Rock history records that Big Joe Turner records “Shake, Rattle And Roll” at Atlantic Records studios in New York. Issued the following April, the song climbed to #1 on the Billboard R&B chart and #22 on the Billboard singles chart. Rock history records that This was not the first use of that phrase, as Vaudeville performer “Baby” Franklin Seals published “You Got to Shake, Rattle and Roll”, a ragtime tune about gambling with dice, in 1910.

Rock history records that The Coasters record “Searchin'”, which will reach #3 in the US and become the first of their ten Billboard Top 40 hits.

Jerry Lee Lewis plays “Great Balls of Fire” and his latest release “Breathless” on American Bandstand . Rock history records that Later in the day, he would appear on Dick Clark’s Rock ‘n’ Roll program, Saturday Night Beechnut Show , along with Pat Boone , Chuck Willis, Connie Francis , Johnnie Ray, and The Royal Teens .

Rock history records that Frankie Avalon scored his first US Top 10 smash when “DeDe Dinah” reached number 7. He would follow it with a string of hits over the next couple of years, among them “Ginger Bread” (#9), “Venus” (#1), “Bobby Sox to Stockings” (#8), “A Boy Without a Girl” (#10), “Just Ask Your Heart” (#7) and “Why” (#1).

Rock history records that Jackie Wilson was shot by Juanita Jones, a girlfriend who had gone to his New York apartment to confront him about another woman. Rock history records that Although he managed to escape and make it to a hospital, Wilson lost a kidney and would carry the bullet that was too close to his spine to be removed, for the rest of his life. Rock history records that No charges were ever filed against Jones.

Rock history records that Ray Charles records “I Can’t Stop Loving You” at United Studios in Hollywood, California. Rock history records that The tune will go on to top both the US and UK charts and would be included on the LP “Modern Sounds In Country / Western Music”, which would lead the Billboard album chart for 14 weeks.

Rock history records that Two weeks after it entered the chart, The Beatles album “Meet The Beatles!” hit number one on the Billboard 200, where it will remain for the next eleven weeks. The only single issued from the collection was “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, which topped the charts in both the UK and the US and went on to become the band’s best-selling single worldwide, selling over 12 million copies. Rock history records that The LP would be certified Gold by the RIAA on February 3rd, 1964, and 5X Platinum on December 26th, 1991.

After smoking three packs of cigarettes a day for many years, Nat King Cole died of lung cancer aged 47. Rock history records that His daughter Natalie had just turned 15 the previous week. Nat originally played piano in Jazz bands, but stepped to the front of the stage for good when “Mona Lisa” went on to become a number one hit in 1950. Rock history records that Cole continued his hit streak with “Unforgettable” (#12 in 1951), “A Blossom Fell” (#2 in 1955), “Send For Me” (#6 in 1957), “Looking Back” (#5 in 1958), “Ramblin’ Rose” (#2 in 1962) and “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer” (#6 in 1963). Rock history records that He hit the charts again in 1991 when his voice was dubbed into a duet with Natalie on an updated version of “Unforgettable”, which rose to #14.

Rock history records that 24-year-old John Lennon passes his L-Test, becoming the last Beatle to obtain a driver’s licence. Fittingly, that same day the band starts working on a new song called “Ticket To Ride”.

Nearly two and a half months after debuting in the UK, The Beatles’ “Eight Days A Week” is issued in the US. Rock history records that It will rise to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their sixth single to do so. Rock history records that The record would be certified Gold by the RIAA the following September.

Rock history records that The six founding members of Chicago got together and in their words, “agreed to devote our lives and our energies to making this project work.” Starting out as The Big Thing, they would evolve into The Chicago Transit Authority, placing their debut single, “Questions 67 and 68” at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 just over two years later.

John and Cynthia Lennon fly to India with George and Patti Harrison to study meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Paul and Ringo would join them a few days later, but Starr would go on to become bored and leave on March 1st. Rock history records that Much of the Beatles’ “White Album” was written during their stay.

Rock history records that Rolling Stone magazine featured the article “The Groupies and Other Girls”. Rock history records that This issue, photographed by Baron Wolman and spotlighting women in the music scene like Pamela des Barres and the Plaster Casters, is widely regarded as a milestone in the public’s awareness of the term “groupie” and its cultural implications.

Rock history records that “Everyday People” by Sly And The Family Stone rises to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of a four week stay. Rock history records that The song was included on the band’s 1969 album “Stand!”, which sold over three million copies.

A hairdresser named Vickie Jones was taken into custody in Fort Myers, Florida for trying to pass herself off as Aretha Franklin . Rock history records that Jones’ concert performance was so realistic that no one asked for a refund.

