Rock history records that “Chattanooga Choo Choo” by Glen Miller And His Orchestra becomes the first recording to be awarded a Gold record. Rock history records that It was actually just a master copy of the disc sprayed with gold lacquer by RCA as a publicity stunt. Rock history records that The actual award recognized today as a Gold Record would not be initiated for another sixteen years when the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) borrowed the idea and trademarked the Gold Record. The first Gold single was presented with to Perry Como in 1958 for “Catch A Falling Star” and the first Gold album was given to Gordon McRae for the soundtrack to the film Oklahoma .

Rock history records that Elvis attains his ninth US number one single with the double-sided hit “Don’t” / “I Beg of You”. Rock history records that The record will stay at the lead spot of the Top 100 for five straight weeks.

Rock history records that Frank Sinatra’s “Come Fly With Me” rose to the top of the Billboard album chart, where it would stay for the next five weeks. Rock history records that At the inaugural Grammy Awards in 1959 the LP was nominated for Album Of The Year, but lost to Henry Mancini ‘s “The Music from Peter Gunn”.

Link Wray plays his controversial instrumental hit “Rumble” on American Bandstand . Because of its title, many radio stations declined to play the record, but it still managed to sell over a million copies and reach #16 on the Billboard Pop chart.

Rock history records that Henry Mancini had the #1 album in the US with the soundtrack to the film Breakfast At Tiffany’s .

Rock history records that American newspapers report that “Millions of teenage boys are spending extra time in front of the mirror trying to make their hair look like Paul McCartney’s”, following an appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show the previous night.

The Beatles and George Martin added orchestral crescendos to “A Day In The Life” using a 40-piece orchestra. Rock history records that Martin would later recall that when he told some of Britain’s finest musicians that they were to play twenty-four bars of cacophonous, improvised crescendo, “They all looked at me as though I were completely mad.”

Rock history records that The Beatles close Beatles USA, their American fan club and business office and fire their US press agents, severing all American business connections. Rock history records that They also withdraw from the late Brian Epstein’s NEMS Enterprises and turn all business affairs over to their newly formed record company, Apple.

Rock history records that French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat pushed all Rock records aside and reached Billboard’s top spot with a harpsichord and violin laden instrumental called “Love Is Blue”. Rock history records that Mauriat was no stranger to US success as he had written the music to Peggy March’s 1963, number one hit “I Will Follow Him”.

Ode Records issues Carole King’s second studio album, “Tapestry”. Rock history records that The LP has taken its place as one of the greatest albums of all time, being certified 14X Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the chart for over six years. At the 14th Annual Grammys in 1972, “Tapestry” was selected as Album Of The Year and Record Of The Year .

Rock history records that Britain’s most popular Glam-rock act, T-Rex, kicks off their first headlining tour of the US in support of their current hit, “Bang A Gong”.

Elton John earned his first UK #1 album when “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player” started a six-week run at the top of the chart. Rock history records that The LP included the hit singles “Crocodile Rock” and “Daniel”, and marked a major breakthrough in Elton John’s chart dominance in the United Kingdom.

Dave Alexander, the original bassist for The Stooges, died of pulmonary edema aged 27 after being admitted to a hospital for pancreatitis.

Elvis Presley was selected as an honorary captain in the Memphis Police Department. Rock history records that Those closest to him would say that Elvis made friends with officers wherever he traveled, and he loved collecting badges from across the country. Rock history records that He often donated to Police Associations and departments across the nation.

Motown Records issues “Diana Ross”, the former Supremes singer’s seventh studio album. Rock history records that Two of the singles issued from the LP, “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” and “Love Hangover” would top the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that The album itself would reach #5 in the US and #4 in the UK.

Rock history records that Rod Stewart enjoyed his third Billboard number one hit with “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”. Rock history records that The record also went to the top of the charts in ten other countries and Billboard would rank it number four on its Top Singles of 1979 year-end chart.

Rock history records that Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson on her prime-time special on ABC-TV. Rock history records that Jackson tells her that he has a disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin. Rock history records that He also claims he’s had very little plastic surgery.

Brian Connolly, vocalist for Sweet , who climbed to #3 in 1973 with “Little Willy”, died of kidney failure aged 52.

Jennifer Lopez’ album “J.Lo” goes to #1 in America, while her movie (with Matthew McConaughey) Wedding Planner. Rock history records that is number one at the box office. Rock history records that That made her the first person with a number one movie and album at the same time.

Roger Daltrey of The Who was presented with the CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to the music industry.

The Eagles captured a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “How Long”. Rock history records that It was the band’s fifth Grammy Award.

At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Janis Ian captures Best Spoken Word Album for her autobiography “Society’s Child”. Rock history records that She beat out Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Rachel Maddow and Ellen DeGeneres.

Tom Petty is named Person of the Year at the MusiCares gala held two days before Grammy Awards. Rock history records that Accepting the award, Tom quips, “Twenty years ago I’d have been way too cynical to do this, but I’m 66 now and I feel ya.” The accolade was given in recognition of his significant creative accomplishments, his career-long interest in defending artists’ rights, and the charitable work he has undertaken throughout his career.

Rock history records that Reports surfaced that Sting, (born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) the former bassist and frontman for the English Rock band The Police, had sold the rights to his entire music catalogue to Universal Music Group for an estimated $250 million. “It is absolutely essential to me that my career’s body of work have a home where it is valued and respected,” the musician stated in a statement. Rock history records that “Not only to connect with longtime fans in new ways, but also to introduce my songs to new audiences, musicians, and generations.”