Country singer Patsy Cline was awarded a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 3, 1999; singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka's song "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" was on top of the charts on August 11, 1962; singer Connie Francis began filming her first movie, Where The Boys Are on August 20, 1960, and singer-songwriter Carole King married her songwriting partner Gerry Goffin on August 30, 1959. Find out what other music-related events happened from August 1 to 15 and August 16 to 31.
This Day in Music History: 1959 - The song "Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka was #1. At the height of his career, Anka wasn't only recording his own songs, performing onstage or touring around the world, he also wrote songs for other performers and appeared on TV and film.
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