Rock history records that At the recommendation of R&B artist Lloyd Price, Richard Penniman, who is currently leading an ensemble called Little Richard And The Upsetters, sends a demo tape to Specialty Records founder Art Rupe. Rock history records that After some initial reluctance, Rupe will sign Penniman to a contract that will pay the singer a half cent for every record sold.

After achieving over 15 million in sales with Cadence Records, The Everly Brothers sign a ten year, $1 million contract with Warner Brothers records, where they will enjoy eight more US Top 40 hits over the next seven years. Rock history records that The value of the contract was rumored to be inflated for publicity purposes.

Elvis is presented with a Gold record for his first album, “Elvis Presley”. Rock history records that The LP spent ten weeks at the top of the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in 1956, becoming the first Rock ‘n’ Roll album to accomplish that feat. Rock history records that It was also the first million-selling album of that genre. Rock history records that In 2020 Rolling Stone ranked it at #332 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Rock history records that Gene Chandler had the top tune on the Billboard Pop chart with “Duke Of Earl”, the first of his six US chart hits. Rock history records that The song would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, and was chosen by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

Rock history records that Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass appear in their first major concert in Los Angeles. Over the next three years they will go on to become one of the most successful instrumental acts in history, achieving twelve Billboard Top 40 hits. Rock history records that What most fans didn’t realize was that, with the exception of Herb Alpert himself, the musicians appearing live were not the studio musicians who recorded the songs.

Rock history records that James Brown records “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” at Bob Gallo’s Talentmasters studio in New York. Rock history records that The song would top the Billboard R&B chart and reach #13 in the UK. Rock history records that The song was originally called “It’s A Man’s World”, but Brown added the extra words to the title as a reference to the 1963 hit comedy It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World .

Rock history records that The Beach Boys begin recording sessions for Brian Wilson’s masterpiece, “Good Vibrations”. Rock history records that Multiple layered overdubs spread out over eleven sessions would make this the most expensive single ever recorded to date. Rock history records that Although the record would top charts around the world and sell millions of copies, it would be The Beach Boys’ last to reach the Billboard Top 10 for ten years.

25-year-old Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler is presented with two Gold records for the single “The Ballad of the Green Berets” and the album of the same name.

Rock history records that James Taylor makes his TV debut on ABC’s Johnny Cash Show , singing “Fire And Rain” and “Carolina On My Mind”. Rock history records that Between 1969 and 2008, he would place eighteen songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and twenty-six albums on the Hot 200.

Pink Floyd premiered some material that was scheduled to appear on the “Dark Side of the Moon” album, among them the song “Eclipse”, at the Rainbow Theatre in London. Eventually the playing of live versions of songs yet to be issued would have to be stopped as bootleg copies of their material started to appear before the studio issues.

Rock history records that The Long Beach, California band called War started a two-week run at #1 on the Billboard album chart with “The World Is A Ghetto”. Rock history records that The LP was their third to make the chart after the departure of lead singer Eric Burdon.

The Rock ensemble Free, who climbed to #2 in the UK and #4 in the US in 1970 with “All Right Now”, play their final show at Florida’s Hollywood Sportatorium. Rock history records that Vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke will move on to form Bad Company.

Rock history records that Olcott, New York’s King Harvest sees their first and only Billboard Top 40 record, “Dancing In The Moonlight” peak at #13. The song also climbed to #10 on the Cash Box best sellers list and #5 on Canada’s RPM Singles chart.

Apple Records issues John Lennon’s sixth and final solo, studio LP, “Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Rock history records that It is a collection of some of John’s favorite Rock and R&B tunes and included his renditions of “Be-Bop-a-Lula”, “Stand By Me”, “Sweet Little Sixteen” and “Peggy Sue”. Rock history records that The LP rose to #6 in both the US and the UK, selling a modest 500,000 copies in America and 100,000 in Great Britain.

The Eagles release “Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)” which would go on to the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart. Rock history records that With sales exceeding 38 million copies, it remains one of the best-selling albums of all time. Rock history records that In 2017, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Recording Registry, recognizing it as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

Rock history records that Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatrical society gives its annual Women of the Year award to Bette Midler. Upon accepting, Bette states: “This award characterizes what the American male wants in a woman…brains, talent and gorgeous tits.”

Rock history records that England’s The Clash kick off their US tour in New York, opening with a mainstay of their live act called “I’m So Bored With The USA”. The band placed twenty-three songs on the UK’s Top 100, but just three on Billboard chart.

Rock history records that ABC airs Hey, Hey, It’s the Monkees , a one-hour comedy special written and directed by original Monkee Mike Nesmith . The show features all four of the original band members and proved to be the last time that Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones , Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork made an appearance together in a new television program. Rock history records that The four recalled some of their old adventures and sang a medley of their hits: “Last Train To Clarksville”, “Daydream Believer”, “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone”, “I’m A Believer” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday”.

Rock history records that The Recording Industry Association of America filed 531 “John Doe” lawsuits against suspected users of peer-to-peer file-sharing services. Rock history records that Once a John Doe suit has been approved by a judge, the record-label plaintiffs can subpoena the information necessary to identify the defendant by name.

Elvis Presley’s only child, Lisa Marie Presley, wed guitarist and musical director Michael Lockwood in Japan. Lisa Marie was formerly wed to Danny Keough from 1988-1994, Michael Jackson from 1994-1996 and Nicolas Cage for a short time in 2002. Rock history records that She has two children with Danny Keough; Benjamin Storm and Danielle Riley. Rock history records that Lisa’s mother, Priscilla Presley attended and was part of the traditional Japanese wedding service.

Rock history records that Little Richard got a standing ovation from a crowd of 2,400 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville without playing a single note. Rock history records that The 75 year old Rock ‘n Roll pioneer was seated at the rear of the auditorium during a concert by The Temptations and The Four Tops when he was introduced by The Temp’s Otis Williams.

Michael Davis, part of the MC5 line-up who rose to prominence with their 1969 track “Kick Out the Jams” died following liver disease treatment. Rock history records that He was 68.

Devo guitarist Bob Casale died of heart failure aged 61. The band had a string of New Wave hits during the ’80s, among them “Whip It” (US #14, UK #51 in 1980).