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The Premier International Online Directory of Musicians & Entertainers   music minder Search For:    In Table: Albums Birthdates Businesses Entertainers Hits Lyrics Memorials On This Day   Home Entertainers Businesses About Contact Albums Birthdates Hits Instruments Lyrics Memorials On This Day Home > On This Day Menu > List On This Day Events ON THIS DAY Search Results for Year: 1958 Click on an event title in the list to view more information about that event. Click on a date in the list to view a list of other events on the same date.   Number of Records Matching Query: 120   POPULAR TV SHOWS 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 1st January 1958 Description: TOP TV SHOWS OF 1958   Summary: 1958-59 1 Gunsmoke CBS 2 Wagon Train NBC 3 Have Gun, Will Travel CBS 4 The Rifleman ABC 5 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 6 Maverick ABC 7 Tales of Wells Fargo NBC 8 The Real McCoys ABC 9 I've Got a Secret CBS 10 Wyatt Earp ABC 11 The Price is Right NBC 12 The Red Skelton Show CBS 13 Zane Grey Theater (tie) CBS 13 Father Knows Best (tie) CBS 15 The Texan CBS 16 Wanted: Dead or Alive (tie) CBS 16 Peter Gunn (tie) NBC 18 Cheyenne ABC 19 Perry Mason CBS 20 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show NBC     NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 10th January 1958   Summary: JERRY LEE LEWIS. "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE"     AXELLA JOHANNESSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th January 1958 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Australia   AXELLA JOHANNESSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th January 1958 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Australia   VICKI PETERSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th January 1958 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA   JOOLS HOLLAND BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 24th January 1958 Description: Pianist, Band Leader, UK   BANDSTAND - AUSTRALIA EVENT   Event Date: 25th January 1958 Description: Bandstand was an Australian musical/variety television show which screened from November 1958.   Summary: Bandstand was an Australian musical/variety television show which screened from November 1958 to 1972. It was produced at the studios of TCN-9 in Sydney. The host for virtually the entire run of the series was Brian Henderson     ELVIS PRESLEY EVENT   Event Date: 25th January 1958   Summary: THE FIRST RECORD TO ENTER THE UK CHARTS AT NUMBER ONE WAS, "JAILHOUSE ROCK" IN 1958     GARY TIBBS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 25th January 1958 Description: Bassist, UK   ANITA BAKER BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 26th January 1958 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   BUDDY HOLLY EVENT   Event Date: 26th January 1958   ELLEN DEGENERES BORN   Sub Title: Acting, Comedian Event Date: 26th January 1958 Description: Actress, Television Host, USA   LEW BROWN DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 5th February 1958 Description: Composer, Lyicist, USA   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 11th February 1958 Description: The song is best known for Jerry Lee Lewis original recording, which was recorded in the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 8, 1957   Summary: "Great Balls of Fire" is a 1957 song recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records and featured in the 1957 movie Jamboree. It was written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. The Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song ever by Rolling Stone.     GRANT MCLENNAN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 12th February 1958 Description: Vocalist , Composer, Arranger, Australia   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 13th February 1958 Description: Musically, it   Summary: "At the Hop" is a hit rock 'n' roll song written by Arthur Singer, John Medora and David White and originally released by Danny & the Juniors. The song was written by White, Medora and Singer in 1957, when Danny & the Juniors were still called The Juvenairs.     DAVID SYLVIAN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 23rd February 1958 Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK   NUMBER 1 SINGLE USA 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 24th February 1958   Summary: THE SILHOUETTES (USA): "GET A JOB"     NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 24th February 1958   Summary: THE SILHOUETTES (USA): "GET A JOB"     SAMMY KERSHAW BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 24th February 1958 Description: Vocalist, USA   HARRY COHN DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 27th February 1958 Description: Director   NIK KERSHAW BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 1st March 1958 Description: Vocalist, Songwriter, Record Producer, UK   PATRICIA HEATON BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 4th March 1958 Description: Actress, USA   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 7th March 1958   Summary: THE SILHOUETTES (USA): "GET A JOB"     MARY MURPHY BORN   Sub Title: Choreographer Event Date: 9th March 1958 Description: Dancer, Dance Instructor, Choreographer   SHARON STONE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 10th March 1958 Description: Actress   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 17th March 1958   Summary: THE CHAMPS. "TEQUILA"     HOLLY HUNTER BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 20th March 1958 Description: Actress, USA   BUDDY HOLLY EVENT   Event Date: 24th March 1958   ELVIS PRESLEY EVENT   Event Date: 24th March 1958   Summary: MAKES MOVIE "KING CREOLE". 