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24 EVENTS 1955–2017

1955 Billboard reviewed Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” as a rapid-fire novelty with nonsense words. Its pounding sound and uninhibited delivery became a model both for his later… 1955 Sun Records founder Sam Phillips used proceeds from selling Elvis Presley’s contract to launch WHER in Memphis, America’s first all-female radio station. Women presented records and…

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1956 Elvis Presley made his second Ed Sullivan Show appearance, performing “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Love Me Tender,” and “Hound Dog.” Sullivan also presented him with a Gold record for “Love Me Tender.”
1958 Buddy Holly lip-synched “It’s So Easy” and “Heartbeat” on American Bandstand in what became his final major television appearance.
1961 Brian Epstein later said customer Raymond Jones asked for Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers’ “My Bonnie” at his Liverpool shop, prompting his search for the Beatles. Although assistant Alistair Taylor claimed he invented the customer, historian Spencer Leigh later located a real Raymond Jones who confirmed Epstein’s account.
1962 The Beatles and Little Richard began a two-week engagement at Hamburg’s Star-Club. There they befriended Little Richard’s sixteen-year-old organist Billy Preston, beginning a lifelong musical relationship.
1963 The Beach Boys released “Be True to Your School,” whose melody borrowed Hawthorne High’s “Scarlet and Gold” fight song. It and B-side “In My Room” were the last 1960s recordings to feature original member David Marks.
1966 Britain’s Musicians’ Union opposed government plans for a continuous pop station to replace pirate radio, fearing recorded music would eliminate live jobs. The dispute later influenced Radio 1’s balance of records and live sessions.
1967 Diana Ross and the Supremes’ Greatest Hits began five weeks atop Billboard’s album chart. Florence Ballard appeared on the cover and recordings despite having been replaced by Cindy Birdsong before release.
1969 The Guess Who earned an American Gold record for “Laughing.” Written by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman, the No. 10 hit capped the Winnipeg group’s breakthrough year in the United States.
1972 The United States Council for World Affairs adopted the Who’s “Join Together” as its official theme, responding to Pete Townshend’s appeal for unity and peace.
1977 Steve Perry made his first Journey concert appearance at San Francisco’s Old Waldorf. Over the next decade he led the band through seventeen Billboard Top 40 entries.
1977 Warner Bros. released Neil Young’s Decade, covering work from 1966 through 1976. The compilation reached No. 43 in America and No. 46 in Britain and was certified Platinum in 1986.
1977 Queen released News of the World, featuring “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions,” and “Spread Your Wings.” The album reached No. 3 in America and No. 4 in Britain.

1955 Billboard reviewed Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” as a rapid-fire novelty with nonsense words. Its pounding sound and uninhibited delivery became a model both for his later records and for rock and roll itself.
1955 Sun Records founder Sam Phillips used proceeds from selling Elvis Presley’s contract to launch WHER in Memphis, America’s first all-female radio station. Women presented records and news and sold and produced commercials from a tiny pink-and-purple studio nicknamed the Doll Bin; the call letters lasted until 1972.
1957 Bobby Helms recorded “Jingle Bell Rock.” It entered Billboard’s Top 10 by December, sold more than a million copies, became a Christmas standard, and was later recorded by roughly one hundred artists.
1958 While serving with the U.S. Army, Elvis Presley attended Bill Haley and His Comets’ Stuttgart concert in uniform, then went backstage for photographs and time with the band.
1963 British singer Michael Holliday died from a suspected drug overdose at 38. Despite No. 1 hits “The Story of My Life” and “Starry Eyed,” he privately struggled with severe stage fright and depression.
1966 ? and the Mysterians’ “96 Tears” reached No. 1 on Billboard two weeks after topping Cashbox. The singer who guarded his identity as Question Mark was Rudy Martinez of Michigan’s Saginaw Valley.
1966 The Ronettes’ “I Can Hear Music” entered the Hot 100 at No. 100 and disappeared after one week, nearly two years after their last Top 40 hit. The Beach Boys’ 1969 cover later reached No. 24 in America and No. 10 in Britain.
1967 Hair opened off-Broadway at New York’s Public Theater. The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical moved to Broadway in April 1968 for 1,750 performances, while songs from its cast album became major hits and advanced composer Galt MacDermot’s career.
1968 Scepter released B.J. Thomas’s “Hooked on a Feeling.” It entered Billboard in December and reached No. 5 in America but did not chart in Britain.
1970 Neil Diamond received a Gold record for “Cracklin’ Rosie,” his first U.S. No. 1 and third million-selling single.
1971 Duane Allman died just short of his twenty-fifth birthday after losing control of his motorcycle while avoiding a lumber truck in Macon, Georgia. The influential guitarist’s death came as the Allman Brothers Band celebrated the breakthrough success of At Fillmore East.
1973 The Who’s Quadrophenia went Gold in America only three days after release, based on $1 million in wholesale sales. The double album remained on the U.S. chart thirty-four weeks and the British chart eleven weeks.

1960 Elvis Presley recorded fourteen gospel songs at RCA’s Nashville studio for His Hand in Mine. The album reached No. 14 on Billboard’s pop LP chart and was certified Platinum in 1992.
1961 Philles Records issued its first single, the Crystals’ “There’s No Other Love Like My Baby,” which reached No. 20 early the next year. The label name combined owners Phil Spector and Les Sill.
1964 Roy Orbison received his first Gold record for “Oh, Pretty Woman,” a chart-topper in ten countries that sold more than seven million copies worldwide.
1965 Patty Duke’s “Say Something Funny,” following her No. 8 hit “Don’t Just Stand There,” entered the Top 40 and eventually reached No. 22.
1965 The Beatles’ “Yesterday” reclaimed No. 1 on Cashbox after the Toys’ “A Lover’s Concerto” interrupted its run for one week.
1967 Brian Jones pleaded guilty to drug charges from his May arrest and received nine months in prison, spending a night at Wormwood Scrubs before bail. An appeals court later replaced the sentence with a £1,000 fine, three years’ probation, and psychiatric treatment.
1968 The MC5 recorded live tracks for Kick Out the Jams at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom. Rob Tyner’s explicit title-song introduction caused controversy and was changed to “brothers and sisters” for the radio-friendly single.
1968 Spanky and Our Gang guitarist Malcolm Hale died at 27. Initially attributed to pneumonia, his death was later ruled carbon-monoxide poisoning from faulty home heaters; the group had scored five Top 40 hits in 1967–68.
1970 Jim Morrison received six months in jail and a $500 fine for alleged indecent exposure at a Miami Doors concert. The appeal remained unresolved at his death, and road manager Vince Treanor later insisted Morrison only teased the audience.
1970 Elton John released Tumbleweed Connection. It reached No. 2 in Britain and No. 5 in America, later earning U.S. Gold and Platinum awards and British Silver certification.
1971 John Lennon’s Imagine simultaneously topped the British and American album charts, remaining his most successful LP until Double Fantasy rose to No. 1 after his 1980 murder.
1971 Pink Floyd released Meddle in America. It reached No. 3 in Britain but, hindered by weak Capitol promotion, only No. 70 in the United States.