Rock history records that What is believed to be the world’s oldest recording was made by French inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville when he recorded a young lady, believed by historians to be his daughter, singing “Au Clair de la Lune”. Rock history records that The song was captured on a “phonautograph”, a device that engraved sound waves onto a sheet of paper blackened by the smoke of an oil lamp. Rock history records that The event took place seventeen years before Thomas Edison invented his phonograph.

Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer win the Best Original Song Academy Award for “Moon River”, as played by Audrey Hepburn in the film Breakfast At Tiffany’s . The song also captured the 1962 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year .

Rock history records that Capitol and Vee Jay Records settle their feud out of court over the rights to recordings by The Beatles . Capitol contended in the suit that Vee Jay’s rights to The Beatles had been called off on August 8th, 1963 for non-payment of royalties. Vee Jay was forced to stop selling “From Me To You”, “Please Please Me”, “Love Me Do” and other early Beatle issues.

Rolling Stones appear on British TV’s Ready Steady Go! Rock history records that , where they perform “Off The Hook”, “Little Red Rooster” and “Around And Around”.

Rock history records that Bruce Johnston joins The Beach Boys , replacing Glen Campbell , who was playing bass on the road and singing Brian Wilson’s vocal parts.

Issued the previous month, “Monday, Monday” by The Mamas And The Papas entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #79. Rock history records that Denny Doherty, who sang lead on the track, would later say that he thought very little of the song when they recorded it. Rock history records that “Nothing about it stood out to me; it was a dumb f–kin’ song about a day of the week.” Backed by studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew, the record would climb to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, the Cashbox Best Sellers list, and Canada’s RPM chart. Rock history records that In the UK, it rose to #3.

Rock history records that The Righteous Brothers reach the top of the Billboard singles chart for the second time with “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration”. Rock history records that It was a #15 hit in the UK. Rock history records that Billboard ranked the record as the #3 single for 1966.

Columbia Records releases Bob Dylan ‘s album, “Nashville Skyline” which will peak at #3 on Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and #1 on UK Top 75. Rock history records that The LP contains the hit single, “Lay Lady Lay”, which rose to #7 on the Hot 100 and #5 in the UK.

Paul McCartney reveals a “temporary break with The Beatles “, citing “personal differences” and adding that he will no longer record with John Lennon. Rock history records that Paul disapproved of Yoko Ono and of Beatles financial advisor Allen Klein. When a reporter called Lennon to comment upon McCartney’s resignation, John stated, “Paul hasn’t left. I sacked him.” A week after McCartney’s announcement he issued his first solo album, spelling the end of The Beatles.

Ringo Starr issued the non-album single “It Don’t Come Easy”, which would peak at #4 in both the UK and America. Writing credit went to just Ringo, but he was presented with a lot of help from George Harrison, as the track, minus Ringo’s vocal and the horns, was already completed when George gave it to him. Rock history records that Backing vocals were provided by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger, who were also signed to The Beatles’ Apple Records. Rock history records that This was Ringo’s first hit record as a solo artist as his cover of “Beaucoups of Blues” quit climbing at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 a year earlier. He would enjoy eleven more Top 40 hits over the next ten years, among them “Photograph” and “You’re Sixteen”, both of which topped the chart.

Rock history records that Folk hero Phil Ochs hanged himself at his sister’s house in Queens, New York after a long battle with bipolar disorder and alcoholism. Rock history records that He was 35. During his lifetime he issued eight albums and nine singles, many of which were of the political protest variety.

Rock history records that ABBA earned their only number 1 hit in the United States when “Dancing Queen” went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that The song also led the charts in 13 other countries. Vocalist Agnetha Faltskog later stated: “It’s often difficult to know what will be a hit. The exception was ‘Dancing Queen’. We all knew it was going to be massive.”

David Bowie ‘s single “Let’s Dance”, the title track from his 1983 album of the same name, climbed to #1 on the UK Official Singles Chart, where it started a three-week reign at the top. Selling over three million copies worldwide, it went on to become the biggest hit of his career to that point. Six weeks later, the song also climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to top the charts in over a dozen other countries.

Rock history records that Dave Clark ‘s musical Time opened at London’s Dominion Theatre, starring Cliff Richard . Rock history records that Despite poor reviews, the show ran for two years.

