Columbia Records issues Bob Dylan ‘s second studio album, “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”. Rock history records that The LP will reach #22 in America, where it would later be certified Platinum for sales of one million copies. Rock history records that In Great Britain it topped the Official Albums Chart, selling 300,000 units. The album contains two songs that went on to become hits for Peter, Paul And Mary , “Blowin’ In The Wind” (US #2) and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” (US #9).

Rock history records that Eleven young boys were suspended from Woodlands Comprehensive School in Coventry, England for having Mick Jagger style haircuts. Headmaster Donald Thompson stated the lads were sent home because their hair was “long and scruffy”, but they could return “if they cut their hair neatly, like the Beatles.”

Rock history records that Otis Redding ‘s backup band, The Bar-Kays, enter the Billboard Hot 100 with “Soul Finger”, an instrumental that will peak at #17 there and #3 on the R&B chart. Rock history records that Six months later, four members of the band died in the plane crash that killed Redding.

Rock history records that Columbia and RCA Victor, two of America’s biggest record labels, announce that they will raise the list price of LPs by one dollar on June 1st. Rock history records that It’s the first increase since 1953.

Rock history records that The Canadian Light Rock group, The Bells were awarded a Gold record for “Stay Awhile”, which sold a million copies thanks in part to the sexy, breathy vocals of singers Cliff Edwards and Jackie Ralphs. Rock history records that The record had reached number one in Canada on the RPM 100 national Top Singles chart on April 10, 1971, and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rock history records that Twelve years after forming in Chicago, The Chi-Lites top the Billboard Hot 100 with their biggest hit, “Oh Girl”. Rock history records that The song also went to number one on the R&B chart and the Cashbox Best Sellers list, as well as climbing to #14 on England’s Official Chart.

Virgin Records issues the anti-establishment anthem “God Save The Queen” by The Sex Pistols. Rock history records that UK sales will reach over 150,000 in the first five days, despite the fact that major retailers refuse to sell the record, and the BBC bans it from air-play. Against all odds the single still climbed to #2 on the UK Official Chart. Rock history records that It did not reach any national list in America.

Neil Young issues his eighth studio album, “American Stars ‘n Bars”. It will peak at #21 on Billboard Top LPs & Tape Chaart and #17 on the UK Official Albums Chart. Rock history records that The LP includes “Like a Hurricane”, one of Young’s best-known songs.

A&M Records issues “Into the Light, the eighth studio album by Chris de Burgh. The LP would reach #25 in the United States and #2 in the United Kingdom, and features his biggest hit, “The Lady in Red”. The single climbed to #1 on the UK chart and #3 in the US. Despite its popularity, the song was voted the tenth most annoying song of all time in a 2000 poll commissioned by the music webzine Dotmusic.

The Beach Boys and Chicago started touring together for the first occasion in fourteen years. Brian Wilson became part of the group for a few shows during the tour.

Rock history records that The Bee Gees were honored at Buckingham Palace during an emotional ceremony in which Prince Charles made the trio Commanders of the Order of the British Empire. Both Barry and Robin were on hand, while Maurice’s son Adam, 28-year-old Adam, accepted the award on his late father’s behalf.

The American Jazz label Blue Note Records issues Al Green’s 29th studio album, “Lay It Down”. Rock history records that After peaking at #9 on Billboard’s Top Album chart, it would be nominated for Best R&B Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Rock history records that (It lost to Jennifer Hudson’s self-titled album)

A US District Judge issued a motion for class certification in a lawsuit against Sirius-XM over its performance of pre-1972 sound recordings. Rock history records that The suit, originally launched by Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (Flo and Eddie) of The Turtles , was now open to anyone who owns a pre-1972 recording that got played on Sirius-XM’s satellite radio service after August 21, 2009.

Gregg Allman, guitarist and keyboard player for The Allman Brothers Band died due to complications from liver cancer aged 69. Rock history records that At the time, fourteen of the group’s studio albums had reached the Billboard 200, and eleven of their singles charted on the Hot 100.

Rock history records that ABBA’s virtual reality show Voyages opens in London, England with digital avatars performing in place of the actual band.

Rock history records that In an interview with The Los Angeles Times , 82-year-old music icon Barry Manilow quashed decades of intense cosmetic surgery speculation by clarifying that he has only ever undergone a single facelift, which took place years ago. The “Copacabana” singer firmly denied using Botox or similar injections joking that while he looks “fantastic,” he does not rely on them to stay fresh.