January 1
Remaining in New Orleans, Ray Charles kicks off the New year with
a show at the Labor Union Hall.
Also in New Orleans, Dave Bartholomew brings his band to the dance at Club Riviera's Birdland Room.
January 3
Tonight's Dick Clark Show on ABC-TV welcomes Tab Hunter, the Nu
Tornados, Billy and Lillie, and Al Aberts.
On the Perry Como Show on the NBC-TV, the Teddy Bears make a rare appearance singing "To Know Him Is To Love Him."
January 4
The Steve Allen Show on NBC-TV presents Roy Hamilton.
January 7
Tommy Edwards is booked into the Orchid Room in Kansas City for
the week.
Early January
Chuck Berry opens his own nightclub in his hometown of
St. Louis. As a tribute to Dick Clark's influence on his career,
the night spot is dubbed Club Bandstand.
January 9
Dion and the Belmonts sing "Don't Pity Me" on American
Bandstand.
Tommy Ridgely entertains for two days at the Birdland Room in New Orleans.
In Detroit the Flame Show Bar welcomes Della Reese for a week-long stay.
Sarah Vaughan, James Moody's orchestra, and Redd Foxx entertain during the week-long stay.
January 10
Brenda Lee guests on the ABC-TV's Jubliee U.S.A.
Also on the ABC-TV The Dick Clark Show offers Annette, Dickey Doo and the Don'ts, Morton Downey Jr, and LaVern Baker.
January 11
Huey Smith and the Clowns, backed by Robert Parker's Band
entertain the patrons at the Birdland Room in New Orleans.
January 15
Guitarist Duane Eddy stops by American Bandstand to play his
latest release, The Lonely One."
Mid-January
Jerry Lee Lewis makes a court appearance in Memphis
where he is charged with being $1,000 behind in alimony and child
support payments to Jane Mitchum Lewis of Natchez, Mississippi.
Ricky Nelson ends filming "Rio Bravo" with John Wayne
and Dean Martin
Paul Anka is booked for a week in Antwerp to be followed by a return to Brussls a week later.
Jerry Lee Lewis makes a court appearance in Memhis where he is charged with being $1,000 in alimony and child support payments to Jane Mitchum Lewis of Natchez, Mississipppi.
Bobby Darin performs for four days at the Honolulu Civic Auditorium before leaving to tour Australia.
Little Richard is scheduled to make a religious tour of Tennessee. Jordan Records announces that Richard has signed with them to record an album of gospel songs.
January 16
The
revue at the Apollo Theater this week features Little Anthony and
the Imperials, Jerry Butler and the Impressions, Wade Flemons,
the Flamingos, the Quin-Tone, the Crests, and Dave Bagby's combo.
The Three top stars of Cadence Records, the Everly Brothers, the Chordettes, and Andy William are in Europe making television appearances.
Huey Smith and the Clowns return to the Birdland Room in New Orleans for a three-day gig.
Bill Doggett and the Moonglows are part of a revue at the Howard Theater in Washington this week.
January 17
Fabian makes an appearance on The Dick Clark Show on ABC-TV. Also
on the show are Conway Twitty, Dion and the Belmonts, the
Platters, Johnny Glenn and the Blockbusters.
January 18
Johnny Cash is the special guest on Jubilee U.S.A. on ABC-TV.
January 22
Jimmie Rodgers is the subject of This Is Your Life a CBS-TV show.
During the course of the show, he is presented with three gold
records.
Sam Cooke performs at the Safari Club in New Orleans for two weeks.
January 23
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper)
are the headliners of "The Winter Party Dance Tour".
Another package tour, The Biggest Show of Stars '59, takes to the road with a show in Columbus Ohio.
The Flamingos, the Quin-Tones, Jerry Butler and the Impresssions, Wade flemons, and Doc Bagby combo entertain for the wek at the Howard Theater in Washungton.
January 24
The Wild-Cats play their catchy instrumental
"Gazachstahagen" and Bill Parson performa T"he
All-American Boy" on the Dick Clark Show. Joni James fills
out the roster.
Brenda Lee stops by The Red Foley's NBC radio to plug her latest recording "Bill Bradley, Won't You Pl\ease Come Home."
January 25
Johnny Cash and a group of country artist begin another outing
with a show in Kansas City tonight.
Dee Clark performs for the Sunday ball at the Blue Eagle Club in New Orleans.
January 27
The Playmates begin a two-week run at the Club Cliche in Detroit.
Cozy Cole opens in Miami Beach at the Rocking M.B. Lounge.
January 29
Jimmy Darren guests on American Bandstand.
January 30
In
Thibodaux, Louisiana the Sugar Bowl Lounge welcomes Charles Brown
and Amos Milburn.
Dinah Washington is featured for a week at the Flame Show Bar in Detriot.
January 31
Bobby Darin headlines a week-long tour of Australia., with a show
tonight in Newcastle.
Tommy Edwards is booked into the Rancho Don Carlos show in Winnipeg.
Shirley and Lee entertain at the Birdland Room of the Club Riviera in New Orleans.
On the Dick Clark Show, Jack Scott is the special guest, Also appearing are Mitch Miller, Gordon McRae, the Applejacks, Earl Grant, and the Quaker City Boys.
Eddie Bond is featured on the regular, Saturday night Louisiana Hayride radio show, broadcast fron Sherveport.
Late January
Johnny Cash is currently doing a fortnight's worth of
one-nighters throughout the south.
Wanda Jackson starts a ten-day tour of the Far East with shows in Japan.
February 1
Experiencing mechanical problems with the tour bus and below
freezing tempatures outside, The Winter Dance Party tour forges
on through Wisconsin playing an afternoon show in Appleton and an
evening performance in Green Bay.
February 2
Following
The Winter Dance Party show at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake,
Iowa, Buddy Holly decides to forego the tour bus for the night.
He suggests booking an airplane for himself, Ritchie Valens and
J.P. Richardson to take them a Fargo, North Dakota airport.
In the South, The Biggest Show of Stars for '59 continues to roll along, playing Winston-Salem tonight.
February 3
It is reported that the plane carrying Holly,Valens and
Richardson never reached the airport in Moorhead. At 9:30 a
search party discovers the wreckage 5 miles from the Mason city
airport. There are no survivors.
A group called the Shadows from Fargo, led by 16 year old Bobby
Veeline, who would change his name to Bobby Vee, are recruited to
fill in.
February 4
Frankie Avalon and Jimmy Clanton join "The Winter Dance
Party". The Shadows remain the opening act.
February 6
This
afternoon's guest spot on American Bandstand is filled by the
Poni-Tails.
This week, the Apollo Theater in new York offers a jazz revue headlined by Dakota Stanton.
In New Orleand this weekend, Amos Milburn and Charles Brown entertain the Mardi Gras revelers at the Dew Drop Inn. Across town, Eddie Bo opens a three-day stand at the Cllub Riviera's Birdland Room.
Sarah Vaughan opens a three-day stand at Philadelphia's Red Hill Inn.
Ruth Brown, the Wanderers, and Nappy Brown performs this week at the Howard Theater in Washington.
February 7
The
funeral for Buddy Holly is held in Lubbock, Texas at the
Tabernacle Baptist Church. Members of the Crickets and Phil
Everly serve as pall bearers.
In San Fernando, California, Ritchie Valens is buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
The Nu Tornados open a two-day gig at the Erie Social Club in Philadelphia.
The Applejacks perform "Rock-A-Conga" on The Dick Clark Show. Other artists appearing tonight are the Bell notes, Brook Benton and Thomas Wayne,
Connie Francis visits The Perry Como Show on NBC-TV.
Johnny Cash plays a one-night stand in White Plains, New York. Tomorrow night, he is a guest on The Ed Sullivan Show.
February 9
Frankie Avalon comes down with pneumonia. Paul Anka and Fabian
are brought in as replacements.
Cozy Cole moves into Porky's Hideaway in Fort Lauderdale.
Suffering long nights on the same fridgid bus that created the scenario leading to the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, Frankie Avalon comes down with pneumonia and leaves The Winter Dance Party tour. Paul Anka and Fabian are brought in as replacements.
February 10
Link
Wray brings his raw-edged guitar style to American Bandstand.
February 13
On
American Bandstand, the Skyliners sing "Since I Don;t Have
You."
This week's show at the Howard Theater in Washington has a jazz flavor as Dakota Stanton and Ahmad Jamal entertain.
February 14
Charlie Gracie is booked into the Erie Social Club in
Philadelphia for two days.
On television The Dick Clark Show welcomes Frankie Avalon, Connie Francis, Duane Eddy and the Kalin Twins.
