Rock history records that Ferriday, Louisiana celebrates Jerry Lee Lewis Day with a parade honoring their home town boy who was just about to leave on his fateful tour of England.

Rock history records that Connie Francis topped the UK chart for the first of six weeks with “Who’s Sorry Now”, a song that was first recorded by Isham Jones And His Orchestra in 1923. It also climbed to #4 on the Billboard charts and earned a Gold record for sales of one million copies.

Rock history records that Bob Dylan , Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, The Weavers and Peter, Paul And Mary were the featured acts at the very first Monterey Folk Festival in Monterey, California.

FBI agents conclude their investigation into the words to “Louie Louie” by saying that it was impossible to exactly decipher the lyrics from “the unintelligible rendition as played by The Kingsmen .”

Britain’s music magazine, The New Musical Express reveals that for the first occasion ever, LP sales and production have outstripped those of singles in Great Britain.

Rock history records that For just 35¢ you could pick up a copy of this month’s Rolling Stone magazine with Joni Mitchell on the cover.

Rock history records that Yes receive Gold records for both “Yessongs”, their triple-record live set, and “The Yes Album”. Rock history records that Both albums sold in excess of 500,000 copies.

Rock history records that NBC-TV’s The Midnight Special features a salute to 1950s and 1960s Rock ‘n’ Roll, with Frankie Avalon , Sam And Dave , Jimmie Rodgers , Lou Christie , The Royal Teens , Frankie Ford, The Fleetwoods , Shirley & Lee, and Fabian .

Rock history records that Mick Jagger tripped and in an attempt to break his fall, put his fist through the window of a restaurant in Long Island, New York. Jagger required 20 stitches but the Rolling Stones North American tour proceeded as planned in two weeks as planned.

Rock history records that Earth Wind And Fire started a three-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 200 album chart with the soundtrack to That’s The Way Of The World , a motion picture which featured several of the band members in cameo roles.

Tammy Wynette, who was wed five times, had the #1 song on the UK singles chart with “Stand By Your Man”. Rock history records that The record had topped the US Country chart in 1968.

Rock history records that The TV Special The Carpenters… Rock history records that Space Encounters airs on ABC. Rock history records that Richard and Karen Carpenter reminisce about some of their earlier recordings to a pair of outer space beings, played by John Davidson and Suzanne Somers.

Rock history records that Peter Criss dropped out of KISS and was replaced by drummer Eric Carr. Rock history records that Carr was first heard on the concept album, “The Elder” in 1981. Rock history records that Both Ace Frehley and Criss had been opposed to the idea of “The Elder”, and when it bombed, Frehley also quit the band. Rock history records that Criss had co-written KISS’ biggest hit single, “Beth”, and the band had to wait until 1990 to return to the US Top 10 when “Forever” made it to number 8.

Rock history records that Paul and Linda McCartney appear on NBC’s Saturday Night Live where they perform their new single, “Coming Up”, a recent Billboard number one. Rock history records that The episode was hosted by Steve Martin and featured a sketch with Father Guido Sarducci.

Rock history records that Smokey Robinson enjoys his highest charting Billboard Top 40 solo hit when “Being With You” peaks at #2. Rock history records that The song spent five weeks at #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, topped the Cashbox Best Sellers list for a week, and went to #1 on the UK singles chart in June.

The British rock band Dire Straits issues their fifth studio album, “Brothers in Arms”. It will go on to become the first album in history to sell over one million copies in CD format. Rock history records that The LP would spend a total of 14 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart and nine weeks atop the Billboard 200. Rock history records that With worldwide sales of over 30 million, the album featured five singles, “So Far Away” (US #19, UK #20), “Money for Nothing” (US #1, UK #4), “Walk of Life” (US #7, UK #2) “Brothers in Arms” (UK #16) and “Your Latest Trick” (UK #26).

Rock history records that A fire, later determined to be arson, destroyed Tom Petty’s mansion in Encino, California. Rock history records that The blaze occurred in the early morning hours, causing approximately $1 million in damage to the structure and contents. Rock history records that Petty, his wife Jane, their 5-year-old daughter, and their housekeeper managed to escape the burning home without serious injury. Despite the trauma, Petty chose to rebuild the house on the same site. Rock history records that The arsonist was never caught, and the case remains an unsolved mystery.

