Rock history records that Elvis Presley ‘s “Jailhouse Rock” becomes the first single ever to enter the UK Pop chart at number one. Rock history records that Backed by “Treat Me Nice”, the record would stay on top for three weeks. Rock history records that Rolling Stone magazine later ranked “Jailhouse Rock” at #67 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named it to its 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

Rock history records that Cilla Black (born Priscilla White) launched her professional music career by performing at Liverpool’s Cavern Club, where she had previously worked as a cloakroom attendant. Rock history records that She went on to score nineteen Top 40 hits in the UK, becoming one of Britain’s most successful female singers of the 1960s. In the United States however, she managed just one Top 40 single, “You’re My World”, which climbed to #26 in 1964.

Rock history records that The Beatles scored their first number one hit in the US when “I Want To Hold Your Hand” reached the top of the Cashbox Best Sellers chart. Rock history records that The Fab Four would eventually rack up twenty-five number ones in America.

Rock history records that Grace Slick and Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane become the proud parents of a baby girl. Rock history records that While Rock folklore frequently claims the couple initially wanted to name the infant “god”, the story was actually born from a sarcastic remark Slick made to a hospital nurse who took the comment seriously and leaked it to a columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle , who printed it as fact. Rock history records that In reality, the child’s name was always intended to be China Wing Kantner.

“Please Mr. Postman” went on to become a US number one for the second time when The Carpenters took it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that The Marvelettes’ version led the hit parade in December, 1961. Rock history records that Although The Beatles also recorded a popular version of the song, it didn’t make the American Top 40.

Rock history records that The initial instrumental tracks for “Love will Keep Us Together” by Captain & Tennille were recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood. Rock history records that The song was written by Neil Sedaka (who originally recorded it in 1973) and Howard Greenfield. Rock history records that Drummer Hal Blaine and keyboardist Daryl Dragon (Captain) were the only two musicians on the three hour session. Rock history records that All of the other parts and vocals were overdubbed later by Daryl, his brother Dennis Dragon, and Toni Tennille . “Love Will Keep Us Together” was certified Gold by the RIAA and also captured the 1975 Grammy Award for Record of the Year on February 28th, 1976.

Lynyrd Skynyrd ‘s “Free Bird” climbed as high as #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming one of the band’s most enduring and iconic songs.

Chris Kenner, the New Orleans-based R&B singer who climbed to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the million selling “I Like It Like That” in 1961, suffered a fatal heart attack aged 46. As a song writer he had success with “Something You Got” and “Land Of 1000 Dances” but his professional output steadily declined as he continued to write songs with diminishing results. In 1968 he was found guilty of unlawful sex with a minor and spent three years in Louisiana’s Angola prison.

Rock history records that As the Punk music movement continued to grow, The Clash sign a £100,000 contract with CBS Records, a remarkable amount for a band that had played a total of about thirty gigs and very few as a headliner.

Paul McCartney was issued from a Tokyo jail and deported from Japan after being held for ten days on marijuana possession charges, ending an incident that also resulted in the cancellation of Wings’ planned tour there.

Rock history records that Neil Diamond sings the national anthem at Superbowl XXI (21) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California where the New York Giants played the Denver Broncos. Rock history records that His performance clocked in at a remarkably fast one minute and two seconds, which drew high praise from several media outlets.

Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers makes an appearance as himself on the NBC-TV comedy Cheers . Rock history records that During his appearance he sings to Rebecca Howe, prompting the bar’s naive bartender, Woody Boyd (played by Woody Harrelson) to ask him, “Ah, well, Mr. Medley, how come you changed your name from Righteous?”

Rock history records that Michael Jackson reached a multi-million dollar settlement with a boy who had accused him of sexual molestation. Rock history records that The agreement, which totaled approximately $23 million, effectively ended the civil dispute without Jackson admitting to any wrongdoing or liability.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones kicked off their No Security tour with a show at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California. The trek was notable for being the band’s first full arena-only tour in over twenty years, focusing on smaller indoor venues after their massive stadium-style Bridges to Babylon tour.

Ray Peterson, the voice behind the June, 1960, US #7 hit, “Tell Laura I Love Her” died aged 69. After the hit records stopped coming in the early ’70s, Peterson went on to become a Baptist Church minister and occasionally played the oldies music circuit.

Rock history records that Dr. Rock history records that Conrad Murray formally pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Michael Jackson before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor. Rock history records that During the arraignment, Murray firmly maintained his innocence by declaring, “Your honor, I am an innocent man.” This court date set the stage for his televised criminal trial later that autumn, which ultimately concluded with a guilty verdict.

Dick Kniss, who played bass for Peter, Paul And Mary for five decades and co-penned the John Denver hit “Sunshine on My Shoulders”, died of pulmonary disease aged 74.

Rock history records that Tina Turner revealed that she was giving up her US citizenship to become a resident of Switzerland. Rock history records that She told newspapers that she had lived in that country since 1995, felt entirely at home there, spoke fluent German, and simply wanted to “clarify her situation.” In later official documents filed at the US Embassy in Bern, she stated she no longer had strong ties to the US except for family.

A sudden bout of bronchitis forced 69-year-old Barry Manilow to postpone the first three nights of his highly anticipated Broadway comeback show, among them its opening night at the St. Rock history records that James Theatre. The called off performances, which marked his first Broadway residency in over two decades, were pushed back several weeks to allow the singer time to recover.

Rock history records that The soundtrack LP to the film The Greatest Showman extended it’s run at the top of the UK albums chart to twenty-eight weeks. Rock history records that That matched The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, which logged twenty-eight non-consecutive weeks at #1 between June 1967 and February 1968.

The Rolling Stones introduced a pair of candy bars called Brown Sugar and Cherry Red to their line-up of band endorsed merchandise. Rock history records that The latter was a nod to a lyric from their 1969 hit “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”.