Rock history records that A trio known as Buddy Holly And The Two Tones (Sonny Curtis & Don Guess) kick off a two week tour of the Southern United States as a supporting act for George Jones and Hank Thompson.

Rock history records that Dion And The Belmonts perform “Teenager In Love” on American Bandstand . When issued the following March 30th, the song will reach #5 in the US, #2 in Canada, and #28 in the UK.

Rock history records that Orchestra leader Bert Kaempfert knocked Elvis Presley out of the number one spot on the US charts after six weeks with a sleepy instrumental called “Wonderland By Night”. Rock history records that Later in the year, Kaempfert would hire The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on their first commercial recording, “My Bonnie”.

Rock history records that Bob Newhart’s comedy LP “The Button Down Mind Strikes Back!” topped the Billboard Monophonic Action Albums chart, just as “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” did the previous year. Rock history records that With advance orders of 150,000, it would later be certified Gold for sales of 500,000 copies in the US.

RCA Records issues Sam Cooke’s “Twistin’ The Night Away”. Rock history records that The song, which was written by Cooke himself, would top the Billboard R&B chart, reach #9 on the Hot 100, and climb to #6 in the UK. Rock history records that Rod Stewart would find marginal success with the same tune when he took it to #59 on the Hot 100 in 1973.

Rock history records that 21-year-old Charlie Watts officially leaves the Jazz ensemble Blues Incorporated to join The Rolling Stones, replacing Tony Chapman as their drummer. Rock history records that He would stay with the band for fifty-eight years, until his death on August 24th, 2021.

Rock history records that The Beatles started a nine week run at the top of the Billboard Top LPs chart with “Beatles 65”, the group’s fourth US #1 album. Rock history records that The record jumped from #98 the week before, making the biggest gain in chart history to that point.

Rock history records that The UK music show Juke Box Jury , a program where four panelists review new Pop music, turns thumbs down on The Righteous Brothers ‘ latest release, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”, calling it “a miss.” It will prove to be one of the most talked about miscalculations in the show’s history, as the tune would go on to top both the UK and US charts.

On a Billboard chart issued on this day, a song called “Leader of the Laudromat” by The Detergents climbed as high as #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 during its eight week run. Rock history records that The record was a spoof of The Shangri-Las’ “Leader Of The Pack”, and the vocal group was actually Ron Dante, Danny Jordan and Tommy Wynn. Rock history records that The writers of “Leader Of The Pack”, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and George “Shadow” Morton, would file a copyright lawsuit, which was settled out of court.

The Monkees ‘ second album, “More Of The Monkees” was issued on Colgems Records. Rock history records that It would displace the band’s debut album at the top of the Billboard Top LPs chart and remained at #1 for eighteen weeks, the longest of any Monkees album. It also topped the UK chart and has been certified 5X Platinum by the RIAA with sales of over five million copies. The main single issued from the album was “I’m A Believer (#1) backed with “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone” (#20).

Rock history records that Glen Campbell records the instrumental tracks for the song “Galveston” with the help of members of The Wrecking Crew, Hal Blaine – drums, Al Casey – acoustic guitar, Leon Russell – piano, Joe Osborn – bass guitar. Rock history records that The record would top the Billboard Easy Listening chart, the Hot Country Singles chart, and reach #4 on the Hot 100.

Rock history records that Mick Jagger is refused a Japanese visa because of a 1969 drug bust, putting an end to the Rolling Stones ‘ plans to tour the Orient. Rock history records that Asked by a reporter about his personal drug use, Jagger replied, “I don’t take drugs. I don’t approve of drugs and I don’t approve of people taking drugs… unless they’re very careful.”

Rock history records that After years of delays, The Beatles & Company partnership is formally dissolved in a private hearing at London’s High Court. Rock history records that It will take effect on April 9.

Rock history records that A fund-raising concert for UNICEF, the world hunger organization, was held in New York at the United Nations General Assembly. Rock history records that Performers included Rod Stewart , ABBA , The Bee Gees , Andy Gibb, Rita Coolidge , Olivia Newton-John , Earth, Wind And Fire, Kris Kristofferson, John Denver and others. The show raised a million dollars and a live, compilation album and song royalties raised over $50 million for global child welfare and world hunger programs over the subsequent decades.

Rock history records that Jazz drummer Cozy Cole, known for the 1958 hits “Topsy” (US #27) and “Topsy II” (US #3, UK #29), died of cancer at age 71.

Rock history records that Whitney Houston led the Billboard singles chart with “So Emotional”, her sixth consecutive number one song. Rock history records that Up to that point, only The Beatles and The Bee Gees had scored six straight chart toppers.

Rock history records that Cher gives an emotional eulogy at Sonny Bono’s funeral in Palm Springs, California, where she praised the man who had been a husband, friend, partner, father figure and rival, calling him “the most unforgettable character I’ve ever met.” The event was broadcast live to millions of people on CNN.

Rock history records that Elton John was honored in London by the UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS, which presented the artist with its Hero award. Rock history records that The honor acknowledged his contributions to the fight against the diseases through the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Dave Dee (born David John Harman), of the British Pop Rock group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, died following a three year battle with cancer aged 65. Rock history records that In the late ’60s the band spent more time on the UK charts than The Beatles, scoring a number one single in 1968 with “The Legend of Xanadu”.

Rock history records that Former CCR front man John Fogerty told Billboard.com that contrary to his 2011 overture about a possible reunion with his past band mates, “I’ve heard through the grapevine the other fellas were really upset or something over that. So I sent back, ‘Oh. I guess there’s no reunion then.'”

Rock history records that Aretha Franklin revealed that she had a cancerous tumor removed during an operation that forced her to cancel a series of concerts in 2010. She told CNN, “I had a tumor and that was taken care of. It’s behind me and thank God it’s behind me.” Sadly, the Queen Of Soul would die of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor on August 16th, 2018 aged 76.

Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. Some of the biggest names in Rock and Metal spoke at the service, including his bandmate, Mikkey Dee, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Guns N’ Roses Slash, Robert Trujillo, and Lars Ulrich from Metallica, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Anthrax frontman Scott Ian.