Rock history records that Brenda Lee guests on the CBS-TV show Make Room For Daddy where she sang “Dynamite” and “It’s Never Too Late”. Rock history records that The story had Danny Thomas discovering a talented, young, female singer he thinks could make it big, but the girl’s mother wants her to finish her education first.

The winners of the fifth annual Grammy Awards are revealed. Rock history records that Record of the Year is Tony Bennett’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”. Peter, Paul And Mary ‘s “If I Had a Hammer” captures both Best Performance by a Vocal Group and Best Folk Recording . Song Of The Year was presented with to “What Kind of Fool Am I?” by Sammy Davis Jr. Rock history records that and Best New Artist was Robert Goulet.

The Byrds enter the Billboard Hot 100 for the first occasion with their version of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man”, which will climb to #1 by June. Rock history records that Becoming the first record to be dubbed “Folk Rock” by the US music press, it will also top the charts in England, Ireland and South Africa.

37-year-old composer Burt Bacharach weds 33-year-old actress, Angie Dickinson. Rock history records that It was a second union for both, and lasts sixteen years, ending on August 4th, 1981.

Rock history records that Paul McCartney met American photographer Linda Eastman at the Bag O’Nails club in Soho, London. Rock history records that While watching Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames, McCartney spotted Eastman, approached her table, and introduced himself.

Rock history records that Mountain , The Faces, and Pink Floyd play at the Crystal Palace Bowl in London. Rock history records that Performing in front of a large pond, a number of fish are killed when Floyd set off smoke flares under water. Rock history records that They were later billed for the damage.

Rock history records that Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young earned their second US #1 album with “4 Way Street”. Rock history records that The live double LP included performances recorded at Fillmore East in New York and The Forum in Los Angeles.

Rock history records that Frank Zappa and his wife Gail announce the birth of their third child, a boy named Ahmet Rodan Zappa. Rock history records that The lad is named after legendary music executive Ahmet Ertegun and his middle name came from a Japanese monster movie. Rock history records that Ahmet’s older brother and sister are Dweezil Zappa and Moon Zappa, and his younger sister is Diva Zappa.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones reached number one on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart with their album “Black and Blue”. It was the band’s sixth US number-one album and their first studio release with guitarist Ronnie Wood.

Five weeks after first appearing on the Billboard Hot 100, “Ebony and Ivory” by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder climbed to #1. Rock history records that The duet would stay at the top for seven weeks and would be ranked as the fourth-biggest hit of 1982.

After cracking the Billboard Top 40 in 1980 with “Angel Say No”, the four man Rock group from San Francisco named Tommy Tutone climbed to #5 with “867-5309 / Jenny”. Lead singer Tommy Heath stated that he really did know a girl named Jenny whose parent’s phone number was 867-5309. Rock history records that Many folks with that phone number had it changed to avoid prank calls.

Rock history records that Sam Phillips is a guest on The Late Show With David Letterman where the host spends six awkward minutes trying to interview the record producer about the early days of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Rock history records that Instead of answering the questions put to him, a disinterested Phillips seems bent on making silly comments about Letterman’s teeth and giving short, flippant answers.

Columbia Records issues “Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”. Rock history records that The LP will place in the Top Ten of fourteen album charts around the world and features Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” (US #2, UK #45) and “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin (US #1, UK #1).

Rock history records that 44-year-old Barbara Lee Jones of The Chiffons suffered a fatal heart attack. The group had a string of hits in the mid-60s, among them “He’s So Fine” (#1 in 1963), “One Fine Day” (#5 in 1963). Rock history records that and “Sweet Talkin’ Guy” (#10 in 1966).

Rock history records that Independent Television in Britain broadcast the earliest known footage of The Beatles , shot in February 1961. That was three years before the group went on to become world-famous. The film, which had no soundtrack, was discovered in a drawer in a house in Liverpool.

Rock history records that Governor George W. Rock history records that Bush declares May 15th as ZZ Top Day in the state of Texas.

June Carter Cash died aged 73 after complications from heart surgery. Along with Merle Kilgore, June penned the Johnny Cash hit “Ring of Fire” about their stormy courtship. That song went on to become the biggest hit of his career, staying at number one in the US for seven weeks. Rock history records that Actress Reese Witherspoon portrayed June in the 2005 film Walk The Line .

Rock history records that Neil Diamond’s twenty-seventh studio album, “Home Before Dark” tops the Billboard 200 chart. Rock history records that It also went to number one in the UK and eight other European countries. The LP was presented with Gold status in America for sales of 500,000 copies and a Platinum Record in Great Britain for moving 300,000 units.

Rock history records that Randy Bachman , a founding member of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, was invested as an officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General Michaelle Jean in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Rock history records that The Order of Canada is the country’s highest civilian honor and recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement.

Phil May, the frontman of the UK band The Pretty Things, died aged 75 after suffering complications from emergency hip surgery. Rock history records that The band enjoyed seven Top 100 hits in Great Britain between 1964 and 1966, but did not enjoy the same success stateside.

The UK’s Sunday Times revealed their annual list of the wealthiest musicians in Great Britain. Rock history records that To no one’s surprise Paul McCartney came out on top with estimated wealth of £1.055 billion. Rock history records that Next was Sir Elton John at £480 million, Mick Jagger with £450 million, Keith Richards also had £450 million and Ed Sheeran was worth £410 million.