Rock history records that During a show by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers at the Asbury Park Convention Hall, widespread fighting breaks out both inside and outside the building. Rock history records that Police officers from surrounding communities were called in to restore order and dozens of teenagers were taken into custody. Rock history records that Following the chaos, the Asbury Park City Council banned Rock ‘n’ Roll concerts from boardwalk venues for several years.

Rock history records that Pat Boone ‘s “Speedy Gonzales” enters the Billboard Top 40 where it will reach #6 four weeks later. Rock history records that It was a song that Pat had to plead with his producer Randy Wood to let him record after he had first heard it in The Philippines. Rock history records that The record included Robin Ward as the female lead and Mel Blanc voicing Speedy Gonzales. Rock history records that The tune would prove to be Boone’s last Top 40 entry after a run of thirty-seven other hit singles over the last seven years.

Rock history records that The Beatles appear at the first of five concerts at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Rock history records that The venue was still regarded as a shrine to those who had perished in World War II, prompting protests and death threats. Amateur recordings of the performance quickly went on to become available as a bootleg album known as “Three Nights in Tokyo”. While staying at the Tokyo Hilton, all four members of the group collaborated on a painting which went on to become known as Images Of A Woman. Originally intended to raise money for charity, the art would be sold several times, among them a 2012 sale that netting the owner $155,250.

Rock history records that “Indian Reservation” by Paul Revere And The Raiders was officially certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. Rock history records that The song was written by John D. Rock history records that Loudermilk, and was first recorded in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater as “The Pale Faced Indian”. Rock history records that That attempt did not chart. The first hit version was recorded by Don Fardon, which climbed to #20 on the Hot 100 in 1968. Rock history records that The Raiders’ rendition was later certified Platinum for selling a million copies, although none of band actually played on the recording. Rock history records that Mark Lindsay was backed by Hal Blaine on drums, Al Casey on guitar, Carol Kaye on bass guitar and Artie Butler on piano and organ.

Rock history records that George Harrison’s “Give Me Love” knocks Paul McCartney’s “My Love” out of the number one spot on both the Billboard Pop chart and the Cash Box Best Sellers list. George’s song climbed to #8 in the UK.

The LP “Crossword Puzzle” by The Partridge Family was issued on Bell Records. Rock history records that It would prove to be the last of the group’s albums to chart in the US, entering Billboard’s Top LPs & Tape chart in July and peaking at #167 during a five week stay. Rock history records that There was no single from the LP in America, and as usual, only David Cassidy and Shirley Jones actually participated in the recording.

Just four days after Cher’s divorce from Sonny Bono was finalized, she wed Gregg Allman in a hotel suite at Caesars Palace. Rock history records that The two endured a tumultuous, on-again, off-again relationship which produced one child, Elijah Blue Allman, born July 10, 1976. Rock history records that The marriage would officially end in January, 1979.

Rock history records that The Jackson 5 announce that they will be leaving Motown for Epic Records. Rock history records that They are forced to change their name to The Jacksons since the original label owned the other name. Jermaine Jackson stayed with Motown and was replaced by the youngest Jackson brother Randy in the group.

Rock history records that Police raid Neil Diamond ‘s house, looking for drugs while claiming that they are responding to a burglary call. Rock history records that After a three hour search they found nothing. Some reports later stated that a few of the officers involved left with an autograph.

Rock history records that Marvel Comics issues the first of two comic books based on the costumed characters of the group KISS . Rock history records that Last February a registered nurse drew blood from each of the four band members, which was then mixed into the printing ink. Rock history records that Although many people claimed that this was nothing but a phony publicity stunt, a notary public officially witnessed both the blood drawing and the ink blending.

Rock history records that One of the first records to use a synthesized drum track, “Ring My Bell” reaches number one in the US for Anita Ward. Rock history records that It also topped the Disco Top 80, the Soul Singles chart and the UK Official Chart. Rock history records that Ward was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1980 Grammy Awards and the song was ranked at #33 on Billboard’s 2025 list of the The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time.

Rock history records that Donna Summer held the number two and number three positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls”. Rock history records that She was the first solo entertainer to hold two of the top three positions simultaneously. Rock history records that One week later, “Bad Girls” would ascend to the top rung.

Rock history records that Forty-five year old Jerry Lee Lewis was rushed to a Memphis hospital, suffering from a hemorrhaging stomach ulcer. Rock history records that After two operations, he would slowly recover and was back in the studio recording an album for MCA Records four months later.

