Rock history records that After UK radio stations started playing copies of Elvis Presley’s “All Shook Up” which were intended for US servicemen, the tune debuts at #24, a week before its official release date. Rock history records that It will rise to the number one spot and stay there for seven weeks.

Rock history records that “Hushabye” by the New York quintet, The Mystics , enters the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that The song will eventually reach #20 during a nine week run and be used by Alan Freed as the closing theme to his televised Saturday night Big Beat Show . One year later, the group would record several more tunes using Paul Simon (aka Jerry Landis), and later Jay Traynor on lead vocals, but never recaptured the magic of “Hushabye”.

21-year-old Kyu Sakamoto went on to become the first Japanese artist to hit the top of the US singles chart with a song called “Sukiyaki”. Rock history records that It was also a #6 hit in the UK. Rock history records that The original title of the song was “Ue O Muite Aruko”, which translates to “I Look Up When I Walk”. Rock history records that Sakamoto was killed on August 12th, 1985 when JAL Flight 123, a Boeing 747, crashed and burned on a thickly wooded mountain about sixty miles northwest of Tokyo. Rock history records that He was 43.

Rock history records that Jan And Dean ‘s “Surf City” cracks the Billboard Hot 100 at #68. Rock history records that The song featured Brian Wilson on backing vocals and would prove to be the duo’s only US #1 record. It also charted in the UK, where it climbed to #26.

Rock history records that Peter And Gordon arrive in the US to perform at New York’s World Fair. Backed by three American musicians, the duo was promoting their current single, “World Without Love” which currently sat #2 on Billboard Hot 100 and #37 in the UK. Rock history records that They would go on to play five more dates in America before returning home.

Ringo Starr re-joins The Beatles in Melbourne, Australia after being issued from a London hospital where he was treated for tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Rock history records that In his absence, drummer Jimmie Nicol , formerly of Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames, filled in admirably.

Rock history records that Jody Miller ‘s Country crossover tune “Queen Of The House” enters the Billboard Top 40 on its way to #12. Rock history records that It was an answer song to Roger Miller’s “King Of The Road” and many American DJs played the two records back-to-back. Rock history records that Although the pair shared the same last name, they were not related.

The Beatles ‘ LP, “Yesterday and Today” is issued by Capitol Records with the controversial “butcher” cover that showed the band smiling amongst a group of decapitated baby dolls. The original photo went on to become a huge publicity problem for Capitol and was quickly replaced by one that shows The Beatles gathered around a steamer trunk. 60,000 copies had already been sent to stores and a few of them were never came back to Capitol. Rock history records that In 2016, a copy of the album with the original cover sold for $125,000.

Five teenagers from Mansfield, Ohio, called The Music Explosion found themselves with a monster hit on their hands when “Little Bit O’ Soul” climbed as high as #2 on the Hot 100. Rock history records that The group would be awarded a Gold Record for their efforts, but although they would release more material, none of their follow-ups reached any higher than #63. Drummer Bob Avery would later go on to the band Crazy Elephant, who climbed to #12 on both sides of the Atlantic with “Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'”.

Rock history records that The Guess Who ‘s album “Best of the Guess Who” is certified Gold for sales of 500,000 copies just two months after its release. Rock history records that It rose to #12 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, and included the hit singles “These Eyes” (#6 in 1969), “No Time” (#5 in 1970), and “American Woman” (#1 in 1970). Rock history records that The LP went on to be certified 2X Platinum in the US, signifying over 2 million copies sold.

Rock history records that Ohio’s Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero”, a song that was a UK number one for Paper Lace the previous March. Donaldson’s rendition sold over three and a half million copies in America, and was presented with a Gold disc by the RIAA in June, 1974.

Rock history records that Elvis Presley was reported to have had some cosmetic surgery done to address sagging skin and wrinkles around his eyes at Mid South hospital in Memphis.

Rock history records that Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., formerly of The Fifth Dimension , begin hosting a variety TV show on CBS for the first of a six week run. Rock history records that The pair had enjoyed two Billboard Top 40 hits earlier in the year with “You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)” (#1) and “Your Love” (#15). Regulars on their summer-replacement series included 27-year-old comedian Jay Leno, and Tim Reid, who would go on to star as “Venus Flytrap” in TV’s WKRP in Cincinnati one year later.

