Tag: Recording

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4th December 1956: The Million Dollar Quartet of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash held an impromptu jam session at Sun Record Studios

4th December 2022
Tagged as: America, Art, Carl Perkins, Culture, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Memphis, Music, Recording, Rock and Roll, Sun Studios, Tennessee, United States, USA

Studio engineer Jack Clement, who had discovered Jerry Lee Lewis, was in the control booth and decided to record the session which was the only time that these pop music pioneers would ever record together.

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23rd November 1889: The nickel-in-the-slot phonograph – the world’s first jukebox

23rd November 2022
Tagged as: Culture, Invention, Music, Recording, San Francisco, Technology, USA

The world’s first ‘Nickel-In-The-Slot Phonograph’ introduced the concept of the jukebox to the public.

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27th October 1960: American singer Ben E. King records the renowned song ‘Stand By Me’

27th October 2022
Tagged as: America, Culture, Music, Recording, United States, USA

‘Stand By Me’ went on to be voted one of the Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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1st June 1967: The Beatles release their acclaimed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album

1st June 2022
Tagged as: 1960s, Beatles, Britain, Culture, Music, Recording, The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band won four Grammy Awards following its release and is widely regarded as one of the most influential albums ever recorded.

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14th March 1958: Perry Como awarded the first gold record by the RIAA

14th March 2022
Tagged as: Culture, Gold, Grammy, Music, Perry Como, Recording, USA

Gold records were originally presented to artists by their own label, primarily as a form of self-congratulatory publicity.

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26th February 1917: The Original Dixieland ‘Jass’ Band makes the first commercially released jazz recording

26th February 2021
Tagged as: Chicago, Culture, Jazz, Music, New Orleans, New York, Recording

The resulting record was released in May, and went on to sell hundreds of thousands of copies.

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4th December 1956: Million Dollar Quartet record at Sun Studios

4th December 2020
Tagged as: America, Culture, Elvis Presley, Music, Recording, USA

On the 4^th December 1956, the Million Dollar Quartet featuring Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash were recorded during an impromptu jam session at Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.

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30th November 1982: Michael Jackson releases the album Thriller

30th November 2020
Tagged as: America, Culture, International, Music, Recording, USA

On the 30^th November 1982, Michael Jackson released the album Thriller, which went on to become the best-selling album of all time.

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17th February 1966: The Beach Boys start recording Good Vibrations

17th February 2020
Tagged as: Culture, Music, Recording

On the 17^th February 1966 Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, began the first recording session for the song Good Vibrations at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles.

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21st November 1877: Thomas Edison announces the phonograph

21st November 2019
Tagged as: Culture, Edison, Invention, Music, Recording, Science, Sound, Technology, USA

On the 21^st November 1877, American inventor Thomas Edison announced his phonograph, the world’s first practical machine that could record and play sound using a cylinder.