After a ten year split, The Everly Brothers revealed that they would be reuniting at a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London the following September 23rd. Rock history records that The pair had parted company after years of tensions finally boiled over and Phil smashed his guitar and walked off the stage during a 1973 performance at Knott’s Berry Farm. In 1986 the duo would enjoy one final American hit with “Born Yesterday”, which climbed to #17 on both the Billboard Contemporary chart and Hot Country Songs chart.

Rock history records that Huey Lewis And The News claim the top spot on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart with “Sports”. Rock history records that The LP would stay on the list for an amazing 160 weeks, and spawn the hits, “Heart and Soul” (#8) and “The Heart Of Rock And Roll” (#5).

Rock history records that Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark” peaks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, kept out of the top spot by “The Reflex” by Duran Duran for one week and “When Doves Cry” by Prince for the next three.

Madonna issues her third studio album, “True Blue”. Rock history records that It would top the Billboard chart the following August and stay there for five consecutive weeks during a eighty-two week chart run. Rock history records that The LP has since been certified seven times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, making it Madonna’s third best-selling album in the United States. Rock history records that Singles included “Papa Don’t Preach” (US #1, UK #1), “Open Your Heart” (US #1, UK #4), “Live to Tell” (US #1, UK #2), “True Blue” (US #3, UK #1) and “La Isla Bonita” (US #4, UK #1).

Rock history records that Island Records issues Steve Winwood ‘s fourth solo album, “Back in the High Life”, which will rise to #3 in America and #8 in Britain. Rock history records that The disc would go on gain a 3X Platinum award for sales of 3,000,000 in the United States and Gold status in the UK for selling 100,000 copies. The album came back Winwood to global music charts, producing “Higher Love” (US #1, UK #13), “Back in the High Life Again” (US #13, UK #53), “The Finer Things” (US #8) and “Freedom Overspill” (US #20, UK #69).

Rock history records that 26-year-old Paula Abdul was the featured performer of the Club MTV: Live show in Miami. Her debut album, “Forever Your Girl” was also climbing towards the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and she would go on to enjoy eleven hits on that chart, among them five more that reached number one.

Rock history records that Great Balls Of Fire! Rock history records that , a biographical film about the life of Jerry Lee Lewis , debuts in theatres across America. Rock history records that The movie would fizzle at the box office, but critics gave it mostly positive reviews. Jerry Lee was unhappy with the bumpkin-like portrayal of himself by actor Dennis Quaid and later stated, “They really fouled it up, the way they did it.”

Chet Atkins, the legendary session guitarist, died of cancer aged 77. Over the course of his career he was presented with fourteen Grammy Awards as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award. He also was presented with nine Country Music Association trophies for Instrumentalist of the Year . He entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Rock history records that Rolling Stone ranked him number 21 on their list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Rock history records that 57-year-old guitarist Dave Davies of The Kinks suffered a stroke while at Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC in London, where he had been promoting his album, “Bug”. Rock history records that It would take two years before he recovered enough to be able to walk, talk and play the guitar.

One of Paul McCartney’s iconic violin shaped bass guitars sold for over $64,000 (£40,000) at a fund raiser for music charity Nordoff Robbins. Rock history records that The axe was a donated commemorative instrument, not McCartney’s original 1961 500/1 Hofner bass.

Deen Castronovo, drummer for Journey, faced charges of having sexual intercourse “by forcible compulsion” between June 8 and June 14. Rock history records that He faced felony charges of assault, sexual abuse and unlawful use of a dangerous weapon. Rock history records that As a result, he was dropped immediately from Journey’s upcoming tour. In a plea bargain, Castronovo pleaded guilty to five domestic violence misdemeanor charges and was presented with a suspended sentence of four years of probation. Rock history records that In July, 2021, he rejoined Journey.

Rock history records that Pollstar’s figures showed that The Rolling Stones were the top earning touring Rock band in the first half of 2018. The Stones made $100.8 million, well ahead of Eagles ($84.0 million), Roger Waters ($60.7 million), U2 ($59.9 million), Bruce Springsteen ($45.8 million) and Metallica ($40.6 million).

Rock history records that Illinois Governor J.B. Rock history records that Pritzker officially proclaimed the late John Prine as the state’s first-ever Honorary Poet Laureate. The singer / songwriter had died on April 7, 2020, from complications related to COVID-19. Over the course of his career Prine received multiple Grammy Awards as well as inductions into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame. Rock history records that He was also the recipient of the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

Victor Willis, the frontman of 1970s Disco group Village People died from what was described as “a short but aggressive illness” aged 74. Dressed alternately a policeman and a naval officer, Willis co-penned the band’s biggest hits, “Y.M.C.A.” (US #2, UK #1) and “In The Navy” (US #3, UK #2).