Rock history records that Elvis Presley makes the first of two appearances on The Milton Berle Show , live from the flight deck of the USS Hancock. Rock history records that He earns $5,000 for performing “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Money, Honey” and “Blue Suede Shoes”. Rock history records that It’s estimated that one out of every four Americans watches the show.

The BBC bans The Coasters ‘ song “Charlie Brown” because of the word “spitball.” Officials stated they didn’t want to encourage school children to partake in offensive of behavior. Rock history records that Two weeks later, due to listener demands, they would change their decision and start to play the single, which rose to #6 on the UK chart.

Rock history records that The Everly Brothers begin their first ever UK tour in London, where they were supported by The Crickets .

Rock history records that Elvis Presley enters RCA Victor Studios in Nashville where he records “It’s Now Or Never”. The song will rise to the top of the record charts in ten countries around the world, among them the US and the UK, and sell in excess of twenty million copies.

Rock history records that A Pittsburgh quintet called The Marcels took “Blue Moon”, a tune written in 1934 by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that It was also a #1 in the UK. Rock history records that Rodgers hated the doo-wop arrangement so much that he took out advertisements in UK trade papers, urging people not to buy it.

Rock history records that The Elvis Presley film, It Happened At The World’s Fair opens in Los Angeles. Rock history records that He sang ten songs in the movie, which, despite poor reviews, made $2.25 million at the box office.

Rock history records that Bob Dylan made his first entry on the UK charts with “The Times They Are A-Changin'”, which would reach #9.

Rock history records that After having several mid-charting singles over the past five years, Soul singer Solomon Burke finally has a Billboard R&B #1 hit with “Got To Get You Off My Mind”.

The LP “Bookends” by Simon And Garfunkel was issued on Columbia Records. Rock history records that Five singles were issued from the album, “A Hazy Shade of Winter” (#13 in 1966), “At the Zoo” (#16 in 1967), “Fakin’ It” (#23 in 1967) “Mrs. Robinson” (#1 in 1968) and “America” (#97 in 1972) The album went to #1 in the UK and the US, and has been certified 2X Platinum.

Rock history records that The Doors ‘ Jim Morrison turns himself in to the FBI in Los Angeles. Rock history records that He is charged with inter-state flight to avoid prosecution on six charges of lewd behavior and public exposure at a concert in Miami on March 2nd, 1969. He is later issued on $2000 bail.

Rock history records that The Temptations hit the top of the Billboard Pop chart for the third time with “Just My Imagination”, a #8 hit in the UK. They would place eleven more songs in the US Top 40 during the next twenty years, but this would be the group’s last single with original member Eddie Kendricks, who left soon after to follow a solo career.

Johnnie Taylor’s “Disco Lady” rose to number one on Billboard Hot 100 chart. It would go on to become the first record to be given the newly introduced Platinum Award by The Recording Industry Association of America. In the UK, the song climbed to #25.

Rock history records that A song about the death of his pet dog called “Shannon” by newcomer Henry Gross entered the Billboard chart. Rock history records that It would go on to be a number 6 hit.

41-year-old Danny Rapp, frontman for the 1950s Doo-Wop group, Danny And The Juniors , was discovered dead in his hotel room from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Rock history records that His band achieved two classic hits in 1958, “At the Hop” (#1) and “Rock and Roll is Here to Stay” (#19).

Rock history records that George Harrison, Jeff Lynn, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan record Harrison’s song, “Handle With Care” in Bob Dylan’s garage studio in Malibu, Florida. When the song is issued as the debut single from their album, “Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1”, it would climb to #45 on the Billboard Hot 100, #39 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #21 on the UK Singles Chart.

Rock history records that James Brown turned himself in to police in Aiken, South Carolina to face charges that he beat his third wife with a pipe and fired a gun into a car while she was inside.

Rock history records that Madonna was officially dropped as a spokesperson by PepsiCo following controversy surrounding her “Like a Prayer” music video. Rock history records that The deal came to an end after religious groups protested imagery that included burning crosses. Rock history records that Despite the cancellation, the singer reportedly kept her fee, which was widely reported to be about $5 million.

Rock history records that 23 people were arrested after several thousand fans without tickets tried to crash a Grateful Dead concert at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena.

Ray Charles went on to become the first performer to have hits on Billboard’s charts in five different decades when his version of Leon Russell’s “A Song For You” entered the R&B singles chart, where it would peak at #57. Rock history records that Despite its modest chart success, the record would go on to win the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance .

Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe’s daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson came into the world in Beverly Hills, California. She was selected as after the French capital city in which she was conceived.

Robert Burns Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd’s original drummer, was killed in a single car accident in Georgia aged 64. Rock history records that He played on the band’s first two albums, 1973’s “Pronounced ‘Leh-‘nerd ‘Skin-‘nerd” and 1974’s “Second Helping” before leaving due to the rigors of touring. Rock history records that He rejoined Skynyrd on stage at the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony performance in 2006 where he was enshrined alongside his former band mates.

Former Guess Who lead singer Burton Cummings entered The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame as a solo artist during a ceremony at the 2016 Juno Awards in Calgary. Rock history records that The entire band had previously been enshrined in 1987.

Rock history records that At the 64th Grammy Awards, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Bonnie Raitt is presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Rock history records that That citation is given to performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording. Rock history records that Between 1971 and 2020 Raitt placed twenty-one albums on the Billboard chart and eleven singles on the Hot 100.

Rock history records that The American Federation of Musicians officially defended Bruce Springsteen after President Donald Trump targeted him with a series of personal insults on social media. Rock history records that “We can not remain silent as one of our most celebrated members is singled out and personally attacked by the President of the United States… Musicians have the right to freedom of expression, and we stand in complete solidarity with Bruce and every member who uses their platform to speak their conscience. Local 802 and Local 47 will always defend that right.

Rock history records that Andrew Ridgeley of Wham! Rock history records that visited the studios of the British digital radio station Magic Radio in London, England to accept their 2026 Best Song Ever award. Rock history records that Listeners had named the duo’s 1984 hit “Careless Whisper” as their favorite tune of all time, followed by Bryan Adams’ power ballad “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”.