(Saturday, February 8, 1936) — “Alone” by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Cliff Weston; recorded in NYC Nov. 7, 1935) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for three consecutive weeks (Feb. 8/15/22, 1936). Continue reading ‘Alone’ by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Feb 8 1936) →

(Saturday, February 1, 1936) — “Moon Over Miami” by Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Lew Sherwood; recorded in New York City on Dec. 23, 1935) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Moon Over Miami’ by Eddy Duchin peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Feb 1 1936) →

(Saturday, January 11, 1936) — “The Music Goes ‘Round and Around” by Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven (vocal refrain by Edythe Wright, recorded in New York City on December 9, 1935) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for three consecutive weeks (Jan. 11/18/25, 1936). Continue reading ‘The Music Goes ‘Round and Around’ by Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven peaks at #1 in USA 90 years ago today (Jan 11 1936) →

Video: 'Benny Goodman At the Palomar Ballroom, Los Angeles Calif 1935'

(Wednesday, August 21, 1935) — The Benny Goodman Orchestra played a concert today at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles that’s considered to mark the beginning of the Swing Era.

(Saturday, April 20, 1935, 8:00 p.m. EST) — “Soon” by Bing Crosby With Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s debut Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Soon’ by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra tops debut ‘Your Hit Parade’ weekly music chart 90 years ago this hour (Apr 20 1935) →

(Saturday, December 2, 1939) — “Scatter-Brain” by Frankie Masters and His Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for six non-consecutive weeks (Dec. 2/16/30, 1939, Jan. 6/13/20, 1940). Continue reading ‘Scatter-Brain’ by Frankie Masters peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1939) →

(Saturday, November 11, 1939) — “South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)” by Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm (Hal Derwin, vocal) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for five non-consecutive weeks (Nov. 11/18/25, Dec. 9/23, 1939). Continue reading ‘South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)’ by Shep Fields peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 11 1939) →

(Saturday, November 4, 1939) — “Blue Orchids” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (Ray Eberle, vocal) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Blue Orchids’ by Glenn Miller peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1939) →