February 16
Little Anthony and the Imperials bring their vocal harmony to
American Bandstand,
February 17
On American Bandstand, the Rivieras drop by to entertain the fans
with "Moonlight Serenade."
Clyde McPhatter begins an engagement at the Village Vanguard in New York City.
February 20
Fabian headlines a show at the Urline Arena in Washington, DC.
Also appearing are the Crests,Linda Laurie, the Chantels, Dickey
Doo and the Don'ts, and Jesse Turner.
Also in Washington, the howard Theater offers LaVern Baker, Little Anthony and the Imperials, and Sarah McLawler for the patrons this week.
The Platters sing "Smoke Gets In Yor Eyes" and the soon-to-be-released "Enchanted as their two spotlight offerngs on American Bandstand.
Ruth Brown is scheduled for a week's run at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit.
February 27
In
Ferriday, Louisiana, Jerry Lee Lewis' wife gives birth to their
first (his second) child. The boy is named Steve Allen Lewis
after Steve Allen who gave Lewis his first national exposure.
In New Orleansm Earl KIng and Ted Taylor are booked at the Dew Drop Hotel and Cafe for three days.
Detroit's Flame Show Bar books Etta James for a week.
Lloyd Price headlines the revue at Washington's Howard Theater this week. Also appearing are the Crests, Marie Knight and Jesse Lee Turner.
Duke Ellington and his orchestra entertain fans at the Apollo Theater this week.
February 28
Bobby Freeman and Neil Sedaka are guests on The Dick Clark Show
this Saturday night.
Late-February
Frankie Avalon and Jodie Sands, both Chancellor Records
recording artists, leave the States for a brief tour of England
where they will concentrate on television appearances.
Recently drafted, Jack Scott begins serving a two-year hitch in the U.S. Army. He is stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Clyde McPhatter leaves Atlantic Records and signs with M-G-M for a reported $50,0000 guarantee.
March 1
The
Platters make another appearance on The Ed Sulllivan Show on
CBS-TV.
March 2
Tommy Leonetti opens a wee-long stand at the Casino Royal in
Washington, DC.
March 3
Che\uck Berry sings "Almost Grown" and "Antnony
Boy" on American Bandstand.
March 4
After 10 months in the Boston court system, the most serious
charge against Freed is dropped.. He still faces the misdemeanor
charge of inciting a riot.
March 5
The
latest caravan sent out by the Irving Field Agency The Biggest
Show of Stars for '59, continues across the country, playing
tonight at the Syria Mosque in Pittsaburgh.
Frankie Avalon is a television guest of The Pat Boone Show.
March 6
In a
rare television appearance, Fats Domino sings "Telling
Lies" and "When the Saints Go Marching In" on
American Bandstand.
Bobby Darin and Dion and the Belmonts are making their way through the Midwest on a series of one-night stands throgh March 31.
In Washington, Tommy Edwards, the Cadillacs, and Baby Washington perform during the week at the Howard Theater.
March 7
Johnny Cash returns to The Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport for a
special homecoing show.
The Coasters and Dale Hawkins, Pal\ul Anka, and Jaye P. Morgan are guests omn The Dick Clark Show.
Early March
Connie Francis is curently in Britain playing concerts
in Glasgow and Liverpool,
Clde McPhatter leaces Atlantic Records after an associatiom going bac to 1953 when he formed the Drifters. He signs a contract with M-G-M reported to guanrantee him $50,000 a year.
Paul Anka and the Platters have cameo appearances in the pictuer "Girl's Town" starring Mamie Van Doren which is now in release.
March 8
Bobby "Blue" Bland and Little Junior Parker bring the
blues to the Blue Eagle Club in New Orleans.
CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show presents David Seville and the Chipmonks. The Chipmunks appear via filmed animation.
March 12
Fabian singing "Turn Me Loose," makes another
appearance on American Bandstand.
March 13
Miles Davis headlins the jazz revue this week at New York's
Apollo Theater.
Also in the New York area, Bobby Freeman plays the Boulevard Club in Queens.
Clyde
McPatter, the Coaster, and Nina Simone entertain this week at
Washinton's Howard Theater.
March 14
The
Everly Brothers appear on "The Perry Como" on NBC-TV.
In New Orleans, Dave Bartholomew's combo performs at the Club Riviera's Birdland Room for two days.
On The Dick Clark Show, entertaiment is provided by the
Fleetwood, Lou Monte, Art and Dorothy Todd, and Sam Cooke.
March 18
"Rio Bravo" with Ricky Nelson, John Wayne and Dean
Martin opens nationally.
Brenda Lee begins a month-long run at the Olympia Theater in Paris.
March 20
A
local Philadephian, Bobby Rydell, is interviewed on American
Bandstand.
Pal Anka begins a tour of Latin America. This is the fifth continet he has visited since breaking into show business only two years ago.
March 21
The
Everly Brothers are booked for a return engagement on NBC-TV's
The Perry Como Show.
Annette, Jackie Wilson, Frankie Ford, Link Wray, and Tommy Leonetti guest on The Dick Clark Show.
March 23
Frankie Ford rocks the American Bandstand crowd with "Sea
Cruise."
March 25
Frankie Avalon, the Platter, and Tommy Sands open their tour of
Australia with a show in Sydney that grosses $24,000.
"Lovers Never Say Goodbye" is the offering from the Flamingos on American Bandstand.
March 26
Jerry Lee Lewis, in a never-say-die move, is off on a series of
one-nighters.
March 27
Already a star Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club which id
ABC-TV's afternoon lead-in to AMerican Bandstand, Annette guests
on Bannstand singing "Tall Paul."
Alan Freed's annual ten-day Easter Week Pageant opens at the Brooklyn Fox Theater. Scheduled to appear are Fats Domino, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Day, Jimmy Clanton, Duane Eddy, Tommy Leonetti, Dale Hawkins, Larry Williams, the Impalas, Fabian, the Mello-Kings among others.
Another version of The Biggest Show of Stars'58 seta sail. THis package headlines Lloyd Price, and features Clyde McPatter, the Chantels, the Coasters, the Crests, Bo Diddlet\y, Lavern Baker,Frankie Lymon, Wade Flemons, Bonny Hendricks, and Little Anthony and the Imperials.
Gloria Lynne opens her week-long engagement at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit.
The Kalin Twins, Bill Parsons, the Bell Notes,, Jesse Lee Turner, and Link Wray begin a five week tour of the Midwest.
March 31
In
New Orleans, Joe Tex plays a one-nigh stand at the Dew Drop
Cahe's Gay Ball.
The Jimmie Rodgers Show debuts on NBC-TV at 8:30 p.m. This variety program features Connie Francis every week through June
Late March
Ersel Hickey plays a special engagement in Charleston,
West Virginia, entertaing 4,000 Boy Scounts and another 30,000
spectators at the annual Jamboree.
The instant success of Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City" prompts a flood of versions by the end of the month.
April 1
Lloyd Price's version of The Biggest Show of Stars for'59
continues to pile up enormous revenues as it plays Winston-Salem
to night.
Johnny Cash is booked for a one-night stand in Grand Rapids.
April 3
Niel
Sedaka singles both of his latest releases, "I Go Ape"
and "The Diary" on American Bandstand.
Bill Haley and His Comets and Marty Robbins take to the road with a show in Milwaukee. The next night they entertain in Green Bay.
April 4
Fabian drops by NBC-TV's The Perry Como Show."
Ed "Kookie" Burns guests on the dick Clark Show tonight. Also appearing are Jane Morgan, Dave "Baby" Cortez, and Travis and Bob.
April 5
Aaron Neville entertains the crowd at the new Orleans' Lincoln
Beach Midway on Lake Pontchartain.
The Fleetwoods and the Billy Williams Quartet visit The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-TV.
April 6
Cozy
Cole takes over Pep's Lounge in Philadephia through April 11.
In Detroit, Big Maybelle is featured at the Graystone Ballroom.
April 8
Frankie Avalon, Duane Eddy, Bill Parsons, the Bell Note, and
Jesse Lee Turner play an engaement in Milwaukee.
A Bill Haley/Marty Robbins tour stops in Nornan, Oklahoma tonight.
April 10
Fats
Domino performs at the Hotel Bradford in Boston. Also in town,
Tommy Leoetti opens a two-day stand at the Sherry Biltmore
Varsity Club.
In New Orleans, Sonny Boy Williamson entertains at the Club Riviera's Birdland Room,
April 11
Fankie Avalon undertakes his own weekly ABC-radio show. Avalon'
guest on his first show is Paul Anka.
Connie Francis opens an engagement at the commodre Ballroom in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Entertainment on tonight's Dick Clark Show is provided by Marv Johnson, Rod Bernard, the Impalas, and Gail Davis, star of the Annie Oakley TV show.
