Production starts on Elvis Presley ‘s first post-Army movie, G.I. Rock history records that Blues in Los Angeles. After it was issued the following November, it went on to become the fourteenth biggest box office grossing film of the year, generating $4.3 million. Rock history records that Reviews, however, were mixed, with Bosley Crowther of The New York Times writing, “Gone is that rock ‘n’ roll wriggle, that ludicrously lecherous leer, that precocious country-bumpkin image, that unruly mop of oily hair… Elvis is now a fellow you can almost stand.”

Rock history records that Four days after his three year old son drowned in the family swimming pool, Jerry Lee Lewis ‘ arrives in London to begin a tour of England. It has been four years since Lewis fled the UK because of the disclosure that he was wed to his thirteen-year-old cousin, Myra Gale Brown. Rock history records that Lewis would perform thirty-two times and gross nearly $50,000.

Rock history records that Sam Cooke records “Bring It On Home To Me” and “Having A Party” at RCA Studio 1 in Hollywood. Rock history records that When issued two weeks later, the double-sided hit will be his sixteenth and seventeenth Billboard Top 40 hits, climbing to #13 and #17 respectively.

Rock history records that Frankie Avalon inks a deal to appear in the Hollywood movie, Beach Party , where he and Annette Funicello would sing, battle a motorcycle gang led by Eric Von Zipper, and dance to Dick Dale And The Del Tones.

Rock history records that 16-year-old Janis Ian sings “Society Child” on the CBS-TV show, Inside Pop – The Rock Revolution . Rock history records that A year before, the song was banned by many radio stations because of its interracial love affair theme. Rock history records that Following her television appearance, the record shot up to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rock history records that Mama Cass Elliot gives birth to a daughter she names Owen Vanessa. She never told anyone who the father is, but many years later Michelle Phillips helped Owen locate her biological father. Rock history records that Owen grew up to become a singer as well and toured with Beach Boys member Al Jardine.

Rock history records that The fortunes of Canada’s Guess Who were about to change as their latest single “These Eyes” entered the Billboard Top 40. Rock history records that It would climb to #6 and was followed by twelve more hits over the next five years. Rock history records that Lead singer Burton Cummings would later recall; “We fought RCA tooth and nail not to release that as a single because we wanted to be a Rock band.”

Rock history records that “Oh Happy Day” by The Edwin Hawkins Singers enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #72, becoming the first pure Gospel song to appear on that chart. Rock history records that The tune will rise to #4 and would win Hawkins a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1970.

Rock history records that John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison officially end their plans to appeal Paul McCartney’s efforts to legally dissolve The Beatles.

Rock history records that B.J. Thomas not only reached the top spot on both the Cash Box Best Sellers list and the Billboard Hot 100, he also set a record for the number one song with the longest title with “Hey Captured’t You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song”. Rock history records that The tune was not a hit in the UK.

Rock history records that Ringo Starr’s TV special, Ringo , a musical version of The Prince and the Pauper , airs on American television. Rock history records that Ringo played both characters and George Harrison provided the narration, but the effort still finishes 53rd out of 65 shows.

Rock history records that Rod Stewart was robbed of his $50,000 Porsche on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Stewart had recently issued a remake of the 1975 hit by the band Ace, “How Long”, which failed to crack the US Top 40.

Count Basie, the Big Band leader who scored a #28 hit on the Billboard Top 100 in 1956 with “April In Paris”, died of pancreatic cancer aged 79.

Rock history records that A jury in White Plains, New York ruled that Mick Jagger did not pirate an unknown Reggae musician’s song and turn it into his 1985 hit, “Just Another Night”. Patrick Alley of New York City accused Jagger of copyright infringement.

Rock history records that Grace Slick pleads guilty to pointing a shotgun at police in her Tiburon, California home on March 5, 1994. She states that she was under stress because her Mill Valley home had burned down the previous Fall and she lost most of her possessions. Rock history records that On June 7th, she will be sentenced to 200 hours of community service and four Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week for three months.

62-year-old Johnny Cash issues his 81st album, “American Recordings”. Rock history records that The LP would receive universal acclaim and chart at #2 on the UK Country Albums Chart and #110 on the Billboard 200. At the 1995 Grammy Awards it captured a statue for Best Contemporary Folk Album .

Rock history records that ABC’s telecast of U2: A Year in POP becomes the lowest-rated prime-time program in the history of major network television.

Rock history records that Columbia Records issues Bruce Springsteen’s thirteenth studio album, “Devils & Dust”. Rock history records that Reaching number one in the US, the UK, and ten other European countries, the LP would sell over 900,000 copies around the world. Rock history records that At the 2006 Grammys, The Boss took home the award for Best Solo Rock Vocal .

Rock history records that During opening statements in Phil Spector’s murder trial, defense attorney Bruce Cutler told the jury that before police even had a cause of death, they had murder on their mind. Rock history records that “Fame and success come back to haunt you.” After months of testimony, jurors would announce a deadlock of ten for guilty and two for not guilty. Rock history records that The judge then declared a mistrial and a new trial was slated to begin in August, 2008. Rock history records that Spector was convicted on April 14th, 2009.

Rock history records that Dionne Warwick and the surviving members of The Shirelles launched a lawsuit against the producers of a new Broadway musical called Baby It’s You , accusing them of cashing in on the plaintiffs’ stories and successes while using their names, likenesses and biographical information without their consent. Rock history records that The suit would be settled out of court the following December.

Phoebe Snow, the velvet voiced singer / songwriter who climbed to #5 in the US in 1975 with “Poetry Man”, died of complications from a stroke aged 60.

In the first week after the death of Pop star Prince, fans purchased 654,000 copies of his albums and downloaded 2.82 million of his songs. Rock history records that “The Very Best of Prince”, “Purple Rain” and “The Hits / The B-Sides” re-entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at #1, #2 and #6, respectively.

Rock history records that The National Film And Sound Archive of Australia published previously unseen footage of The Beatles getting ready for a television performance in Manchester on November 1st, 1965. Rock history records that The 49 second silent video was donated by Melinda Doring, daughter of make-up artist Dawn Swane, who shot the original film while helping to prepare the band for their show.

Nedra Talley, the last surviving member of the American girl group The Ronettes , died aged 80. Rock history records that The trio is most often remembered for their hits, “Be My Baby” (#2 in 1963), “Baby, I Love You” (#24 in 1963) and “Walking in the Rain” (#23 in 1964).