1970 Jimi Hendrix takes the stage at a Eric Burdon and War concert at London club Ronnie Scott’s, marking the last time the guitarist will ever play in public. Releases 1972:John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Some Time In New York City Recording 1960:Johnny Burnette, “You’re Sixteen” 1968:The Beatles, “I Will” 1974:Bob Dylan, “Meet […]
BackStage360 is proud to announce that they have signed an agreement with Ticket Master to provide its readers with unparalleled access to purchase tickets to events throughout the US and Canada. This partnership will allow BackStage360 readers to purchase tickets to Concerts, Sports and Arts and Theater directly on its site. Ticketmaster is the world’s […]
Today, Insomniac announced more than 30 additional artists, from old-school legends to fresh new faces, for this year’s 20(th) anniversary celebration of Nocturnal Wonderland. Spanning three days for the very first time, attendees can fully immerse themselves in North America’s longest running dance music festival where they will see performances from more than 100 amazing […]
The Zappa Family Trust has partnered with Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) for a long-term, global licensing agreement for Frank Zappa’s entire recorded catalog, as well as rights management participation across the rest of the visionary cultural icon’s creative canon. The partnership spans Frank Zappa’s vast music and film Vault for new product releases, trademark licensing, […]
When Sunday, August 16 arrives this year, Elvis Presley fans around the world will pause to mark the 38 years that have passed since the King died. As you know, singer-songwriter Ronnie McDowell is one of the biggest Elvis fans of all time. He can trace much of his success to his 1977 blockbuster, “The […]
Leading digital music distribution and publishing administration service provider, TuneCore, announced today that TuneCore artists have earned more than $35 million in Q2 of 2015, a 6 percent increase versus the same time in 2014. Since 2006, TuneCore Artists have earned more than $576 million from over 18.7 billion downloads and streams. International discovery is […]