April 14
Brook
Benton appears on The Ed Sulivan Show on CBS-TV.
April 15
Johnny Cash brings his own particular brand of country-rock to
Australia for a brief tour, playing dates dates in Melborne and
Sydney.
Mid-April
Fats Domino is currently performing throughout Maine
with shows at Lakeside, Worcester, and Portland.
April 16
In
New Orleans, Eddie Bo opens at the Lincoln Beach Midway for a
three-day run. Also in town. at the Club Riviera, Smiley Lewis
also starts a three-day gig.
April 17
Dave
"Baby" Cortez, the Fiestas. the Clovers, Ray Peterson,
and Huey Smith and the Clowns entertain for the week at the
howard Theater in Washington DC.
April 18
Bobby
Darin drops by The Pery Como Show on nBC-TV
Gary Sites makes his national television debut on ABC-TV's The Dick Clark Show. Also appearing tonight are Fabian, Neil Sedaka, and Roy Hamilton.
April 19
The
Blue Eagle in New Orleans offers the talents of Nappy Brown for
patrons tonight.
April 20
Jerry Lee Lewis opens a six-day tour of Australia/ Costarring
with the wild man of rock 'n' roll is Sammy Davis, Jr.
Bobby Darin opens a week at Blinstraub'd Club in Boston.
April 21
Jesie
Belvin vocalizes on "Guess Who" on American Bandstand.
April 22
The
first American rock 'n' roll package invades England. Featurung
Conway Twitty, Dale Hawkins, the Poni-Tails, the tour is
supported by England's own Cliff Richard. The brief tour will
concentrate on major cities in England
Dick Clark brings a revue to MIami Beach Exhibtion Hall. Featured perfrmers are Connie Francis, the Diamonds, the Fleetwoods, Duane Eddy, Neil Sedaka, Steve aliamo, Marv Johson, Travis and Bob, and Jesse Belvin.
Fats Domino brings his rock 'n' roll show to the Graystone Ballroom.
April 24
The
Teddy Bears make a return appearance on American Bandstand
singing "oh Why" and "I Don't Need You
Anymore."
Currently on tour, Wanda Jackson plays the next three nights in Milwaukee.
Bill Haley and His Comets take over the Million Dollar Ballroom in Milwaukee for two nights.
Louis Jordan plays a one-night stand at the Flame Show Bar in Detriot.
In New Orleans, Joe Jones returns to the Lincoln Beach Midway for a three-day weekend.
Frank Virtue and the Virtues set off on a mini-tour. Tonight the group plays the Charlotte Coliseum.
Eugene Church, the Pearls, the Genies, and Marv Johnson are offered by the Howard Theater for Washington DC patrons this week.
April 25
In
Dallas, Ersel Hickey guests on The Big D Jamboree.
On television, Johny Nashsh, Kathy Linden, Billy Grammer, and the fleetwoods are in the spotlight on The Dick Clark Show.
April 26
Johnny
Cash and the Everly Brothers are featured on The Chevy Show on
NBC-TV.
April 27
The
Graystone Ballroom in Detroit welcomes LaVern Baker.
April 28
The
instrumental group, the Rockin' R's perform "The Beat"
on American Bandstand. Also on this afternoon's show, Chubby
Checker sings his novelty song, "The Class."
In Houma, Louisiana, Mrs. J.P. Richardson gives birth to the couple's only child, a son who she names J.P. Richardson Jr.
April 30
Dee
Clark sings "Just Keep It Up" on American Bandstand.
Late April
During their lengthy engagement, Billy Ward and his
Dominoes break their own house record at the Golden Horseshoe
Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
May 1
American Bandstand welcome Freddie Canon singing
"Tallahassie Lassie."
The Apollo Theater in Harlem features a gospel revue this week headlined by the Soul Stirrers.
In Washington, the week-long Howard Theater revue features Bobby Day, Little Wille John, the Upsetters featuring Lee Diamnd, and Big K=Jay McNeely.
May 2
Guests on The Dick Clark Show tonight asre Connnie Fracis, Bobby
Din, Wilbert Harrison, the Crests, and the G-Notes
May 3
Art
Neville's Hawkettes perform at Lincoln Beach in New Orleans.
May 4
At
Lake Tahoe, Bobby Darin begins a two-week run at Harrah's Casino
in Stateline, Nevada.
May 5
The
Crests sing "16 Candles" on American Bandstand.
The Royal Teens play Dick Lee's Musical Bar in Philadelphia for the next five days.
May 6
Cozy
Cole opens at the Blue Note in Chicago.
May 7
Paul
Anka guests on Pat Boone's ABC-TV show.
May 8
New
York's Apollo Theater presents Pearl Bailey and drummer Louis
Bellson's band for the week.
May
Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks perform on The Dick Clark Show on
ABC-TV. Also guesting on thshow are Paukl Anka, Jesse Belvin, the
Skyliners, and Johnny Horton.
In England, Conway Twitty performs on the Oh, Boy television show.He will repeat one week later, on May 16.
Danny and the Juniors play the Erie Social Club in Philadelphia for the next three days.
May 10
Conway Twitty turns up at the Cannes Film Festival.
May 11
Annette makes a rare television appearance outside of her daily
role on The Mickey Mouse Club, as she guests on Make Roon for
Dady with Danny Thomas.
Fats Domino opens at the Sciolla's Club in Philadelphia.
Paul Anka begins a tour of England with a performance in Birminham's Hippodrome. He plans to stay in England through June 14.
Sandy Stewart entertains guests at the Celebrity Room in Phildelphia for the next two weeks.A
Roy Hamilton opens for a week at Washington's Casino Royal.
May 13
The
Falcons pre-soul stylings grace American Bandstand today.
May 14
Earl
Grant stops at the El Dorado Club in Houston for two weeks.
May 15
Organist
Dave "Baby" Cortez swings throgh "The Happy
Organ" on American Bandstand.
At the Howard Theater in Washington DC, Wilbert Harrison headlines the revue that feature the Chantels, Valerie Carr, and Joe Medlin.
Mid-May
LaVern Baker is currently entertaining at Pep's in
Philadelphia.
May 19
Wanda Jackson, just returned from a tour of the Orient. opens for
two weeks at the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
May 20
Sciolla's Club in Philadelphia welcome Connie Francis for a
week's stay.
The Playmates open for a week at Washington's Casino Royal.
The Platters are forced to delay by two weeks their tour of England due to Zola Taylor's illness.
May 22
In
Cleveland, Jimmie Rodgers plays a benefit for fellow Roulette
recording artist, Vince Wayne, who died recently of a stroke
while performing at a local high school hop.
Sam Cooke opens a special two-day engagement at the Flams Show Bar in Detroit.
Mrvin Rainwater plays a two-day engaement in Houston.
Dave "Baby" Cortez headlies a two-week revue at the Apollo.
In New Orleans, Roy Brown starts the first of several weekend engagements at the Pimlico Club.
The Howard Theater in Washingon DC presents Pearl Bailey with Louis Bellson's orchestra for the next two weeks.
May 23
On
tonight's Dick Clark Show, Frankie Avalon performs
"Venus" and Chubby Checker sings "The Class".
May 24
Fabian
makes a guest appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-TV. Also
appearing on tonight's show is billy Storm
Ray Charles appears tonight at the Labor Union Hall in New Orleans.
May 25
Tommy Edward opens a one-week stand at the Key Club in
Minneaoplis.
While appearing at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit, Sam Cooke doing double duty tonight, performing at the Ford Auditorium ith Sarah Vaughan and the Duke Ellington orchestra.
May 27
Minneapolis' Flame Club welcome Marviv Rainwater for four days.
Sarah Vaughan ans the Jimmy Smith Trio entertains theatergoers at New York's Apollo Theater.
May 28
TIn
a driving downpour at Atlanta's outdoor Hamilton Stadium the show
goes with Roy Hamilton,Ray Charles, Jimmy Reed, the Drifters,
Ruth Brown, the Fiestas, Huey Smith and the Clowns, B.B. King and
the Buddy Johson orchestra featuring Ella Johnson.
Frank Virtue and the Virtues play a two-day gig at Old Orchard Bbeach, Maine.
May 30
This
Saturday night's Dick Clark Show is headlined by the Four Preps.
Also, featured on the show are Annette, Billy Storm and Duane
Eddy.
Returning to the New Orleans area, Ray Charles entertains at the Sugar Bowl Lounge in Thibodaux. He moves to Baton Rouge on June 1.
Brenda Lee drops by Jubilee U.S.A. on CBS-TV.
May 31
The
Ed Sullvan Show welcomes Bobby Darin.
