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34 EVENTS 1954–2021

1954 Rock history records that The November issue of Billboard magazine lists Elvis Presley at number eight of the Most Promising New Hillbilly or Country Singers, based… 1961 Future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Solomon Burke cracks the Billboard Top 40 for the first occasion with “Just Out of Reach (Of My…

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How Ozzy Osbourne Turned a Televangelist Scandal Into ‘Miracle Man’

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The Songs Sammy Hagar Left Out of His Van Halen Tour

How Jason Newsted Survived Metallica and Found His Own Path

How Jason Newsted Survived Metallica and Found His Own Path

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How Kate Bush Forged Her Masterpiece Never For Ever

How Kate Bush Forged Her Masterpiece Never For Ever

When Lindsey Buckingham Strangled a Producer Over a Rumours Guitar Solo

When Lindsey Buckingham Strangled a Producer Over a Rumours Guitar Solo

How The KLF’s Techno-Rock Anthem ‘What Time Is Love?’ Saved Glenn Hughes

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1955 Rock history records that Billboard launched "The Top 100" singles chart, revolutionizing industry tracking by combining retail sales, radio airplay, and jukebox plays into one unified formula. Rock history records that Marking the debut of this comprehensive system, The Four Aces' romantic ballad "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" earned the distinction of becoming the chart's very first number…
1957 Jamboree, another film trying to capitalize on the popularity of Rock 'n' Roll among teens, previews in Hollywood. Rock history records that The story is about a boy and girl who become overnight sensations as a romantic singing duo who run into trouble when their squabbling managers try to turn them into solo acts. Rock history records that Among those featured are Jerry Lee Lewis , Fats Domino…
1957 Rock history records that Johnny Cash enters Sun Studios in Memphis to record "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen". Rock history records that The song will peak at #1 on the Billboard Country chart in February, 1958 and #16 on the Billboard Top 100 chart in March.
1964 Shirley Ellis records a song that she co-penned with her manager, Lincoln Chase, "The Name Game", as a follow-up to her #8 hit, "The Nitty Gritty". Rock history records that Her latest effort would reach #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the R&B chart. As most of us figured out as kids, playing the game with names such as Alice, Dallas, Tucker, Chuck, Bart, Art, Marty, Mitch, Rich…
1966 Rock history records that Johnny Rivers went to #1 on the Billboard singles chart with "Poor Side Of Town". Rock history records that In the UK however, the record failed to become a hit. Rock history records that In later years Johnny would recall: "I don't know what inspired it. It was not from any personal experience, because I was living in Beverly Hills."
1966 Rock history records that As many as 1,000 teenagers who are protesting a recent 10 PM curfew, clash with police on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip. Rock history records that The scene inspires Stephen Stills to write, "For What It's Worth", which will peak at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1967 for Buffalo Springfield .
1966 Rock history records that The Monkees ' self-titled, debut album started a thirteen week run at the top of the Billboard chart, selling over three million copies in three months. With the songs "Last Train To Clarksville" and "(Theme From) The Monkees", the LP would go on to be certified 5X Platinum by the RIAA.
1968 Jerry Lee Lewis recorded "To Make Love Sweeter For You", a song which would rose to #1 on the Billboard Country chart in early 1969. Rock history records that The track marked his first career Country chart-topper and provided his successful transition into the genre. Rock history records that It also gave Lewis his first overall number-one hit on any Billboard chart since "Great Balls of Fire" a…
1983 Rock history records that Lionel Richie's "All Night Long (All Night)" dethroned Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's "Islands in the Stream" to claim the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Serving as the lead single from his Diamond-certified album "Can't Slow Down", the track went on to become Motown Records' biggest-selling single up to that point in history.
1984 Madonna issued her second studio album, "Like a Virgin". It would go on to become her first number-one on the Billboard chart, as well as the first LP by a female artist to sell over five million copies in the United States. Rock history records that The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) later certified it Diamond for shipments of ten million units. Rock history records that The…
1987 Funk legend Sly Stone was taken into custody in Los Angeles right before taking the stage for a heavily promoted "comeback" concert. Rock history records that The singer was taken into custody for failing to pay $2,856 in child support, and spent the rest of his scheduled two-night engagement in a county jail cell.
1990 Rock history records that Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood was involved in a minor car accident fifty miles outside of London. Rock history records that His wife, Jo, was driving the couple's BMW at the time. Rock history records that Ron was unharmed and got out to direct traffic around the scene, but was struck by another vehicle. Rock history records that The impact broke both his legs.