Brook Benton, most often remembered for “The Boll Weevil Song” (#2 in 1960), “Hotel Happiness” (#3 in 1962) and “A Rainy Night In Georgia” (#4 in 1970), died of complications from spinal meningitis aged 57. Along with his own twenty-four Billboard Top 40 hits, Benton also penned “A Lover’s Question” by Clyde McPhatter and “The Stroll” by The Diamonds. Rock history records that His real name was Benjamin Franklin Peay.

Rock history records that Dave Prater of Sam And Dave was killed in a car accident near Sycamore, Georgia while driving to his mother’s house. Rock history records that He was 50 years old. Rock history records that The original duo had split on New Year’s Eve, 1981 and Prater continued to tour as The New Sam And Dave Revue with Sam Daniels.

Rock history records that Billy Ocean’s “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car”, from the movie License To Drive , tops the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of a two week stay. Rock history records that It also rose to #1 in six other countries and made it to #3 in the UK, making it Ocean’s sixth and last Top Ten hit there.

Bill Wyman, the 52-year-old bassist of the Rolling Stones, revealed plans to marry 19-year old Mandy Smith. Rock history records that The two had been dating since she was 13 with the consent of her mother, despite their 33 year age difference. Rock history records that Mandy would move out of their Suffolk estate just weeks after the wedding and the pair divorced in 1991. She was issued a settlement then worth a reported US $880,000.

Rock history records that Pink Floyd ‘s album, “The Division Bell” entered the UK Official Albums Chart at #1, where it would stay for four weeks. Rock history records that It would also debut at the top the Billboard 200 in America and reach the pinnacle in eighteen other countries around the globe. Rock history records that It was certified three times platinum by the RIAA on January 29, 1999 for shipments of three million units in the United States.

Mae Boren Axton, who co-penned the Elvis Presley hit “Heartbreak Hotel”, was discovered dead at her home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Rock history records that She was 82. Axton’s songs were also recorded by Country stars as Patsy Cline, Faron Young and Hank Snow. She was the mother of singer / songwriter Hoyt Axton who penned Three Dog Night’s “Joy To The World”.

Rock history records that The parents of Grammy-winning recording artist “Weird Al” Yankovic were found dead in their home, apparent victims of carbon monoxide poisoning. Rock history records that The bodies of Nick Yankovic, 86, and his wife, Mary, 81, were discovered by members of the family. Rock history records that A closed fireplace flue was eventually blamed for the tragedy.

Elton John played in concert at New York’s Radio City Music Hall to raise funds for Hillary Clinton’s US Presidential campaign. Rock history records that With ticket prices ranging from $125 to $2,300, the effort took in over $2.5 million.

Randy Cain, a founding member of The Delfonics, died aged 63. The Philadelphia Soul group reached the Billboard Top 40 six times, among them “La-La Means I Love You” (#4 in 1968) and “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time” (#10 in 1970).

Rock history records that Following a contentious interview where he described Canadian audiences as “mashed potatoes without gravy,” Billy Bob Thornton and his band, The Boxmasters are booed at their show in Toronto while opening for Willie Nelson. Rock history records that Thornton would later say that the “gravy” comment was meant about the interviewer, not the folks in the crowd. The following day the band called off their remaining two Canadian dates.

Rock history records that The passing of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher prompted a huge resurgence of the song “Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead”, taken from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz . Fueled by campaigns on Twitter and Facebook and Twitter, the tune soared up to ninth place on the UK iTunes downloads chart and second place on Amazon singles downloads charts. Rock history records that A Stamford, Connecticut band called The Fifth Estate took a Rock ‘n’ Roll version of the song to #11 in the US in 1967.

Fleetwood Mac officially revealed that they had fired guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and replaced him with Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Neil Finn of Crowded House for their upcoming tour.

Rock history records that Nearly fifty-five years after placing “Subterranean Homesick Blues” on Billboard’s Top 40 chart, Bob Dylan enjoyed his very first number one hit in the US. Rock history records that “Murder Most Foul”, a song about the assassination of American President John F. Rock history records that Kennedy in 1963, climbed to the top of the Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales chart thanks to 10,000 downloads and 1.8 million streams.

Rock history records that After vowing that he would only perform his father’s 1971 song, “Imagine” if it was the end of the world, Julien Lennon did just that during a benefit for Ukrainian refugees. Closing out a televised European Union pledge drive that raised $10.1 billion in grants and loans for the cause, the 59-year-old singer stated “The war on Ukraine is an unimaginable tragedy… As a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could.”