Late May
The Four Mins are currently back in their hometown of
Atlanta playing the Imperial Hotel's Domino Lounge.
It is reported in the music press that Carl Perkins is enroute to Hollywood to work on a movie with an Hawaiian theme. The film, Hawaiiand Boy diappeared without a trace.
June 1
Dion and the
Belmonts lip-sync "Teenager In Love" on American
Bandstand.
Bobby Darin opens for the week at the Casino Royal in Washington DC.
June 3
At the Charlotte
(NC) Colisuem, Jerry Lee Lewis headlins a big revue. Featured
performers include Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, the Midnighters, the
Falcons, Jesse Belvin, Marv Johnson, Baby Washington, the Pips,
and Johnny "Guitar" Watson.
On American Bandstand, Preston Epps plays his instrumental hit "Bongo Rock".
June 4
American
Bandstand welcome the instrumental combo Johnny and the Huricanes
who perform "Crossfire and intro duce a new number "Red
River Rock".
Bobby Freman plays the Hacienda Club in Fresno, California.
June
The Skyliners,
the Shitelles, Joe Turner, the Hearbeats, and Bobby Hendrickson
rock the house all week at the Howard Theater in Washington DC.
June
Dale Hawkins makes
another appearance on The Dick Clark Show tonight. Also appearing
are Dave "Baby" Cortez.
June 7
Bill Haley and
His Comets rock the house at the Buck Lake Ranch in in Angola,
Indiana.
Roy Brown performs during the afternoon for Lincoln Beachcombers on Lake Pontchatrain in New Orleans.
June 9
Bobby Darin
begins a month long engagement at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas. He backs George Burns, who is making his debut
nightclub engagement in Las Vegas.
Sam Cooke headlines a revue at the Coliseum in New Orleans.
June 11
The Wailers
visit American Bandstand to perform "Tall Cool One".
June 12
The Record Stars
on Parade Show at Chicago's Tivoli Theater features Dave
"Baby" Cortez, the Virtues and the Moonglows.
Saxophonist Red Prysock rocks his way throgh a gig at La Maina's Musical Bar in Philadelphia.
New Orleans' Dew Drop Cafe welcome Amos Milburn for the first of tgwo wekend engagments.
June 13
Preston Epps
performs "Bongo Rock" and Dee Clark sings "Just
Keep It Up" on tonight's Dick Clark Show.
Dinah Washinton is in London for television appearances.
June 14
Brook Benton
guests on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-TV.
The Applejacks featuring Dave Appell are booked for a week into the Steel Pier in Atlantic City.
Lloyd Price performs for a Welcome Home Dance at the Rosenwald Gym in New Orleans.
June 15
Clyde McPhatter
opens at Blinstrub's in Boston.
Ray Charles entertains fun-lovers on the Delaware River boat ride with a production titled "Opus Jazz".
In Detroit, B.B. King and Wilbert Harrison bring their blues show to the Elk's Auditorium.
Mid-June
Johnny Cash and Skeets McDonald are plaing on-nighters
in new Mexico.
The Mystics are on a short promotional tour of the Midwest.
Bobby Darin inagurates his own label, Adison REcords.
Suffering from ulcers, Jack Scott is discharges fron the U.S. Army after five months.
The Everly Brothers' current tour of Australia, especially the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, is very successful.
Angelo D'Aleo, the tenor with Dion and the Belmonts, joins the U.S. Navy for a six-month tour of duty.
Jimmie Rodgers is booked for a few days at Ottawa's Chaudier nightery.
June 16
Bobby Freeman
opens a three-week stand at the cloisters in Chicago.
June 17
In an appeal for
funds for handicapped children, Fabian and Frankie Avalon make a
non-singing pesonal appearance at 13th and Market strets in their
hometown of Philadelphia.
Johnny Cash, just back from a tour of Alaska, performs as part of the annual Jimmie Rodgers Day celebration in Meridian, Mississippi.
Roy Brown returns to Lincoln Beach in New Orleans.
June 19
Della Reese is
this week's entetainment at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit.
LaVern Baker takes the spotlight at Washington DC's Howard Theater this week.
June 20
The Mystics make
their television debut on The Dick Clark Show.
Brenda Lee guests once again on television's Jubliee U.S.A.
Johnny Cash takes to the road with a show in El Paso. He plays Albuquerque tomorrow night.
June 21
Fabian makes
another appearance on the eleventh anniversary special edition of
CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show.
Carl Perkins entertains the crowd in a one-nighter in Houston.
June 22
Sam Cooke opens
for a week at the Casino Royal in Washington DC.
June 23
At Coney
Island's Moonlight Gardens in Cincinnati, the first in a series
of Tuesday-night shows aimed at the teen audience features Gary
Stites, Freddy Cannon, Johnny and the Hurricanes, Carl Dobkins
Jr,. the Mystics, and Frankie Ford.
The Jimmie Rodgers show on NBC-TV offers the talents of Kathy Linden.
June 24
Billy Wialliams
performs at the Starlight Roof of the Chase Hoetel in St. Louis.
June 26
The Everly
Brothers and many country stars perfom in Portland as part of the
city's Centennial celebration.
Johnny Cash along with Lorrie Collins and the Beats, gives a show in Salem Oregon.
In New York, The Apollo Theater welcome another D. Jive's Rhythm and Blues Show. Headling is Brook Benton. He is supported b Nappy Brown, the Shirelles, Wilbert Harrison, the Imperials, and Shirley and Lee.
In Washington, the Roy Hamilton Summer Starlite Revue begins a week-long run at the Howard Theater. The only other R&B act on the bill is the Solitaires.
June 27
In Bridgeport,
Connecticut, Commie FRancis and Tommy Leonetti entertain at the
Eleventh Annual P.T. Barnum Festival
Paul Anka, Jack Scott, Dee Clark, Jerry Keller, and the Tassels,entertain tonight on the Dick Clark Show.
June 28
Frankie Avalon
and Lloyd Price are the guests on CBS-TV's The ED Sullivan Show.
Dick Clark's first one-hour ABC-TV special,. The Record Years,
features performances from pop and jazz entertainers.
June 29
Sam Cooke sings
"The Cha Cha Cha on American Bandstand.
In Washington, Billy Storm begins a one-week stand at the Casino Royal.
June 30
The Drifters sing "There Goes
My Baby" on "American Bandstand."
Della Reese opens at the Desert Inn in Las Vega.
In Cinnicinnati, Fabian performs at the weekly teen dance at Coney Island Moonlight Gardens.
Late June
Little Richard, back in Hollywood after a gospel music tour, announces that he will record spiritual somgs for Gone/End Rcords.
A Boston municipal judge postpones indefinitely any further hearings on charges filed against Alan Freed as the result of the May 3, 1958 riot.
July 1
Jimmy Clanton stops by
Ammerican Bandstand to plug "My Own True Love".
In Albany, New York, the Tower of Tslent show brings in Frankie Avalon. Connie Francis, Gary Stites, Kathy Linden, the Impalas, the Playmates, Annette, and Jerry Keller.
he Everly Brothers appear at the International Frontier Fair in Detroit.
July 3
Brook Benton, the Crests,
Wade Flemons, and Beverly Ann Gibso entertain patrons at the
howard Teater in Washington DCX.
The Apollo Theater in ew York presents the Coasters and the Falcons for the first night of a week-long engagement.
Big Jay McNeeley is in the New Orleans area Tonight he performs at the Masonic Hall in Algiers.
This afternoon on American Bandstand, Ray Peterson sings "The Wonder of You".
July 4
Clyde McPhatter is
spotlighted on "the Dick Clark Show."
On this Independence Day, Johnny Cash performs in Honolulu for two days as part of the year long celebration as Hawaii anticipates becoming the nation. 50th state on August 1.
In New Orleans, Tommy Ridgely and his orchestra, along with Roy Brown, perform at Lincoln Beach for the holiday.
July 7
This Tuesday in Cincinnnati,
it's Jack Scott and Dale Wight who are in the spotlight at Coney
Island's Moonlight Gardens
.July 9
Faron Young appears on
American Bandstand.
July 10
Gospel is the mainstay this
week at New York's Apollo Theater, with the Swan Silvertones
headling.
The latest rock n' roll movie, "Go, Johnny Go" opens nationwide.
Dee Clark, the Drifters, the Quin-Tones, the Isley Brothers, and Lulu Reed perform at the Howard Theater in Washington DC this week.
July 11
In England, the Poni-Tails
make the first three weekly guest television shots on
"Drumbeat," a teen rock 'n' roll show. They will return
on July 18 and 25.
The Dick Clark Show greets Anita Bryant, Dick Caruso, the Flamingos, and Connie Franci sings "Lipstick On Your Collar."
