MUSIC THROUGH TIME TIMELINE 1950 - 2010 By nz2416 Period: Dec 1, 1950 to Dec 1, 2010 MUSIC THROUGH TIME TIMELINE (1950 - 2010) Jan 2, 1954 Elvis Presley releases "That's Alright Mama" on Sun Records Jan 4, 1955 "Rock Around the Clock" becomes first worldwide #1 rock and roll record Dec 18, 1957 "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and The Crickets becomes a US #1 hit Mar 24, 1964 The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show Sep 18, 1964 The Beach Boys - I Get Around album is released and hits No. 1. May 23, 1967 "The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced" album is released Nov 23, 1971 "Marvin Gaye - What's Going On" album released Dec 19, 1972 Birth of The Notorious B.I.G. Apr 28, 1977 "Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever" album is released Dec 16, 1981 Death of Bob Marley Feb 2, 1985 Whitney Houston releases her first self-titled album Apr 28, 1987 Michael Jackson releases the album "Bad" Feb 7, 1992 Debut album by Dr Dre (The Chronic) Feb 16, 1993 Mariah Carey's "Music Box" album sells 32 million copies Nov 19, 1996 Death of Tupac Shakur Feb 22, 2000 Britney Spear's "Oops I Did It Again" sells over 23 million copies Nov 6, 2002 Beginning of American Idol Mar 9, 2006 Death of James Brown
