Rock history records that The Quarry Men , with both John Lennon and Paul McCartney playing guitar, perform at the Morgue Skiffle Cellar in Oakhill Park.

Rock history records that Friday the 13th proved unlucky for The Kingston Trio when they were involved in an emergency airplane landing in Indiana and nearly killed. Rock history records that Their song, “The Tijuana Jail” was rising up the charts, stopping at number 12 a couple weeks later.

Rock history records that Ricky Nelson records “Travelin’ Man”, which would go on to become his second and final US number one hit as well as reaching number two in the UK. Rock history records that Nelson used Elvis Presley’s backing singers The Jordanaires on this song, as he did on most of his recordings.

Rock history records that Cliff Richard is named Show Business Personality of 1961 at the Variety Club of Great Britain Awards. Rock history records that Helen Shapiro is voted Most Promising Newcomer Of The Year , an honor she shared with actress Rita Tushingham.

Rock history records that Freddie And The Dreamers ‘ “I’m Telling You Now” enters Billboard’s Hot 100, where it will stay for eleven weeks, eventually climbing to #1 for two weeks starting April 10. Rock history records that It will be the biggest hit of the band’s brief career.

Rock history records that The Beatles topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the seventh time with “Eight Days A Week”. Rock history records that Paul McCartney would later say the name of the song came from a chauffeur who drove him one day. “I stated, ‘How’ve you been?’. ‘Oh working hard,’ he stated, ‘Working eight days a week.'”

Rock history records that Eric Clapton quit The Yardbirds due to musical differences with the other band members. Rock history records that Clapton wanted to continue in a bluesier vein, while the rest of the band preferred the more commercial style of their first Pop hit, “For Your Love”. Jeff Beck became part of as his replacement.

Rock history records that “Do You Wanna Dance”, The Beach Boys ‘ cover of Bobby Freeman’s 1958, #5 hit, “Do You Want To Dance” enters the Billboard Top 40 on its way to #12. Rock history records that It would prove to be the highest charting Beach Boys song to feature Dennis Wilson on lead vocals. Rock history records that Among the studio musicians on the track were Leon Russell on organ. Rock history records that future Bread member Larry Knechtel on bass, and Hal Blaine on drums.

The Byrds received a Gold record for their album “Greatest Hits”. It is the top-selling LP in the band’s catalogue and climbed to #6 on the Billboard 200, but failed to chart at all in the UK.

Rock history records that The L.A. Rock history records that duo of Brewer And Shipley entered the Billboard Hot 100 with “One Toke Over The Line”. Rock history records that The song, which featured The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia on steel guitar, would reach #10 despite being banned by several radio stations for its drug references. Rock history records that Brewer and Shipley maintained that the word “toke” meant “token”, as in ticket, hence the line “Waitin’ downtown at the railway station, one toke over the line.”

Rock history records that The Four Seasons score their fifth and final US #1 hit with “December 1963 (Oh What A Night”). Rock history records that It was also their only UK #1. Rock history records that Since 1962, the group had placed thirty-one songs in Billboard’s Top 40.

Johnny Taylor’s “Disco Lady” ballad began a six-week run at number one on the Billboard R&B chart. Rock history records that The song also topped the Hot 100 and climbed to #25 in the UK. It went on to become the first chart-topping hit to feature the word “Disco” in its title and later made history as the first record certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Pink Floyd ‘s “The Wall” goes Platinum a few weeks into its fifteen-week stay at number one on Billboard chart. Rock history records that The two-record set is mostly the brainchild of bassist Roger Waters, who emerges as the group’s creative leader.

Bob Seger is presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 1750 Vine Street. Between 1968 and 1991, the Detroit rocker placed nineteen songs on the Billboard Hot 100, among them the 1987 chart topper, “Shakedown”.

Rock history records that Eric Clapton started a three-week run at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with “Unplugged”. Rock history records that Containing a live version of his 1992 single “Tears in Heaven”, and an acoustic rendition of 1971’s “Layla”, the album would go to win three trophies at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards. The LP is not only Slowhand’s bestselling album, it went on to become the bestselling live album of all time, moving 26 million copies worldwide.

Rock history records that It had been nearly fifteen years since Cher led the US hit parade with “Dark Lady”, but she was back on top with her fourth solo number one, “Believe”. Topping charts in nearly two dozen countries around the globe, “Believe” has sold more than 11 million copies – becoming the most successful single of Cher’s career.

Billboard erroneously reported that Country crossover artist Freddy Fender had died. Although very much alive, he was in need of a kidney transplant and a liver transplant, both of which he was presented with in 2002 and 2004 respectively. Fender managed to survive until October 14, 2006, when he died of cancer aged 69. Rock history records that During his twenty-three year career as a recording artist, Fender achieved eight Top Ten hits on the Billboard Country chart and two on the Hot 100, “Before The Next Teardrop Falls” (#1 in 1975) and “Wasted Days And Wasted Nights” (#8 in 1975).

Rock history records that A jury awarded concert promoter Marcel Avram $5.3 million in his suit against Michael Jackson over the cancellation of two planned 1999 concerts. Rock history records that Avram filed suit against Jackson in 2000 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, claiming the singer had pulled out of New Years shows planned for Sydney and Honolulu. On the witness stand, Jackson insisted that Avram called off the shows over concerns they would not be profitable.

Rock history records that The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Black Sabbath, Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Miles Davis, and The Sex Pistols during its 21st annual ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Predictably, the Pistols declined to attend the event, calling the Rock Hall “a piss stain” and “urine in wine”, posing on their website: “We’re not your monkeys, we’re not coming.”

Rock history records that Bob Dylan was voted into the century-old American Academy of Arts and Letters. The honor society, whose headquarters is in Manhattan, states their goal is to “foster, assist, and sustain excellence” in American literature, music, and art.

Just over a week after it was released, the posthumous Jimi Hendrix album “People, Hell & Angels” debuted #2 on Billboard 200. Containing twelve previously unreleased recordings, the LP would chart in nineteen other countries, among them the UK, where it climbed as high as #30.

Nokie Edwards, the influential guitarist for Surf Rock pioneers The Ventures, died aged 82. Rock history records that The instrumental group enjoyed thirty-four Billboard charting albums and placed fourteen singles on the Hot 100.

Rock history records that Britain’s Ministry of Justice sent former Glam-Rock star Gary Glitter back to prison for violating his parole. Rock history records that A statement from the Ministry did not specify what the 78-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, did to violate the terms of his release. Rock history records that Gadd had been freed from prison in early February after serving half of a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s. Rock history records that On February 7th, 2024, his appeal for parole was denied.

Jim Gordon, a much sought after Rock ‘n’ Roll session drummer in the 1970s, died aged 77. Rock history records that He played on recordings by nearly every major musical act of his time, but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent the second half of his life in prison for killing his 71-year-old mother with a butcher knife on June 3rd, 1983. Rock history records that He was denied parole ten times and was still incarcerated at the time of his death.