July 13
In Hollywood, Fabian begins
production on his first motion picture, "Hound Dog
Man."
July 14
In Cincinnati, Frankie
Avalon headlines the Tuesday-night teen dance at Coney Island's
Moonlight Gardens.
July 15
Connie Francis opens a
four-day stand at the Bolero Club, in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Duane Eddy beins his twangy guitar to American Bandstand to perform "Forty Miles of Bad Road".
July 16
ABC-TV braod casts Oh Boy! a
teen-oriented British show. The guests include Ciff Richards and
theShadows, Lord Rockingham IV, and John Barry Seven.
Dick Wright makes an personal appearance at the Bartholomew Country Fair in Columbus, Indiana.
July 17
Roy Hamilton headlines the
revue at the Apollo Theater in New York. Also on the bill are the
Solitaires.
Lee Allen rocks the house at the Dew Drop Cafe in new Orleans fot the next two weekends.
July 18
Kathy Linden, Chuck Berry,
Bobby Rydell, Gary Stites, and Skip and Flip drop by The Dick
Clark Show this evening.
July 19
Bill Doggett is booked for a
matinee performance at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit.
July 20
In Washington DC, Connie
Francis opens at the Casino Royal.
July 21
In Cincinnati, Coney
Island's Moonlight Garden offers the talents of the Addrisi
Brothers, Skip and Flip, Carl Mann, Jo Ann Campbell, Jerry
Keller, and Dicy Do and the Don'ts.
Cozy Cole opens at the Metropole Cafe in New York.
July 23
The Everly Brothers are
currently on tour. Tonight, they the Salt Lake City.
July 24
Paul Anka opens a lengthy
run in Nokke, Belgium. Sharing the spotlight is England's Petula
Clark.
The Howard Theater in Washington DC offers a week-long jazz revue featuring Al Hibbler, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and James Moody.
July 25
Eddie cocran plays a
one-nighter at the Shadow Ballroom near Seattle.
Carl Mann performs "Mona Lisa" and the Falcons sing "You're So Fine" on tonight's Dick Clark Show. Also appearing are Annette, Stonewall Jackson, and Edie and Bett.
July 26
Chuck Berry's show brings in 1,300
fans in Nashville's Hippodrome.
July 28
This Tueday, Tommy Sands is
the featured performer at the teen show at Coney Islan's
Moonlight Gardens in Cincinnati.
July 29
Trying for a second hit,
Frankie Ford performs "Alimony" on American Bandstand.
At the Hippodrome in Nashville, Clyde McPhatter, Bo Diddley, the Crests, and Chubby Checker perform for the appreciative crowd.
Bobby Freeman starts a week at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit.
July 31
LaVern Baker opens at the
Copa Club in Newport, Kentucky for a three day stint.
Carl Perkins and Brenda Lee share the spotligh at the country fair in Urbana, Illinois.
The Pacific Paradise Ballroom in Honolulu welcomes Conway Twitty.
August 1
Bill Haley and His Comets appear on The Dick Clark Show.
Wanda Jackson performs on The New Dominion Barn Dance broadcast from Richmond, Virginia.
Frankie Avalon is on the county fair circuit. Tonight he opens in Harrison, Delaware,
August 2
Ricky Nelson plays a two-day gig at the Indiana State Fair.
The Platters make their third guest appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show singing :Remember When.: :Dance With Me Henry: and "Darktown Strutter's Ball".
August 3
At Detroit's Windsor Arena, Count Basie and Joe Williams headline
a show that also features LaVern Baker, Marv Johnson, the
Miracles, Bobby Day and Eddie Holland.
Johnny Cash plays the Macon County Fair in Decatur, Illinois.
August 4
Bobby Rydell offers "Kissin' Time" on American
Bandstand.
Dick Clark and Frankie Avalon start a three-day personal appearance in Detroit.
The Lincoln Beach Midway in New Orlens welcomes Clyde McPhatter, Bo Diddley, the Crests, and chubby Chcker for one show.
August 5
Annette makes her second appearance on American Bandstand singing
"Lonely Guitar".
August 6
On American Bandstand, Eugene Church makes a rare teevision
appearance singing "Miami".
August 7
The Coasters lead the bill at the Howard Theater in Washington
D.C. for the week. Included on the show art Milt Buckner, Tiny
Topsy, and Jesse Powell Trio.
Skip and Flip sing "It W#as I" on American Bandstand.
Della Reese is playing the Regal Theater in Chicago this week.
In Detroit, Dinah Washington moves into the Flame Show Bar for a week.
Early August
Huiey Smith and the Clowns are on a tour on the West
Indies through this month.
Johnny Cash, who recently made a cameo appearance on an episode of "Maverick" on television, is contracted to sing the title song of the new television series "The Rebel" starring Nick Adams.
Bobby Darin appears at the Playboy Jazz Fest in Chicago.
Bill Haley and His Comets leave for Germany and Italy where they will perform for a month.
August 8
Headling tonight at the Asbury Park Convention Center is Connie
Francis.
The Dick Clark Show is broadcast from Hollywood tonight and the remaider og August as Clark films "Because They're Young".
August 9
Conway Twitty plays a club date in Columbus, Indiana.
Atlantic City's Steel Pier plays host to Frank Vitue and the Virtues.
Ray Charles and the Raelets play the Labor Union Hall in New Orleans.
August 10
Four male members of the Platters are arrested and charged with
aiding and abetting prostitution and "lewdness" after
police raid their hotel room. It is reported that there are four
nineteen old women, three which were white. Four months later on
December 2, the men are acquitted of morals charges.
August 11
Frankie Avalon plays a country fair in Louisville.
In Cincinatti, Conway Twitty, Rusty York, and Jackie Shannon play theTuesday teen show at Coney Island's Moonlight Gardens.
August 12
Connie Francis opns a three-day run in Ottawa.
On American Bandstand, LaVern Baker makes one of her infrequent television appearances singing So High, So Low".
San Francisco Facks II offers to talents of Roy Hamilton for patrons this week.
August 13
Terri Stevens guests on American Bandstand this afternoon.
August 14
On a one-nighter our through the middle of the country, Carl
Perkins plays Dyersburg, Tennesssee, tonight.
The Howard Theater in Washington DC offers the talents of Eartha Kitt for two weeks.
August 15
Johnny Cash performs in Terre Haute.
Frankie Avalon stars at yet another country fair, this time in Redding, Pennsylvanis.
The Dick Clark Show welcomes Tommy Edwards, Jack Scott, Rusty York, Johnny and the Hurricanes, the Browns, and Carl Mann.
Mid-August
In California, Ray Charles performs at the Oakland
Auditorium/
Doc Bagby is in the middle of a long engagement at the Cadillac Show Bar in New York.
August 16
Tarheel Slim and Little Ann star at the Blue Eagle Lounge in New
Orleans.
In Houston, Oho, the Spatz Show Bar welcomes the Cadillascs for a five-day run.
August 17
Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks finally make their American
Bandstand debut performing "Forty Days" and "Mary
Loe"/
Ray Charles and his orchestra entertain the patrons at the Graystone Ballroom in Detroit.
August 18
Connie Francis embarks on a ten-day whirlwind tour of England,
France, and Germany.
August 19
The country fair in Brockton, Massachusetts welcomes Frankie
Avalon.
August 20
Carl Perkins is in Oklahoma City for a four-day run.
August 21
Jerry Lee Lewis plays 8 p.m. an outdoor date at the Holiday
Drive-In Theater in Burnet, Texas.
August 22
Edd Byrnes is a guest at the Chicagoland Music Festival.
Lee Dorsey opens at the Dew Drop Cafe in New Orleans for the first of three weekend dates.
Fabian, Bobbie Darin, Doddie Stevens, and Mitchell Torok entertain tonight on The Dick Clark Show.
August 25
Brenda Lee and Carl Perkins play the Clinton County Fair in
Wilmington, Ohio.
In Cincinatti, the Poni-Tails perform at the coney Island's Moonlight Gardens.
August 26
Carl Dobkins Jr. begins a five-day run in Hawaii.
August 28
Johnny Cash makes a one-night stand in Montecello, Illinois.
Ricky Nelson begins a two-day stand at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City.
Johnny Nash and Eartha Kitt share the spotlight at the Apollo Theater in New York.
August 29
While in meridian, Mississippi, for a one-night stand at a
fraternity party, Chuck Berry is accused of trying to date a
white girl. According to press reports, he is run out of town.
Tab Hunter, Connie Stevens, Johnny Horton, and the Diamonds guest on The Dick Clark Show.
August 30
Brenda Lee and carl Perkins close their current round of shows
with a performance in Detroit.