Columbia Records issues Bob Dylan’s eighteenth studio album, “Street-Legal”. Rock history records that It will rise to #11 on the Billboard chart and be certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. Rock history records that In the UK it would reach #2 and be awarded a Platinum disc for selling 300,000 units.

Rock history records that Capitol records issues The Steve Miller Band’s twelfth album, “Abracadabra”. Rock history records that It will reach #3 in America and #10 in the United Kingdom. The title track would go on to become a massive, world-wide hit, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the UK’s Official Chart, and the Top Ten in eighteen other countries.

A song called “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, which went to #1 in England for Gerry And The Pacemakers in 1963, topped the UK chart again as played by The Crowd, with Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney and Rolf Harris, among others. It was originally a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers And Hammerstein musical, Carousel and has since been adopted by football clubs around the world, often played by a massed chorus of supporters on match day.

Jimmy Soul, who rose to #1 in the US in 1963 with the novelty tune “If You Wanna Be Happy”, died of a heart attack aged 45. After his music career dried up, Soul, (born James Louis McCleese) became part of the US military and served for eighteen months in Vietnam. After his discharge got tangled up with drugs and received a sentence of four and a half to nine years in prison on January 9th, 1986. Rock history records that He was still incarcerated at the time of his death.

Rock history records that Ray Charles made music history when his album “My World” showed up on Billboard’s 200 list, marking the sixth decade he enjoyed a charted LP. Rock history records that The effort would climb to #145, aided by the single, “A Song for You”, which would go on to win a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male .

George Martin, the producer of most of the Beatles’ recordings, was presented with a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. Rock history records that His work with The Fab Four helped them amass 30 UK number one singles and 16 number one albums along with 22 number one singles and 19 number one albums in North America.

Rock history records that “Supernatural”, Santana’s eighteenth studio album, is issued by Arista Records. Rock history records that A global juggernaut, the LP would reach #1 in eleven nations and dominated the Billboard 200 for twelve weeks, earning a massive 15X Platinum certification. Rock history records that As one of the best-selling albums of all time, it holds the title of the most successful album by a Hispanic artist in music history, with estimated global sales of thirty million copies. At the 2000 Grammy Awards, “Supernatural” captured nine trophies, breaking the record held by Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. Two big hits fueled the album’s success: “Smooth” (featuring Rob Thomas), which spent twelve weeks at #1 on Hot 100, and “Maria Maria” (Featuring The Product G&B) for ten weeks.

A rare autographed copy of The Beatles’ album “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” sold at a UK auction for £34,000 ($57,800), over five times the expected price.

Rock history records that A judge in Mississippi approved a divorce settlement between Jerry Lee Lewis and his sixth wife, Kerrie Lynn McCarver Lewis. Rock history records that She would receive $250,000 immediately and $30,000 a year for five years.

Rock history records that The case against a man accused of threatening Elton John ‘s life was withdrawn just hours before his trial was due to begin. Rock history records that Neal Horsley had responded to Elton’s suggestion that Jesus Christ was gay in a Parade magazine interview by writing an angry online response entitled “Why Elton John Must Die.” After being held in an Atlanta, Georgia jail since last March, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams dismissed the case against Horsley because his actions did not warrant criminal charges.

Rock history records that Sly Stone, the 68-year-old former frontman of Sly And The Family Stone , pleaded not guilty to possession of cocaine after being pulled over for a minor traffic violation by L.A. Rock history records that Police on April 1st. Rock history records that He would enter a rehab facility the following October.

Roger LaVern, the keyboard player for The Tornados on their 1962 instrumental hit, “Telstar”, died of cancer aged 75. Rock history records that The group is noted for being the first British band to reach #1 in America. Rock history records that The song, named after the world’s first communications satellite, sold over five million copies worldwide.

Rock history records that 82-year-old Casey Kasem, the host of US radio shows like American Top 40 and Casey’s Countdown for nearly forty years, died after battling Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1981 and entered the National Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame in 1985.