1958. WHILE STILL IN THE ARMY. HAD SIXTY DAY DEFERMENT     WC HANDY DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 28th March 1958 Description: Pianist, Composer, Conductor, Arranger, USA   ALEC BALDWIN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 3rd April 1958 Description: Actor, USA   STUART SWANLUND BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 3rd April 1958 Description: Bassist, USA   BABYFACE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 10th April 1958 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Keyboardist, Record Producer   CHUCK WILLIS EVENT   Event Date: 10th April 1958   CHUCK WILLIS DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 10th April 1958 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   ANDIE MACDOWELL BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 21st April 1958 Description: Actress, Model, USA   MARVIN RAINWATER HITS NO 1 UK 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 25th April 1958   Summary: "WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN"     BEKKA BRAMLETT BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th May 1958 Description: Singer-songwriter, USA   BILL GOODWIN DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 9th May 1958 Description: Actor, USA   RONALD COLEMAN DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 9th May 1958 Description: Actor, UK   BOBBY DARIN EVENT   Event Date: 19th May 1958   RONALD COLMAN DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 19th May 1958 Description: Actor, UK   PAUL WELLER BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 25th May 1958 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, GB   WAYNE HUSSEY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 26th May 1958 Description: Vocals, Guitarist,UK   NEIL FINN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 27th May 1958 Description: Voalist,Composer, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, keyboards   ANNETTE BENING BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 29th May 1958 Description: Actress, USA   JERRY LEE LEWIS EVENT   Event Date: 30th May 1958 Description: His turbulent personal life was hidden from the public at London   MARIE FREDRICKSSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 30th May 1958 Description: Vocalist , piano, guitar, Sweden   NUMBER 1 USA HIT 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 31st May 1958   Summary: SHEB WOOLEY "PURPLE PEOPLE EATER"     MAUDE NUGENT DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 3rd June 1958 Description: Composers, Actress, Author,USA   PRINCE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 7th June 1958 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist , Composer, USA   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 9th June 1958   Summary: SHEB WOOLEY. "PURPLE PEOPLE EATER ".     ROBERT DONAT DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 9th June 1958 Description: Actor, UK   BARRY ADAMSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th June 1958 Description: Vocalist, UK   KEVIN WILKINSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th June 1958 Description: Drummer, UK   KENNY DREW JR BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 14th June 1958 Description: Pianist, USA   OH BOY EVENT   Event Date: 15th June 1958   Summary: THE TV SHOW BEGAN, UK.1958.     MEL ATKEY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 16th June 1958 Description: Composer, Theatre Writer, Canada   KELLY JOHNSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 20th June 1958 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, UK   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 20th June 1958   Summary: RUSS CONWAY. "ROULETTE ".     JEFFREY LEE PIERCE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 27th June 1958 Description: Vocalist, USA   KIRK PENGILLY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 4th July 1958 Description: Guitarist, Saxophonist, Composer, Australia   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 4th July 1958   Summary: THE EVERLEY BROTHERS. "ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM"     KEVIN BACON BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 8th July 1958 Description: Actor, Guitarist, USA   KIRK WHALUM BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th July 1958 Description: Saxophonist, USA   THE COASTERS EVENT   Event Date: 12th July 1958   JOHN LENNON EVENT   Event Date: 15th July 1958   JULIA LENNON DIED   Sub Title: Non Entertainer Event Date: 15th July 1958 Description: Mother, Home Duties   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 21st July 1958   Summary: THE COASTERS. "YAKETY YAK"     KATE BUSH BORN   Event Date: 30th July 1958 Description: 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights",   KATE BUSH BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 30th July 1958 Description: Vocalist,Composer, UK   JOHNNY CASH EVENT   Event Date: 1st August 1958   MICHAEL PENN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 1st August 1958 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Actor   ROB BUCK BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 1st August 1958 Description: Guitarist, USA   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 4th August 1958   Summary: RICKY NELSON. "POOR LITTLE FOOL"     FEARGAL SHARKEY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th August 1958 Description: Vocalist, Ireland   BILL BROONZY EVENT   Event Date: 14th August 1958   Summary: ( WILLIAM LEE CONLEY BROOZNY ) DIES 1958. COMPOSER OF ELVIS PRESLEY'S, "HARD HEADED WOMAN". "BLUE TAIL FLY" ETC     GLADYS PRESLEY EVENT   Event Date: 14th August 1958   Summary: DIES OF HEART ATTACK, 1958. ELVIS PRESLEY'S MOTHER     MARIA ELENA HOLLY EVENT   Event Date: 15th August 1958 Description: Marries Buddy Holly in 1958 in Lubbock, Texas   ANGELA BASSETT BORN   Sub Title: Acting, Musician Event Date: 16th August 1958 Description: Actress, USA   MADONNA BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 16th August 1958 Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA   BELINDA CARLISLE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 17th August 1958 Description: Vocalist, Drums,USA   WALTER SCHUMANN DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 21st August 1958 Description: Composer, USA   WALTER SCHUMANN DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 21st August 1958 Description: Composer, USA   THE KALIN TWINS EVENT   Event Date: 22nd August 1958   VERNON REID BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 22nd August 1958 Description: Guitarist, UK   MICK HARVEY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 24th August 1958 Description: Composer, Arranger, Record Producer, Australia   GEORGE HARRISON EVENT   Event Date: 29th August 1958   IAN GILROY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 29th August 1958 Description: Drummer, NZ   MICHAEL JACKSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 29th August 1958 Description: Vocalist, Dancer, USA   SARAH WATT BORN   Sub Title: Writer and Director Event Date: 30th August 1958 Description: Film director, writer and animator   LAWRIE MINSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th September 1958 Description: Guitarist, Composer, Australia   JENNIFER TILLY BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 16th September 1958 Description: Actor, USA   CHARLIE RICH EVENT   Event Date: 17th September 1958   ANDREA BOCELLI BORN   Sub Title: Musian Event Date: 22nd September 1958 Description: Vocalist, Italy   NO 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 28th September 1958   Summary: TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM BY THE TEDDY BEARS     NO 1 USA SINGLE 1958 EVENT   Event Date: 29th September 1958   Summary: IT’S ALL IN THE GAME BY TOMMY EDWARDS     JAY PERKINS DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 2nd October 1958 Description: Guitarist, USA   MICHAEL JARRELL BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th October 1958 Description: Composer of music, Switzerland   JONATHAN MAY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 9th October 1958 Description: Cellist and conductor   TANYA TUCKER BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 10th October 1958 Description: Vocalist, USA   THOMAS DOLBY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 14th October 1958 Description: Vocalist, Keyboardist, Record Producer,UK   TIM ROBBINS BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 16th October 1958 Description: Actor, USA   ALAN JACKSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 17th October 1958 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA   BUDDY HOLLY EVENT   Event Date: 21st October 1958 Description: His final session in New York in 1958. True Love Ways   SIMON GALLAHER BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 24th October 1958 Description: Vocalist, actor, director and pianist, Australia   SIMON LE BON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 27th October 1958 Description: Vocalist, UK   TYRONE POWER DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 15th November 1958 Description: Actor, USA   JAMIE LEE CURTIS BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 22nd November 1958 Description: Actress, USA   LORD ROCKINGHAM XI EVENT   Event Date: 28th November 1958   Summary: GOES NO 1 IN THE UK ONLY WITH “HOOTS MON” 1958     CHARLENE TILTON BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 1st December 1958 Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA   THE TEDDY BEARS EVENT   Event Date: 7th December 1958   NIKKI SIXX BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th December 1958 Description: Bassist, USA   DANA STRUM BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th December 1958 Description: Vocalist, Bassist, Songwriter, Producer, USA   EDWARD BARNES BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 16th December 1958 Description: Composer of music, lyricist, USA   CONWAY TWITTY EVENT   Event Date: 19th December 1958   JOAN SEVERANCE BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 23rd December 1958 Description: Film and television actress, model   ALANNAH MYLES BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 25th December 1958 Description: Vocalist, Canada   JOE DIFFIE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 28th December 1958 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA     © Music Minder All rights reserved: Prosecution rights will be exercised for any breaches of copyright.