Jack Scott and Anita Bryant perform as part of the Dick Clark Show at the Hollywood Bowl.
Late August
Buck Ram, producer of the Platters, embarks on a tour of
Europe with twenty acts. Their first stop is in Italy where they
are set foa long string of one-nighters.
September 1
In Cincinnati, Bobby Darin wows the crowd at Coney Island;s
Midnight Gardens.
Billie and Lillie entertain at the Bamboo Club in Chicago. They will remain there for four weeks.
The New Orleans Municipal Auditorim welcome a big revue headlined by Dee Clark.
September 2
The Everly Brothers begin a four-day run in Scaramento at the
California State Fair.
At the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington DC, Fabian and Duane Eddy headline a special two-day version of The Biggest Stars for'59"."
September 3
Carl Dobkins Jr. is in the San Francisco area doing personal
appearances.
September 4
For the long Labor Day weekend, the Michigan State Fair in
Detroit headlines a show put together by Dick Clark for a
four-day stand.
With Paul Anka replacing Fabian and Duane Eddy, The Bigest Show of Stars for '59 remains at the Carter Barron Ampitheater in Washington DC for another four day.
In New York, Alan Freed offers another "Big Beat" revue the Brooklyn Fox, Flatbush and Nevins Avenues.
At the Central Washington State Fair in marshfield, Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen and the Rhythm Orchids entertain the crowd.
Jimmy Rodgers is at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City for a three-day weekend.
Jazz is on the bill for the Howard Theater in Washington DC with the Jimmy Smith Trio, Betty Carter and Oscar Peterson.
September 5
The Dick Clark Show is broadcast from the Michigan State Fair
tonight.
Bobby Darin and Fankie Avalon appear on the Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-TV.
Connie Francis, just returned from England, stops by the California State Fair for a four-day engagement.
September 7
Johnny Cash brings his traveling show to the crowd at buck's Lake
Resort in Angola, Indiana.
Early-September
Following an outbreak of teen violence in New York City,
including the knifing of two boys, WCBS bans "Mack the
Knife."
September 8
Della Reese brings her smooth jazz stylings to the Riptide Club
in Brooklyn for six days.
On the last roadcast of the season, NBC-TV's The Jimmie Rodgers show is visited by Johnny Cash, Cathy Carr and the Playmates.
September 9
LaVern Baker brings her show to Spatz Show Bar in Hamilton, Ohio
for five nights.
September 1
Johnny Cash headlines talent offered today and tomorrow at the
New York State Fair in Syracuse.
Frankie Avalon performs at the Kentucky State Fair for four days.
The Apollo Theater in New York offers a "Jazz at the Philharmonic" week for patrons.
Earl Bostic is at La Maina's in Philadelphia for three days.
Big Maybelle, Arthur Prysock and the Four Tops entetain this week's crowd at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit.
September 12
The Everly Brothers play a two-day engagement at the West Texas
State Fair in Abilene.
September 13
At his home in Bad Nauheim, Germany Elvis Presley meets the
fourteen year old daughter of an Air Force captain stationed at
nearby Weisbaden Air Force Base. She is Priscilla Beaulieu and he
is immediately smittem with this young beauty.
September 15
Ray Peterson starts a week-long engagement at the mardi Gras Club
in Baltimore.
Clyde McPhatter entertains fans at Blinstrub's in Boston for the week.
Della Reese opens for a week an the Chaudiere Club in Brooklyn.
Still on the fair circuit, Johnny Cash stops for two days at the Tennessee Valley Fair in Knoxville.
Bobby Darin plays a two-day engagement at the Santa Clara County Fair in San Jose, California.
Conway Twitty opens a week-long gig at the Smart Spot in Haddenfield, New Jersey.
September 15
Making another appearance on American Bandstand, Duane Eddy
performs "Some Kind-A Earthquake".
At the Redding County Fair in California, Fabian replaces Frankie Avalon .
The Flamingos entetain the crows at the Ebony Club in Houston.
Mid-September
Brook Benton is currently at Robert's Show Club in Chicago.
Mark Dining is performing at the club Peachtree in Atlanta.
September 16
Barry
Mann drops by American Bandstand this afternoon.
THe West Texas State Fair iin Abilene, welcomes Bobby Darin foe two days.
September 18
Folowing the casncellation of the original tour of The Dick Clark
Caravan in late May as the result of the repercussins generated
by rock .n' roll press in Boston, the first Dick Clark sets off
on the road for forty-four one-night stands through October 31,
with no nights off.
Tony Randazzo plays the Club Safari in Colege Point, Queens, new York.
Ricky Nelson entertains as the Santa cClara County Fair in San Jose.
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters lead the show at the Howard Theater in Washington, DC for the week.
The Apollo Theater offers a gospel caravan for theater goers this week.
September 19
Jerry Wallace, Carl Dobkins Jr,. and Ronnie Hawkins perform on
tonight;s Dick Clark Show.
September 20
Johnny Cash performs in Frankfurt as part of his European tour.
The Poni-Tails are scheduled to play a date in Brockton, Massachusetts.
September 22
Frankie
Avalon and Fabian split bill at the New Jersey State Fair for two
days.
Wanda Jackson begins a three-week stand at the Showboat Hotel in Las Vegas.
September 23
The
Clovers appear on American Bandstand to sing "Love Potion
No. 9".
Steve Gibson and His Red Caps open at Sciolla's in Philadelphia.
Ameican Bandstand present Paul Evans today.
September 25
Sam Cooke appears at the Apollo Theater.
The instrumental combo the Rock_a_Teens perform "Woo-Hoo" on ABC-TV's American Bandstand.
Ray Charles headlines a jaz revue at the Howard Theater in Washington DC this week.
The Poni-Tails open in Ashland Oregon.
September 26
Dion and the Belmonts, Dee Clark and Skip and Flip appear on
"The Dick Clark Show."
Chuck Berry duck-walks across the stage at the Armory in Paterson, New Jersey.
Fabian returns to Cincinatti to play the Castle Farm Club. Only 205 teens show up and the gate is reported to be $1167.50. The promoter claims to have spent $2000 on the show.
September 27
Brook Benton makes his third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Carl Dobkins Jr. enters the National Guard for six months of duty.
The Flamingos and Proffessor Longhair are booked intio the Aristocrat Club in New Orleans.
Off on his first tour, Billy "Crash" Craddock entertains fans in Cinncinati for two days.
Connie Francis is a guest on The Chevy Show on NBC-TV tonight.
September 28
Currently crisscrossing Canada, Carl Perkins rocks the Casino
Theater in Toronto for two weeks.
The Dick Clark Caravan continues to pile up exceptional revenues as it plays Raleigh tonight.
Bobby Darin opens for a week's run atthe Casino Royal in Washington DC.
Cozy Cole opens at the Colonial Tavern in Toronto.
September 30
The Everly Brothers are special guests on the season premier of
NBC-TV's "The Perry Como Show" as it moves from
Saturday to Wednesday nights.
Late September
Johnny Cash performs on Britain's "Boy Meets
Girls" televisin program.
October 1
The
Pon-Tails plug "I'll Be Seeing You" on American
Bandstand.
Leaving the States for a tour of Ausralia arer the Champs, Dodie Stevens, and Jimme Rodgers.
Frankie Avalon plays the country fair in Shelby, Noth Carolina.
Billy "Crash" Craddock continues his tour of the Midwest with a three-day stand in Detroit, followed by a two-day engagement in Chicago.
Fabian makes guest appearance on television's The Pat Boone Show.
The Dick Clark Caravan rolls along through the South, playing tonight in Clumbia, South Carolina.
October 2
Sam Cooke takes the spotlight at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit.
Brook Benton headlines his own caravan as it sets off on a ten-week, fifty-city jaunt. Othe acxts on the bill include Ruth Brown and the Falcons.
October 3
Carl Perkins guests on THe Red Foley Show on NBC radio.
In Dallas, at the Big D Jamboree, Johnny Cash is the guest.
Connie Francis,Dale Hawkins, Paul Evans, the PLaymates and Darrell Howe guest on The Dick Clark Show.
October 4
Dick Clark's "World of Talent" premiers on ABC-TV at
10:30 p.m. No Rock and Roll stars will ever appear.
October 6
Dinah Washington winds up an extended engagement at New York's
Village Vamguard.
Bobby Darin opens at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for three weeks.
The Dick Clark Caravan moves through Ohio as it plays Canton tonight.
October 7
Wynonie Harris moves into the Club 20 Grand in Detroit for the
week.
Early October
Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks are currently playing gigs
across their home country of Canada.
Also in Canada, Ersel Hickey is booked into the Brown Derby in Toronto.
