This is the week that was in matters musical … 1951, Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm record "Rocket 88" credited by many rock historians to be the first rock ‘n’ roll record … produced by the legendary Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis, it’s consider...

This is the week that was in matters musical … 1955, Elvis Presley is named Most Promising Country & Western Artist in Billboard’s annual poll of disc jockeys … sadly, the relatively unknown country artist never quite lives up to their expectations … 1960, Greg Allman ...

This is the week that was in matters musical … 1962, signaling a changing of the guard in pop music, Frank Sinatra records his final session for Capitol Records in Hollywood … meanwhile, across the pond, The Beatles perform on the BBC for the first time … prophetically, the show...