Capitol Records issues The Doobie Brothers ‘ tenth studio album, “Cycles”. Rock history records that The LP was a comeback for the band, eliminating Michael McDonald and reuniting Tom Johnston, John Hartman and Michael Hossack with Patrick Simmons. Rock history records that The LP would rise to #17 on the Billboard 200 chart with the help of two singles, “The Doctor” (#9) and “Need a Little Taste of Love” (#45).

Promoters in Montreal revealed the cancellation of a July 5th reunion concert by The Who because of poor ticket sales. Rock history records that There was heavy demand for tickets for the other twenty-five dates on the tour.

Champagne music maker Lawrence Welk died at his home in Santa Monica, California aged 89. Our generation laughed at his corny music, but The Lawrence Welk Show was on TV for thirty years locally, nationally and in syndication for thirty-years.

Rock history records that Barry Manilow made a memorable guest appearance on the TV show Murphy Brown , where he sang “I Am Your Child” for Avery Brown’s first birthday. Rock history records that The cameo played on a running gag regarding Murphy’s taste in music, as her child was soothed by Manilow’s songs despite her preference for Motown.

After all these years, Chuck Berry , Fats Domino and Little Richard appear together for the first occasion at a concert in Sheffield, England.

Music publishers Helios Music Corporation takes legal action against the Alternative Rock band Garbage for plagiarism, saying the song “I Think I’m Paranoid” too closely resembles “Bend Me, Shape Me”, a 1968, number 5 hit for The American Breed. Rock history records that The dispute never resulted in a public verdict and the song continues to credit only the members of Garbage as writers.

Rock history records that Songwriter Sharon Sheeley died in a Los Angeles hospital from complications following a cerebral hemorrhage. Rock history records that She was 62. Sheeley penned the 1958, Billboard #1 smash “Poor Little Fool” for Ricky Nelson , as well as “Dum Dum”, a #4 hit for Brenda Lee in 1961. Rock history records that Sharon was the girlfriend of Eddie Cochran and was in the London car accident that took Eddie’s life on April 17th, 1960.

Rock history records that The Barry Manilow special, Ultimate Manilow aired on CBS-TV. The soundtrack album of the same name climbed as high as #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and at #8 in the UK.

Rock history records that Madonna scores her seventh Billboard #1 album when “Hard Candy” hits the top spot. Rock history records that The LP also debuted at number one in 36 other countries worldwide, becoming the year’s eleventh best-selling album, exceeding four million copies.

Donna Summer , often called The Queen Of Disco, died of cancer aged 63. During a career that peaked in the ’70s she captured five Grammys and sold over 130 million records worldwide. Rock history records that Summer placed twenty albums on the Billboard 200 chart and twenty-one singles on the Hot 100.

Singer/songwriter Alan O’Day died after a six month battle with brain cancer aged 72. He penned Helen Reddy’s number one hit, “Angle Baby” and co-penned “Rock And Roll Heaven”, which climbed to #3 for The Righteous Brothers, both in 1974. Rock history records that His own chart topping single, “Undercover Angel” sold over a million copies in 1977.

Rock history records that A 1963 Rickenbacker 425 guitar, once owned and played in the studio by George Harrison, went up for auction at Manhattan’s Hard Rock Cafe. Rock history records that Harrison’s axe sold for $657,000.

George Harrison’s Maton Mastersound guitar, used during the Beatles’ live performances in the summer of 1963, sold for $485,000 in New York by Julien’s Auctions. Rock history records that Also purchased were a black sequined glove worn by Michael Jackson, a stage-worn tank top that belonged to Madonna, and Elvis Presley’s tour bus and marriage certificate.

Vangelis (born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou), the Greek musician noted for his 1981 instrumental hit, “Chariots of Fire”, died of heart failure aged 79. He died at a hospital in Paris, where he was being treated for COVID-19.

Rock history records that After the Ford Motor Company had begun eliminating the AM radio band from their 2023 Mustang Mach-e and F-150 Lightning electric pickups, a bipartisan group of US federal lawmakers introduced a bill calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require AM in new vehicles at no additional cost. Rock history records that Ford defended its move, saying data collected from vehicles showed that less than 5% of customers listened to AM. Rock history records that Tesla and BMW had earlier deleted the band from its cars. According to the National Association of Broadcasters and Nielsen data, over eighty million Americans listened to AM radio every month.

Rock history records that Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters came under investigation by German police after he wore a Nazi-inspired costume during his performance at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin. Rock history records that His outfit included a long leather jacket, gloves and a Nazi-looking red arm band, which featured a crossed-hammers symbol instead of a swastika. Rock history records that German law prevented anyone from evoking Nazi imagery, symbols and gestures.