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December 7, 1958 Tim Butler (bassist for The Psychedelic Furs) is born in Teddington, Middlesex, England.
December 1, 1958 Life magazine becomes the first major publication to print the phrase "teen idol" when they use it to describe their cover subject, Ricky Nelson.More
November 16, 1958 Harry Rushakoff (original drummer for Concrete Blonde) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
November 10, 1958 Lou Rawls, who is fronting a group called the Travelers, is badly injured in a car accident in Marion, Arkansas, that also involves Sam Cooke, who is headlining the tour. The driver, Edward Cunningham, dies in the accident.
November 9, 1958 Elvis Presley's massive hit "Hound Dog" - with "Don't Be Cruel" on the flip side - becomes only the third record in history to sell more than three million copies, following Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" and Gene Autry's "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer."
October 29, 1958 While still stationed in Germany with the US Army, Private First Class Elvis Presley takes in a Bill Haley show for the troops at Stuttgart.
October 28, 1958 William Reid (guitarist for The Jesus and Mary Chain) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
October 28, 1958 Buddy Holly makes what will be his last major television appearance, lip-synching "It's So Easy" and "Heartbeat" on American Bandstand.
October 27, 1958 Simon Le Bon (lead singer for Duran Duran) is born near Bushey, Hertfordshire, England. He joins the band in 1980 as a replacement for Stephen Duffy - turning up for his audition in a pair of pink leopard print pants.
October 26, 1958 The first rock concert in Germany is held in Berlin, and it doesn't go well, as agitated youth fight during a performance by Bill Haley and his Comets. By the time police clear the Berlin Sportpalast, where the concert is held, five policemen and six audience members are seriously injured.
October 21, 1958 At Pythian Temple studios in New York City, Buddy Holly does what will be his last studio session, recording the tracks "True Love Ways," "It Doesn't Matter Any More," "Moondreams" and "Raining In My Heart."
October 17, 1958 Country singer Alan Jackson is born in Newnan, Georgia. He holds down blue-collar jobs while writing songs and playing in bands at night and on weekends. In 1989, he becomes the first country artist signed to Arista Records.
September 27, 1958 Pop singer/actor Shaun Cassidy is born in Los Angeles, California. Although he doesn't join The Partridge Family cast with mom Shirley Jones and half-brother David Cassidy, he stars on The Hardy Boys Mysteries and lands a trio of Top 10 hits in 1977 - including the chart-topper "Da Doo Ron Ron."
September 22, 1958 Joan Jett is born Joan Marie Larkin near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, raised in Rockville, Maryland. After joining the music scene as the guitarist for the all-girl punk band The Runaways, she goes on to form Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Their debut album is turned down by the first 23 record labels it is offered to, despite containing the future #1 hit "I Love Rock And Roll."
September 19, 1958 Lita Ford is born in London. She joins the all-female rock group The Runaways as a teenager and has a hit with "Kiss Me Deadly" in 1988.
September 13, 1958 Cliff Richard makes his TV debut, performing "Move It" on the UK show Oh Boy!
September 11, 1958 Lloyd Price records the original, uncensored version of "Stagger Lee."
September 8, 1958 David Lewis (lead singer/guitarist for Atlantic Starr) is born.
September 2, 1958 Jerry Augustyniak (drummer for 10,000 Maniacs) is born in Sloan, New York.
August 29, 1958 The first of Alan Freed's Big Beat revues is held at Brooklyn, New York's Fox Theatre, featuring Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and his Comets, Frankie Avalon, The Elegants, Bobby Freeman, and Jimmy Clanton.
August 22, 1958 Guitarist Ian Mitchell (of Bay City Rollers) is born in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. He is just 17 years old when he joins the band in 1976.
August 22, 1958 Vernon Reid is born in London. He is raised in Brooklyn and forms the band Living Colour - he is the guitarist and a primary songwriter.
August 16, 1958 Madonna Louise Ciccone is born in Bay City, Michigan. Shortening her name to a mononym, she becomes the best-selling female singer of all time.More
August 8, 1958 Chris Foreman (guitarist for Madness) is born in London, England.
August 7, 1958 Bruce Dickinson, who takes over as Iron Maiden's lead singer in 1981, is born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. His soaring vocals lead the band into a new era as they become one of the most popular UK rock bands. Dickinson-sung hits include "Aces High" and "Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter."
August 4, 1958 Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds is born in Liverpool, England.
August 4, 1958 Billboard combines its unwieldy system of five separate sales, jukebox, and DJ charts to make one master chart, the Billboard Hot 100. The first #1 is Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool."
July 30, 1958 Kate Bush is born in Bexleyheath, Kent, England. At 19, she releases her debut single, "Wuthering Heights," which goes to #1 in the UK.More
July 25, 1958 Guitarist and singer/songwriter Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth) is born in Coral Gables, Florida.
July 19, 1958 The Drifters manager George Treadwell, who owns the name, fires the group and replaces them with members of The Five Crowns. When Ben E. King joins the group a short time later, The Drifters become consistent hitmakers, scoring with "There Goes My Baby," "This Magic Moment" and "Save The Last Dance For Me."
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