May 18th: In 1994 Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married in a private ceremony at a judge's home in the Dominican Republic. Jackson had proposed to Presley just 4 months into their relationship.  First word of the marriage came two months later from the judge himself during an ... Read more...

May 17th: In 1969 The Chicago Transit Authority released their self-titled debut double album. It sold over a million copies by 1970 and was awarded a platinum disc.  The band was later sued by the real Chicago Transit Authority and was forced to shorten their name to Chicago. In 1975 ... Read more...

May 16th: In 1964 Mary Wells was at the top of the Billboard Pop chart with "My Guy", a song written by Smokey Robinson. “My Guy” was Wells' highest charting US single and made her Motown Records’ first female star. In 1966 The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" album was released, ... Read more...

May 15th: In 1965 The Byrds entered the Billboard Pop chart for the first time with their version of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man", which climbed to #1 that June. Both Dylan's and The Byrds' versions have appeared on various lists ranking the greatest songs of all time, including an ... Read more...

May 14th: In 1955 "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & the Comets first entered the Top 40. It became the first #1 record of the rock era.  The song spent 8 weeks at #1 and is often cited as the best-selling vinyl rock and roll single of all ... Read more...