Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “Maybe Baby” while on tour at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The song later reached No. 17 in the United States and No. 4 in Britain.

Cliff Richard became the first British artist to place a rock ’n’ roll hit on the U.S. chart when “Living Doll” reached No. 30.

The Rolling Stones began their first U.K. tour, playing 32 dates with acts including The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, and Little Richard.

Grand Funk scored its first No. 1 with “We’re an American Band,” sung by drummer Don Brewer rather than Mark Farner.

Jackie Wilson suffered a heart attack onstage while singing “Lonely Teardrops.” He never recovered his speech and died in 1984 after years in a coma.

Billy Joel released The Stranger, which produced four hit singles and later sold more than ten million copies.

Glenn Frey joined Don Henley onstage for the first time since 1980, performing “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane.”

The Rolling Stones released Bridges to Babylon, which reached No. 3 in America and No. 6 in Britain and launched a 108-date world tour.

Lynyrd Skynyrd released God & Guns, their highest-charting studio album since 1977’s Street Survivors.

Jerry Lee Lewis released Mean Old Man, a star-studded album featuring collaborations with Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, and Eric Clapton.