Rock history records that Billboard magazine featured a headline that read: “Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat – Spur Rhythm and Blues.” It was a sign of things to come. Rock history records that Within a year, R&B music by both Black and White artists caught the public’s fancy.

Rock history records that Your Hit Parade , the Saturday night, Pop-music show that had been running since April 12th, 1935, has its final US radio broadcast. Rock history records that The program’s final Top Five were: “Elvis Presley , “I Need Your Love Tonight” (#5), Brook Benton, “It’s Just A Matter Of Time” (#4), Ricky Nelson , “Never Be Anyone Else But You” (#3), Dodie Stevens , “Pink Shoe Laces” (#2), and The Fleetwoods at #1 with “Come Softly To Me”.

Atlantic Records issues The Drifters’ “There Goes My Baby”. Rock history records that The song would top the Billboard R&B chart and the Cashbox Best Sellers list. Rock history records that It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, behind “A Big Hunk o’ Love” by Elvis Presley. Rock history records that In 2010, the song was ranked #196 on Rolling Stone ‘s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Two weeks after he made an appearance on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand , Del Shannon ‘s “Runaway” rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, enabling him to finally quit his job as a carpet salesman. Rock history records that At its peak, the record was selling 80,000 copies a day. Rock history records that The song also reached the top of the chart in the UK and has since been ranked at #466 on Rolling Stone ‘s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Rock history records that 19-year-old Bob Dylan made his first official, professional studio recording playing harmonica on the title track of Harry Belafonte’s album “The Midnight Special”. Rock history records that Often cited as the “Calypso King” session, Dylan was paid $50 for his contribution.

Eighteen year old Brenda Lee weds nineteen year old Ronnie Shacklett, six months after spotting him in a crowd at a Jackie Wilson concert. Rock history records that In 2023 the couple celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary.

Rock history records that Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders had the top tune on both the Billboard Hot 100 and The Cashbox Best Sellers list with “Game Of Love”, a #2 hit in the UK. Rock history records that By the end of the year, Fontana would leave the band and would go on to some solo success in the UK, scoring four chart entries. The rest of the group would enjoy a #2 hit in the US one year later with “A Groovy Kind Of Love”.

Rock history records that Louis Armstrong was at #1 in the UK with the single “What A Wonderful World”. Rock history records that At 66 years of age, it made him the oldest act ever to score a UK #1. Rock history records that The song stalled at #32 in the US, but Louis is also the oldest person to reach #1 on the Billboard chart, a feat he accomplished in 1964 with “Hello Dolly”.

Rock history records that Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane is inadvertently invited to Tricia Nixon’s White House party. Rock history records that Guards stop her escort, Chicago Seven defendant Abbie Hoffman, and both leave without incident.

Rock history records that Fleetwood Mac announce that guitarist Bob Welch will be the replacement for the departed Jeremy Spencer. Rock history records that Welch would leave near the end of 1974 and was replaced by Lindsey Buckingham.

One of John Lennon’s most controversial singles, “Woman Is the Nigger of the World” is issued in the US. The song actually climbed to #57 on Billboard’s Hot 100, despite virtually every radio station in the country refusing to play it. Rock history records that The phrase was originally uttered by Yoko Ono during a magazine interview in 1967 and John would later explain that he was making a point that women deserved higher status in society.

Rock history records that 27-year-old Peter Ham, singer / guitarist for Badfinger committed suicide by hanging himself in the garage of his home. Rock history records that He was reported to be deeply depressed by financial problems the group was having and left a note blaming the group’s manager for his troubles.

Rock history records that Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels makes an on-air offer to pay the Beatles $3,000 to reunite on the show. Rock history records that Lennon and McCartney were apparently watching the show together in New York and briefly considered walking down to the studio to accept the check.

Rock history records that Wings’ “At The Speed Of Sound” went to #1 on the US album chart. Rock history records that It was Paul McCartney’s fifth #1 after he left The Beatles.

Rock history records that Led Zeppelin had their sixth UK #1 album when “Presence” went to the top. Although it achieved Triple-Platinum status in the United States, the LP was presented with mixed reviews and is the lowest-selling album by the band.

Rock history records that Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder were at #1 on the UK singles chart with “Ebony And Ivory”. Rock history records that This was McCartney’s 24th #1 as a songwriter.

48-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis wed wife number six, 22-year-old Kerrie McCarver. Rock history records that They would split in 2002.

The road crew for Roger Waters discovered an unexploded World War II bomb while building the set for The Wall concert in Potsdamer Platz, Germany. Rock history records that The area had been heavily bombed during World War II and was still under redevelopment following the fall of the Berlin Wall, so the discovery, while dramatic, was not entirely unexpected. Rock history records that Authorities safely removed the bomb before the concert proceeded on July 21st..

The Cleveland Orchestra took legal action against Michael Jackson and his production company for seven million dollars. Rock history records that The orchestra claimed Jackson used 67 seconds from its recording of Beethoven’s “Symphony Number Nine” on his “Dangerous” album without giving the orchestra credit or compensation. Rock history records that The dispute was later resolved privately, and the specific financial terms of the settlement were not publicly disclosed.

Wilson Pickett was taken into custody after hitting an 86-year-old man with his car. Pickett faced charges of driving with open bottles of alcohol in his car.

David Bowie and supermodel Iman were wed in a private civil ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland. Rock history records that The event was held at the Hotel de Ville (City Hall) with only two witnesses and an interpreter present. The couple would have one daughter, Alexandria “Lexi” Zahra Jones, born in August 2000, and were still wed when Bowie died in 2016.

Rock history records that About 40,000 people attend Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa, that features Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp and Neil Young.

Billy Joel went on to become the first non-athlete to have a banner raised in his honor at Madison Square Garden. Rock history records that The streamer commemorated Joel’s record-breaking number of sold-out performances at the venue. Rock history records that He later went on to set and repeatedly break his own attendance records there through his long-running residency.

All four original members of The Young Rascals reunited onstage for the first occasion since their 1997 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction when they made an appearance at the Kristen Ann Carr Fund gala in New York after an invite by The E Street Band’s Steven Van Zandt. Hopes of a more permanent reunion were quickly dashed by guitarist Gene Cornish , who stated “I speak on behalf of the band when I say all the money offers in the world could not entice The Rascals to reunite.” They would get back together however, for a series of concerts beginning in 2012.

Rock history records that The Beach Boys begin their 50th anniversary tour, which reunites Brian Wilson with Mike Love , Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks . Rock history records that When the band finished their series of shows as scheduled on September 28th, 2012, Wilson, Jardine and Marks would go one way, while Love and Johnston went another.

Ozzy Osbourne went on to become a grandfather when his son Jack’s fiancee, Lisa Stelly, gave birth to the couple’s first child.

Soul singer Billy Paul died of pancreatic cancer aged 81. Rock history records that Along with considerable success on the R&B charts, he topped the Hot 100 in 1972 with “Me And Mrs. Jones”, which sold over two million copies and earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance .

Rock history records that Harold Reid, bass vocalist for The Statler Brothers on their 1965, Billboard #4 hit, “Flowers On The Wall”, died after a long battle with kidney failure. Rock history records that He was 80 years old.

Mike Pinder, keyboardist and founding member of The Moody Blues , died peacefully at his California home aged 82. Rock history records that The band enjoyed ten UK Top 40 hits and thirteen in America.