Huey Smith and the Clowns are playing one-nighters through the South
Shirley and Lee are also on the road, playing dates in Florida and Louisiana.
Jackie Wilson is scheduled to perform at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas with acxtress Betty Grable. At Grable's insistence, Wilson is forced off the bill, It is reported tghat she feared his rising popularity.
October 8
Billy "Crash" Craddock visits Los Angeles for a
three-day engagement.
October 9
Tommy Sands participates in a salute to Red Skelton on CBS-TV.
The Playmates join Sammy Davis Jr. revue at the Apollo Theater this week.
October 10
Brenda Lee, just back from a tour of Brazil, is forced to cancel
her scheduled television appearance on Jubilee U.S.A.. She is
hospitalized with a thyroid deficency.
The Dick Clark Show features Eddie cochran, Sammy Turner, Teddy Randazzo, the Fireflies, and the Isley Brothers.
October 12
On American Bandstand, the Tempos offer "See You In
September".
October 13
Dion DiMucci leader of Dion and the Belmonts are currently
playing a series of one-night stans in the Midwest. Tonight's
show is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
October 14
Santo and Johnny make a rare television on The Perry Como Show on
NBC-TV.
October 15
As
the country fair circuit conclues, Frankie Avalon plays his last
one for 1959, in Raleigh, North Carolina, through October 17.
Mid-October
Sam Cooke marries his high school sweetheart, Barbara
Campbell, in Chicago.
Dion DiMucci leader of Dion and the Belmonts, is ordered by his doctor to take a leave of absence from touring. The Belmonts cross-country tour for later in the month is cancelled.
Larry Williams is curently on tour through the South.
The Everly Brothers return from a tour of Canada in time to set off on another round of dates with a show in Mobile, Alabama.
October 16
Sam Cooke begins three days at the Copacabana in New York.
At the Apollo Theater, Pearl Bailey and her husband drimmer Louis Bellson, perform for a week.
"Midnight Stroll" is the instumental offering from the Revels on American Bandstand.
October 17
Connie Francis is off on another tour outside the United States,
this time to Australia.
The Tempos headlina show in Newburgh, New York.
Wanda Jackson makes a guest appearance on CBS-TV's Jubilee U.S.A..
In England, Sammy Turner guests on the television show "Boy Meets Girl".
The Dick Clark Show presents Kitty Kallen, the Soacemen, and the Passions.
October 18
Ray Charles holds forth at the Masonic Temple in Detroit
October 19
Bill Doggett and his combo appear at the Key Club in Minneapolis.
October 20
Diving through the Southwest, The Dick Clark Caravan plays Dallas
tonihjt.
October 23
Johnny Cash guests on NBC-TV'S The Bell Telephone Hour. He will
remain in New York city for two more days playing local dates.
Connie Francis opens st the Chez Paree in Chicago.
Baby Washington, Bobby Freeman, the Miracles, Gene and Eunice hit the boards at the Howard Theater in Washington DC this week.
October 24
Tommy Edwards begins three-days at the El Rancho Club in
Winnipeg.
On ABC-TV, The Dick Clark Show offers Jan and Dean, the Royal Teen and Jack Scott for viewers.
October 25
Brook Benton headlines the show at New Orleans' Municipal
Auditorium. Alson the bill are Ruth Brown , the Falcons and the
Pips.
October 26
Marv Johnson stops the show on American Bandstand with his
rendition of "You've Got What It Takes".
October 27
Dave "Baby" Cortez is currently working the tour
circuit in the Southeast. Tonight he plays Durham, South Caolina.
The Dick Clark Caravan cuts back through the nation's midsection playing Omaha tonight.
Teddy Randazzo performs at the Club Elegante in Brookly through November 1.
October 28
New York's Copacabana rolls out the red carpet for Dinah
Washington as she starts a week-long engagement,
October 30
Carl Perkins plays a two-night stand in Tulsa.
American Bandstand welcomes the Revels to the showe as they preform "Midnight Stroll".
October 31
Larry Hall guests on the Dick Clark Show along with Cark= Mann,
the Revels, the Crests and Santo and Johnny.
Fabian's first movie, Hound Dog Man, opens nationally.
November 1
Paul Anka pays a visit to CBS-TV's The Ed Sullivan Show.
Immediately following the show, he leaves for Paris where he will
open a four-week stay at the Plympia Theater on Nember 4.
Continuing with his southern tour, Dave "Baby" Cortez plays Atlanta tonight.
November 3
Wanda Jackson is playing one-nightres across the Great Plains
Tonight she is in Sioux City.
November 4
The Club Copa in Newport, Kentucky welcome Bill Doggett and his
combo for a five-day run.
In France, Paul Anka begins a four-week stay at the Olympia Theater in Paris.
Fabian is touring the Pacific Northwest with Floyd Robinson playing seatle tonight, as well as Portnd (7) and Spokane (8).
November 5
Fats Domino entetains the crowd in Raleigh, North, Caolina,
tonight.
November 6
Freey Cannon offers "Okefenokee" and "Way Down
Younder in New Orleans" on American Bandstand.
Carl Perkins is currently on tour in Colorado. Tonihjt he entertains in Denver, Folowed by Montrose (7), and Fort Collins (8).
The Apollo Theater offers the talents of Clyde McPhatter, Lavern Baker and Santo and JohnnyP for patrons this week.
Bill Haey and His Comets perform at the Lindenworld Inn in Philadelphia.
Pearl Bailey and Louis Bellson entertain this week at Washington DC's Theater.
November 7
Annette,
Bobby Rydell, the Skyliners and the Nutty Squirrels entertain the
TV audiene tonight on The Dick Clark Show.
Early November
The Platters are the Headliers at the grand opening of
the Versailles Del Prado Hotel in Mexico City.
The Fiestas are currently touring the South.
Rod Lauren' New RCA Victor Release is the subject of massive advertising campaign in which 25,000 copies of the single in its "day-glo pink" picture sleeve are given away to dealers.
Marvin Rainwater is working his way through sixteen-day tour of Canada.
Minnessota Mining and Manufacturing, the leader bland recording tape, introduces its own version of the tape cartridg to compete with RCA Victor.
Earl Bostic is crrently at El Ranco Club in Philadelphia. Also in town, Roy Hamilton is currently performing at the Celebrity Room.
Connie Francis is currently performing at the Chez Paree in Chicago.
November 8
Lee Allen brings his insuurmental combo to the Sunday ball at the
Labor Union Hall in New Orleans.
November 9
Annette makes another appearance on American Bandstand, this time
singing "First Name Initial".
Louis Jordan starts a week-long engagement at the Showboat in Philadelphia.
November 10
Fats Domino appears on "America Bandstand and sings "Be
My Guest."
November 1
Lloyd Price is the featured artisita at the Copacabana in New
York City.
Bobby Darin guests on "The Louis Jordan Timex Special: on NBC-TV.
November 13
The Chicago Music Fair runs for the next ten days. Rock 'n' roll
talent offered on various days includes Fabian, Jimmy Rodgers,
the Platters and Lloyd Price.
The weekly review at the Apollo Theater in New Yok features the Crests.
In Detroit, Bill Doggett reurns to the Flame Show Bar for a week.
November 14
Tommy Edwards takes the stage at the Erie Social Club in
Philadelphia.
Fabian, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Clanton, and Johnny and the Hurricanes guest on The Dick Clark Sho.
November 15
Johnny Cash, the collins Kids, and Carl Perkis cisscross
thenation;s breadbasket, plaing in Jefferson, Missouri tonight.
Mid-November
ABC-Paramount announces the signing of Ray Charles.
Charles had been with Atlantic Records since June, 1952 but, is
unable to match the three year contract, which includes Charles
ownership of his recordings and the establishment of his own
Tangerine publishing company.
RCA offers Sam Cooke a guaranteed $100,000 contract. Cooke will accept the offer on January 23, 1960
Bill Haley and His Comets leave on an extended tour of South America.
Johnny and the Hurricanes are playing dates through the South which extend to early December.
Jack Scott leaves the Carlton label for a lucreative deal with Top Rank Records which pays him a lump sum of $50,000.
Danny and the Juniors are currently the hose entertainment at the Celebrity Room in Philadelphia.
November 16
Bobby Darin begina a one-week stand at Sciolla's in Philadelphia.
Dinah Washington plays a week at the Club 20 Grand in Detroit.
In Washington DC, the Casino Royal presents Earl Grant for the week.
November 17
Through the magic of videotape, bobby Darin is the guest on the
NBC-TV's Lincoln-Mercury Startime show, George Burns in the Big
Time, an hour-long bradcast at 9:30 p.m..