1954 Rock history records that The November issue of Billboard magazine lists Elvis Presley at number eight of the Most Promising New Hillbilly or Country Singers, based on a national poll of disk jockeys. Rock history records that At the time, Elvis was still a regional act with Sun Records.
1961 Future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Solomon Burke cracks the Billboard Top 40 for the first occasion with "Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)", which will make it to #24. Rock history records that The record would go on to sell over a million copies and spend nineteen weeks on the R&B chart, climbing to #7.
1965 Rock history records that James Brown 's "I Got You" enters both the Billboard Pop and R&B charts, where it will reach #3 and #1 respectively. The record will go on to become one of the Godfather of Soul's most enduring and readily identifiable songs. It climbed to #29 in the UK.
1965 As a follow-up to their number one hit, "Hang On Sloopy", The McCoys ' release "Fever" will climb to number 7 on the US charts as a result.
1965 Kama Sutra Records issues The Lovin' Spoonful 's "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice". Rock history records that The song would reach #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, but did not chart in the UK.
1965 Rock history records that "The Soundtrack To The Sound Of Music" pushes The Beatles' "Help!" out of the number one position on the Billboard Top LPs chart, where it will stay for two weeks. Rock history records that The album would sell over twenty million copies worldwide, becoming one of the most successful soundtrack albums in music history.
1968 Rolling Stones ' guitarist Brian Jones purchases Cotchford Farms in Sussex, England, a 16th-century country estate where A.A. Milne penned the legendary Winnie-the-Pooh stories. Rock history records that There were still statues of Pooh characters on the grounds.
1971 Three Dog Night 's "Old Fashioned Love Song" is issued in the US, where it will climb to #4 on the Billboard Pop chart and #1 on the Easy Listening chart. It was a tune that songwriter Paul Williams would later say that he penned in twenty minutes. Rock history records that It was originally intended for The Carpenters, but Richard Carpenter turned it down. Rock history records that The duo never…
1971 Rock history records that Slade , one of the most successful British bands of the 1970s, score the first of their six UK number one records with "Coz I Luv You". The mis-spelt title went on to become a trademark for the band, which caused a great deal of concern by school teachers in Great Britain.
1971 Rock history records that Santana 's third studio album and second self-titled effort, tops the Billboard Top LPs chart for the first of five consecutive weeks. Rock history records that Often called "Santana III" by fans, the LP featured two charting singles, "Everybody's Everything" (US #12) and "No One to Depend On" (US #36). It was the last Santana album to rose to #1 on the charts until…
1973 Rock history records that Nineteen-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. is killed after flipping his Jeep on a foggy road near Hernando, Mississippi, just days after he had made an appearance on TV's Midnight Special as a drummer in his father's band. Rock history records that This heartbreak marked the second time the iconic musician had to endure the death of a young child, as Steve Allen Lewis had…
1973 An imposter posing as Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore exploited several local fans for free meals and lodging before convincing someone to let him drive their Porsche he promptly totaled in Iowa City. Rock history records that He was later arrested and charged with the felony of misrepresentation. Rock history records that The real Ritchie Blackmore was playing a concert in San Francisco.

1952 The first ever UK Pop chart was published by the New Musical Express after staff asked local record shops to divulge their sales comes back. Rock history records that "Here In My Heart" by Al Martino was the first #1.
1956 Rock history records that While Sam Phillips is out of town on vacation, Jerry Lee Lewis attends his first Sun Records recording session, which produces the single "End Of The Road" / "Crazy Arms". Rock history records that Although the record failed to gain much attention, both songs showed a drive and energy that forecasted things to come.
1960 Rock history records that Ray Charles' version of Hoagy Carmichael's 1930's standard "Georgia On My Mind" becomes the first of his three, US number one records. Rock history records that It made #24 in the UK. Rock history records that In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Charles' rendition of the tune "the 44th greatest song of all time."
1961 Rock history records that The Everly Brothers recorded "Crying In The Rain", which will make it to #6 in the US, becoming their twenty-fourth Top 40 hit. The song also climbed to #6 in the UK. Rock history records that The number was written by Carole King and Howard Greenfield, who switched songwriting partners for the day with Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller. Despite the commercial success of…
1961 Rock history records that 31-year-old Ray Charles is arrested in Indianapolis after police discover marijuana and heroin in his hotel room. Even though it was his third arrest on drug charges, the case would be dismissed because the police entered the hotel room under false pretenses and searched the property without a proper search warrant, making the evidence legally inadmissible.
1962 Bob Dylan records "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", which will be issued as the B-side to "Blowin' In The Wind". The tune was covered by many other artists, among them Peter, Paul And Mary , who took it to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.
1962 Rock history records that The Beatles concluded a grueling 14-night residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, West Germany that they shared with Rock 'n' Roll pioneer, Little Richard. Rock history records that This engagement would further sharpened the group's musical tightness just as their debut single "Love Me Do" was climbing the British charts back home.
1964 The Drifters' enjoy their last US Top Twenty hit when "Saturday Night at the Movies" climbs to #18. Between 1959 and 1964, the New York vocal group placed sixteen songs on the Billboard Pop chart, among them five Top Ten hits.
1964 At the start of her first tour of the UK, Dusty Springfield ruffles some feathers when she tells a British magazine, "I wish I'd been born colored. When it comes to singing and feeling, I want to be one of them and not me. Then I see how some of them are treated and I thank God I'm white." Despite the intense furor generated by her clumsy phrasing, Springfield's genuine, deep-seated opposition to…
1970 Santana 's version of "Black Magic Woman" is issued in the US, where it will rise to #4 during a three month chart run. The song was written by Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green and first made an appearance as a single for the group that climbed to #37 in the UK in 1968.
1977 Rock history records that Wings release "Mull of Kintyre", a tune about Paul McCartney's Scottish home at the southwestern most tip of the Kintyre Peninsula in southwest Scotland. The bag pipe laced tune will go on to become McCartney's all time best selling single in the UK, either with or without The Beatles. Rock history records that Despite being the first song to sell over two million copies…
1979 Neil Young issues "Live Rust", an album of live performances from the Rust Never Sleeps tour. Rock history records that It would be popular on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching #15 in the US and #55 in the UK.