Paul McCartney met John Lennon for the first occasion when Lennon’s band, The Quarrymen were playing at a church social. In the church basement between sets, 15-year-old McCartney teaches a 16-year old Lennon to play and sing Eddie Cochran’s, “Twenty Flight Rock” and Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula” in the church. Rock history records that Lennon would later say that he was impressed with McCartney’s ability to tune a guitar.

Three members of The United States Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina who called themselves The Essex, had the number one song on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart with “Easier Stated Than Done”. Rock history records that It was a tune that the group would later confess none of them really liked. Rock history records that In the studio they rushed through the recording, intending the track to be the B-side of their first single, “Are You Going My Way”. The song went on to become the title track of the group’s first album, which climbed to #113 on the Billboard Best Selling LPs chart, becoming their only one to make that list.

Rock history records that The Surfaris ‘ classic surf tune “Wipe Out” cracks the Billboard Top 40 on its way to number two. Rock history records that The song was recorded as a filler in just two takes, but would stay in the Top 40 for ten weeks and become one of the most popular instrumentals in Rock ‘n’ Roll history. In 2020 the song entered the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Rock history records that James Brown ‘s “Live At The Apollo” cracks the Top Ten on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, on its way to #2. Brown’s label, King Records, originally declined to finance the recording, believing a live album without new singles would fail. Rock history records that Brown ended up paying for the recording session himself out of his own pocket. Rock history records that The LP spent a total of sixty-six weeks on the chart and would be added to the National Recording Registry by America’s Library of Congress in 2004.

The motion picture A Hard Day’s Night premieres in The Beatles ‘ hometown of Liverpool, with hundreds of thousands of fans lined the streets for a parade from airport to city center. Rock history records that The movie was shot in black and white with a budget of only £200,000 ($500.000) and took just seven weeks to complete. Rock history records that Reviews were mostly positive and the film went on to earn over eleven million dollars. Rock history records that In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked it the 88th greatest British film of the 20th century.

Rock history records that During a show at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse, The Rolling Stones accidentally drag an American flag across the stage floor. Rock history records that Local officials and a county employee immediately intervened and retrieved the banner. Rock history records that Following the performance, police met the group and took them to the nearby Public Safety Building for questioning. Rock history records that The band offered an apology, and no formal charges were filed.

Pink Floyd appear on the British TV show Top Of The Pops for the first occasion, where they perform their second single, “See Emily Play”. Rock history records that The song would reach #6 in England, but stalled at #134 in America.

Louis Armstrong, who led the Billboard Hot 100 with “Hello Dolly” in 1964, died of heart failure aged 69. Rock history records that His often played rendition of “What A Wonderful World” would reach #32 in 1988 and he would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990.

Future ABBA members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog were wed in a quiet ceremony in Verum, Sweden. Rock history records that Benny Andersson played the organ during the ceremony. The pair would have two children together: Linda Elin Ulvaeus (born 1973) and Peter Christian Ulvaeus (born 1977), but separated in late 1978 and sought a divorce in January 1979.

Rock history records that The Hues Corporation had the top tune on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Rock The Boat”, one of the earliest Disco songs to reach the chart. Rock history records that The song features a lead vocal by Fleming Williams, who left the group shortly after the song was recorded.

Van McCoy, who scored a number one Disco hit with “Do The Hustle” in 1975, died of a heart attack aged 39. Rock history records that He had worked for several record labels throughout the 1960s and produced The Shirelles , Gladys Knight And The Pips and The Stylistics .

Abrim Tilmon of The Detroit Emeralds died of a heart attack aged 37. The group climbed to #24 on the Hot 100 in 1972 with “Baby Let Me Take You In My Arms”.

Rock history records that Phil Collins tops the Billboard Hot 100 with his third straight number one hit, “Sussudio”. Rock history records that That made him the fifth male vocalist to accomplish that feat in the Rock ‘n’ Roll era, behind Elvis Presley, Andy Gibb, Michael Jackson and George Michael.

Rock history records that Kris Kristofferson makes a public apology after a plaque that was given to him by a Vietnam veteran’s group is found in a pile of trash in a dressing room at the Colonie Coliseum in New York. Rock history records that Kristofferson was given the award for playing at a welcome home benefit concert for veterans two days earlier, along with John Fogerty, Neil Diamond and Stevie Wonder. Rock history records that To make amends, Kristofferson flew back to Albany to personally apologize and re-receive the plaque. Rock history records that The air was cleared when one veteran reportedly hugged the singer following his statement. Rock history records that Kristofferson would later donate $1,000 to the Vietnamese Veterans Association.

Starship issues their second studio album “No Protection”, which would rise to #12 in the United States and #26 in Britain. Rock history records that The LP features the single “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” which would top the charts in both the US and the UK and reach the Top Ten in fourteen other countries.

Skip And Flip Clyde “Skip” Batton died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 69. Rock history records that The duo scored a pair of Billboard number eleven hits with “It Was I” (1959) and “Cherry Pie” (1960). Rock history records that Batton also toured and recorded as a member of The Byrds from 1970 to 1973.

Syreeta Wright, who teamed up with Billy Preston on the 1980, US number 1 hit “With You I’m Born Again”, died after a two-year battle with bone cancer. Rock history records that She was 58.

Rock history records that On the 40th anniversary of the world premiere of A Hard Day’s Night , a private reunion of the cast and crew was hosted in London by DVD producer Martin Lewis. Rock history records that The screening was attended by Paul McCartney, actors Victor Spinetti (the television director), John Junkin (the band’s road manager), David Janson (the small boy met by Ringo on his “walkabout”) and many of the crew members.

Rock history records that The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Wildwood, N.J. Rock history records that inducted The Jordanaires , The Ronettes , The Dells, The O’Jays and The Tokens .

Denis D’ell, lead singer for the English beat group, The Honeycombs on their 1964 hit “Have I The Right”, died of cancer aged 61. Rock history records that After their initial success, further hits were harder to come by and the group splintered two years later.

Ozzy Osbourne went on to become the first artist to be honored on the Birmingham Walk of Stars in Birmingham, England. Since Ozzy’s induction, the walk has grown to include dozens of other Birmingham legends, among them fellow Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler.

Harvey Fuqua, a founding member of the Doo-Wop group The Moonglows who would go on to guide the career of Soul great Marvin Gaye, died of coronary problems aged 80 in a Detroit hospital.

Rock history records that Nielsen SoundScan’s sales figures for the first six months of the year showed a 1% improvement over the same period in 2010. Rock history records that More CDs were sold than downloads, but digital sales were up by 19% compared to the same time last year.

Danny Smythe, drummer for The Box Tops on their hits “The Letter” and “Neon Rainbow”, died aged 67.

Vince Martin, who climbed to #9 in America with “Cindy, Oh Cindy” in 1956, died aged 81 after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis the previous March.

Rock history records that According to Nielsen Music, vinyl album sales grew 19.2 percent in the US in the first half of 2018 compared with the first six months of 2017. Rock history records that From December 29, 2017, through June 28, 2018, there were 7.6 million vinyl albums sold, up from 6.4 million in the comparable frame a year ago.

Rock history records that Charlie Daniels, the Country music star best known for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”, died following a stroke. Rock history records that He was 83. Rock history records that His song topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and made it to #3 on the Hot 100 in 1979.

Joe Egan, songwriting partner of Gerry Rafferty in Stealers Wheel, died aged 77. The band climbed to #6 in the US and #8 in the UK with “Stuck In The Middle With You” in 1973.