November 18
The Biggest Show of Stars for '59 arrives at the Municipal
Auditorium in New Orleans. Jackie wilson headlines a show that
features Little WSillie John, Eugene Church, Frankie Lymon, Baby
Washington, Gene and Eunice the Five Keys, Bobby Lewis, and Sil
Austin and his band.
Connie Francis makes a guest appearance on The Perry Como Show on NBC-TV. She introduces her version of "Mama," a song from an album that she recorded while in England.
Steve Gleason and His Red Caps open at the newe Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas for six weks.
Red Prysock is welcomed to the El Rancho Club in Philadelphia.
November 20
This week, Clyde McPatter is playing to a full house nightly at
the Howard Theater in Wahington DC. Also appeating are the Crests
and the Clovers.
Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five start a wek-long run at the Key Club in Minneapolis.
Billy "Crash" Craddock begins a southern tour with The Holiday House Paty that will take him from North Carolina through Virginia and Tennessee to Florida.
TIn Texas, Johnny Cash performs tonight in Corpu Christi. Tomorrow will find him in Austin.
The Roxy in Philadelphia offers the dynamic Dynatones for patrons this week.
Jocko's "Rocketship Revue" takes over the Apollo Theater for a week. Featured performers are the Five Satin, the Isley Brother, Litle Anthony and the imperials, and the Flamingos.
November 21
Brenda Lee guests on the fifteen-minute potion of NBC's radio's
"Momitor" which is hosted by Red Foley.
Freddy Cannon, Frankie Laine, the Browns and Billy Storm are featured on The Dick Clark Show.
November 22
Connie Francis headlines the show at the Carnegie Theater in New
y\York City.
The second edition of The Dick Clark Caravan sets off for thirty-eight days with Frankie Avalon at the helm.
November 23
Connie Francis opens a one-week engagement at the Faisan Bleu in
Montreal.
Pep's Lounge in Philadelphia welcomes Bill Doggett Combo for a week's stay.
November 24
Sandy Nelson packs his drum kit off to Hawaii for dates through
November 30. Appearing with Nelson is Jimmy Clanton.
November 25
Senate investigators complete two days of questioning Alan Freed
about payola. Freed had been recently fired from his deejay jobs
at WABC radio and WNEW-TV.
In Newport, Kentucky, the welcome mat is out for the LaVern Baker
show which is booked for five days,
November 26
The Coasters sing "What About Us" on "American
Bandstand."
Connie Francis is the Cinderella Queen in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York.
November 27
Clyde McPhatter appears at the Town Hall in Brooklyn through
December 3.
The Dew Drop Cafe and Hotel in New Orleans welcome Joe Tex for a three-day stand.
Della Reese entertains the crowd at Fack's II in San Francisco this week.
The Five Satins headline the revue at the Howard Theater in Washington DC this week. Also on the show are the Dubs, the Cadillacs and the Fireflies.
November 28
This Saturday night's guest on THe Dick Clark Show are Frankie
Avalon, Lloyd Price, Rod Laurenm Gary Stites, and the Am-Pars.
Also on hand is Bobby Freeman, who will appear on Ameriican
Bandstand on Monday, November 30.
Tommy Sands is a special guest artist with the Rochester, new York Civic Symphony Orchestra.
Conway Twitty plays the Shadow Lake Resort near Seattle. He is in the middle of a tour of the Pacific Northwest that began November 25.
Chuck Berry entertains at the Youth Hall at the new Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque.
Bill Halley and His Comets appear at the Erie Scocial Club in
Philadelphia.
November 29
At the Second Annual Grammy Awards, Bobby Darin's "Mack The
Knife" wins record of the year and Darin is named Best New
Artist. Atlantic Records owner and producer of "Mack The
Knife" Ahmet Ertegun receives the Special Trustees Award for
Artists and Repertoire Contributions.
Marty Robbins does double duty at the State Fairgrounds in Nashvelle. In the afternoon he races a modified stock car and at night he performs for the fans.
In New Orleans Ray Charles pulls out all the stops during his show at the coliseum Arena.
November 30
Lloyd Price brins his band to Sciollaa's Club in Philasdelphia.
Also in town, the Flamingos begin a six-day stay at Pep's.
Late November
Charlie Cracxie is currently appearing at the Capri in
Philadelphia.
December 1
Chuck Berry entertains the crowd in El Paso. Ffollowing a show in
El Paso meets a 14 year old Apache woman. He agrees to bring her
to work as a hat check girl at Club Bandstand.
December 2
Jackie Wilson is the special guest of the Copa Club in Newport,
Kentucky for the next five days.
December 3
The Drifters sing a pair of songs on American Bandstand.
December 4
Bobby Darin opens a three-week run at the Chez Paree in Chicago.
December 5
Gene Vincent begins touring England.
Jimmy Clanton appears at the Youth Hall at the State Fairground in Albuquerque.
On ABC-TV, The Dick Clark Show welcomes Neil Sedaka, Connie Francis, Paul Anka, Marv Johnson and Ralph DeMarco.
Early December
Conway Twitty is in Hollywood
filming "Platinum High School".
December 9
Connie Francis performs for fans at Sciolla's in Philadelphia.
December 9
On NBC-TV's The Perry Como Show, Tommy Sands makes anothe guest
appearance.
Litle Jimmy Scott oppens a two-week stand at the Club 20 Grand in Detroit.
December 10
Rod Lauren is making the rounds of radio deejays throughout the
Midwest. Today he's in Cincinatti. A day or two laster he will be
in Chicago.
December 12
Gene Vincent appears on the weekly television show
"Boy Meets Girls" in London.
Johnny Cash is back on the road folllowing his appendectomy last month. Tonoght hr appears in Morehead, Minnesota.
Tonight's Dick Clark Show presents Tommy Fecenda, Bobby Comstock and the Counts, and actress Gloria DeHaven.
December 13
Johnny Cash, Marvin Rainwater, and Carl Mann team up to
pull in more than 10,000 fans for three shows in Des Moines. This
date was also p;otponed from the previous month due to Cash's
illness.
On television tonight, Brook Benton and David Seville and the Chipmuncks appear on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-TV.
Mid-December
Chuck Berry is swinging through the South on a tour of
one-nighters.
Between appearances on the "Boy Meets Girl" TV show in England, Gene Vincent is crrently performing throughout Germant\y.
December 16
Mark Dinning stops by the show with "Teen Angel"
on American Bandstand.
At the Apollo Theater this week, Little Willie John is the headliner. Also on the bill are the drifters and James Brown and the Famous Flames.
December 18
Jesse Lee Turner is a hit in Nashville at the Marine Corps
Armory with a Toys For Tots show.
December 19
Guest performers on tonight's Dick Clark Show are Anita
Bryant, Jackie Wilson, the Four Preps, Bill Black's Combo, Toni
Fisher, and Humorist Sam levenson.
Conway Twitty entertains at the State Fairgrounds in Alburquerque.
December 20
Rusty York closes a two-week erngagement at the Showboat
Club in Vincennes, Indiana.
December 21
As a result of hiring a 14 year old woman, Berry is arrested in
St. Louis for violating the Mann Act forbidding the
transportation of a female across state lines for prostitution.
He is convicted and sentenced to five years in prison and fined
$5,000.
December 22
Making hnis fourth appearance on American Bandstand in a
year, Duane Eddy rips through "Bonnie Come Back".
December 23
Connie Francis opens her Christma engagement at the
Deauville Hotel in MIami.
December 25
The Alan Freed "Big Beat Show," openig for the
holiday at the Brooklyn Fox, is headlined by Jackoe Wilson and
Bobby Rydell.
Christmas in Detroit at the Club 20 Grand brings entetainment with Marv Johnson, the Miracles, Faye Adams, John Lee Hooker, and the Royal Jokers.
The Howard Theater in Washington DC welcomes Sammy Turner, the Falcons, the Spaneils, Joe medlin, the Pearls, and Deav and Jean as this wseek's entertainment.
December 26
Brook Benton, Jimmy Clanton, Freddy cannon,, Carl Dobkins
Jr., and Ray Peterson make-up the all-male cast of tonight's Dick
Clark Show.
December 28
On the West Coast, Jimmy Clanton, begins a brief
one-nighter tour running through January 2, 1960.
Big Maybelle performs at Pep's Lounge in Philadelphia through New Year's Eve.
December 31
The Champs close out the year with a show at the Youth
Hall of the New Mexico State Fairgrounds in Albur querque,
Wanda Jackson spends the three-day New Year's holiday performing in Alameda, California.
Jo Ann Campbell opens at the Club Safari in Long Island for the New Year's Eve weekend.
Steve Gibson and His Red Caps are at Larry Potter's Club in Hollywood.
Not surprisingly, the last day of the decade finds the Platters with bags packed as they embark on their third world tour.