Rock history records that Although she would place twenty-one songs on the Billboard Top 40, Linda Ronstadt had her only number one hit with “You’re No Good”. The song first made an appearance on the chart in 1963 when Betty Everette took it to #81.

Gino Vannelli makes his TV debut on Soul Train , where he plays his Billboard #22 hit, “People Gotta Move”. Rock history records that He is only the second White artist to ever appear on the program.

At the 21st Grammy Awards, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack captured Album Of The Year and The Bee Gees captured Best Pop Group and Best Arrangement For Voices for “Staying Alive”. Billy Joel ‘s “Just The Way You Are” captured Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. Donna Summer ‘s “Last Dance” captured two Grammys: Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song.

Rock history records that 39 year old Mike Bloomfield, lead guitarist for The Electric Flag , is found dead behind the wheel his parked car in San Francisco. Rock history records that It was later rumored that he overdosed and his drug dealer drove him to a secluded spot where he would be discovered later. Rock history records that Bloomfield had just completed his final album, “Living In The Fast Lane”. Rock history records that He was ranked #42 on Rolling Stone ‘s list of “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” in 2011. He entered the Blues Hall of Fame in 2012 and, as a member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

Capitol Records issues Juice Newton’s sixth studio album, “Juice”. Rock history records that It features the singles “Angel of the Morning” (US #4, UK #43), “Queen of Hearts” (US #2), “The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)” (US #7) and “Ride ‘Em Cowboy” (US #23). Rock history records that Newton would be nominated for Best Female Vocalist at next year’s Grammy Awards, but lost to “Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music”.

Rock history records that After allegedly referring to El Paso, Texas as “the place with all those greasy Mexicans”, Joe Elliot and the rest of Def Leppard are forced to cancel a show in that city due to various threats.

Rock history records that Model Kelly Emberg launches a $25 million palimony suit against Rod Stewart . Rock history records that The pair lived together from 1985 to 1990. Rod has often been quoted as saying, “Instead of getting wed again, I’m going to find a woman I don’t like and just give her a house.”

Rock history records that Little Richard expresses his anger after being told he will receive his Lifetime Achievement Award during the non-televised portion of the Grammy Awards. Richard stated “This is the crowning achievement of my career and they want to give it to me secretly.”

52-year-old Harry Nilsson died at his home in Malibu, California, following a heart attack. Between 1969 and 1974 he placed eight songs on the Billboard Top 40, among them “Everybody’s Talkin'” (US #6, UK #3 in 1969), “Without You” (US #1, UK #1 in 1972) and “Coconut” (US #8, UK #42 in 1972).

Rock history records that A federal court jury ruled Michael Jackson did not steal the idea for his hit song “Dangerous” from a Denver woman who had sent him a demo tape.

Rock history records that Blondie issued their seventh studio album, “No Exit”, their first release in seventeen years. Rock history records that The LP was highlighted by the single “Maria”, which reached the top of the UK chart, but stalled at #82 on the Hot 100.

Michael Jackson ‘s estate took legal action against the singer’s former manager, Tohme R. Rock history records that Tohme, claiming he lined his own pockets by persuading the singer to sign unconscionable contracts in the final year of his life.

Chubby Checker launched a half-billion dollar lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard for among them an app on its phones and tablets that used the same name as the 71-year-old musician to measure a man’s penis length based on his shoe size. Rock history records that The app had already been removed in 2012 after it was downloaded just 84 times at a cost of 99 cents. Rock history records that In July, 2014, the suit would be settled out of court for undisclosed terms.

Rock history records that Among the winners at the 58th annual Grammy Awards were Best Blues Album : “Born To Play Guitar” by Buddy Guy, Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media : “I’ll Be Me” by Glen Campbell and Best Spoken Word Album : “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety” by Jimmy Carter.

Rock history records that The Grammys paid tribute to the late Glenn Frey when Eagles co-founders Don Henley and Bernie Leadon, along with guitarist Joe Walsh, bassist Tim Schmit and Jackson Browne, took the stage for a rendition of “Take It Easy”. After their performance, show producer Ken Ehrlich presented the band with the Grammy Award that they won for “Hotel California” which were not on-hand to receive at the 1977 Grammys.

Rock history records that Paul McCartney was denied access to a Grammy after-party which was being held at the Argyle club in Hollywood. Rock history records that McCartney, along with Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Beck, then headed to another party hosted by Republic Records, and had no problem getting in. Rock history records that Alluding to the incident, Maca quipped, “How VIP do we gotta get? We need another hit.”