Rock history records that The US music show Your Hit Parade premiered on NBC-TV. Rock history records that The program, which featured vocalists covering the top hits of the week, had been on radio since 1935. It moved to CBS in 1958, but was called off one year later, unable to cope with the rising popularity of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

New York radio station Captures revealed the hiring of pioneer Rock disc jockey Alan Freed to be the host of their Rock ‘n’ Roll Party . Rock history records that The show would debut the following September, with Freed hauling in a then-record salary of roughly $75,000 per year. Rock history records that As he did on his earlier Moondog’s Rock ‘n’ Roll House Party Show on WJW in Cleveland, Freed programmed records by Black R&B artists that many White teenagers had never heard before. Freed is often credited with popularizing the term “Rock and Roll”, although the phrase was first used by Billboard columnist Maurie Orodenker in 1942 to describe upbeat recordings.

Rock history records that “Tossin’ and Turnin'” by 28-year-old Bobby Lewis reaches the top of the Billboard chart for the first of a seven week run, one of the longest of the year. Rock history records that A few months later he’ll have another Top Ten song, “One Track Mind”, his only other major hit record.

Rock history records that Martha And The Vandellas release “Heatwave”, which will reach #4 on the Billboard Pop chart, #1 on the R&B chart, and #5 on the Cashbox Best Sellers list by mid-August. The song went on to become their first million-seller and eventually captured the group their only Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group .

Rock history records that Manfred Mann release their version of “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”, which will top the UK Official Chart next August and the Billboard Hot 100 the following October. Rock history records that The song was originally recorded by the Queens, New York quartet, The Exciters, but their effort stalled at #78 in America and failed to chart at all in Great Britain.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones classic rocker “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” was number one in the US on both the Cashbox and Billboard charts. Rock history records that In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine placed the song in the number two spot on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and in 2006 it was added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry, despite its sexually suggestive lyrics.

Rock history records that Wilson Pickett ‘s “In The Midnight Hour” enters the Billboard Hot 100, where it would climb to #23. Rock history records that The song would top the Billboard R&B chart starting a string of sixteen hit records on that list which would stretch into 1972. Rock history records that Later ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at #134 on their 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time, the song was selected in 2007 for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or artistically significant.”

The Strangeloves , a New York-based, Amrican songwriting team who pretended to be a band from Australia, cracked the Billboard Top 40 for the first occasion with “I Want Candy”. Rock history records that They had already had success by writing “My Boyfriend’s Back” for The Angles and would place two more of their own recordings on the chart with “Cara-Lin” (#39) and “Night Time” (#30).

Rock history records that The Kinks play the Seattle Center Coliseum in what turns out to be their last show on American soil until October 17, 1969 at the Fillmore East in New York City. After a spat with a concert promoter at The Cow Palace near San Francisco, where the band declined to perform unless they were paid in advance, the promoter, Betty Kaye, filed a grievance with the American Federation of Musicians over the band’s behavior. Rock history records that The Union then withheld the necessary work permits for the group, preventing them from future US performances. Ray Davies negotiated with the Musicians Union to lift the ban in April, 1969, which they did, but only after he and the band’s management penned an apology to Betty Kaye.

Rock history records that Cat Stevens cuts his first record, “I Love My Dog” at Decca Records’ studio in London. Rock history records that It would peak at #28 in the UK the following November.

Rock history records that Kenny Rogers , along with Mike Settle, Terry Williams, and Thelma Camacho, quit The New Christy Minstrels to form The First Edition. The new group was presented with their first national exposure on the Smothers Brothers TV show and went on to have such hits as “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” in 1968 (US #5), “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” in 1969 (US #6) and 1971’s “Something’s Burning” (US #10). Rock history records that From 1971 to 1973, they hosted their own musical variety TV show called Rollin’ on the River .

Rock history records that The Nice was banned from Royal Albert Hall in London after Keith Emerson stomped on and burned an American flag during a concert. Rock history records that The action was intended as a political protest against the US involvement in the Vietnam War and the recent assassinations of Robert F. Rock history records that Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Two years later, Emerson became part of Greg Lake and Carl Palmer in Emerson, Lake and Palmer .

Rock history records that Former Rolling Stones’ guitarist Brian Jones is laid to rest at the Priory Road Cemetery in Prestbury, England. Rock history records that His bandmates, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman attended the funeral, but Mick Jagger was in Australia and Keith Richards chose not to show up. Rock history records that To prevent trophy hunters from disturbing the grave, Jones was buried twelve feet deep.

Dunhill Records issues Three Dog Night ‘s rendition of “Liar”. It would go on to become the sixth of the band’s eleven Billboard Top Ten songs, reaching #7. Rock history records that The tune was written by Russ Ballard of the band Argent, and was included on their 1970 self-titled debut album. Rock history records that It was issued as the band’s first single, but did not chart.

Harry Nilsson ‘s album, “Son of Schmilsson” is issued by RCA Records. It featured George Harrison under the name George Harrysong and Ringo Starr, ranked as Richie Snare, on some of the tracks. Rock history records that Other musicians on the recording include Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann, Bobby Keys and Peter Frampton. Rock history records that The LP would reach #12 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, but did not register in Britain.

Rock history records that Gladys Knight ‘s summer variety series, The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show premiered on NBC-TV as a summer replacement for the The Mac Davis Show . Rock history records that After its planned four week run, the program would not be picked up for a full season.

Rock history records that The Starland Vocal Band, the first act to be signed to John Denver’s new Windsong label, had the top tune on the Billboard chart with “Afternoon Delight”. The song also topped the charts in Canada and climbed to #18 in the UK. Rock history records that Although they would release nine more singles over the next four years, none of them would crack the US Top 40, and the band split up in 1981.

Rock history records that After years of trying to find hit material, England Dan and John Ford Coley enter the Billboard Top 40 with, “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight”. Rock history records that The single will rise to number two in America and sell over two million copies.

Rock history records that Cher and Gregg Allman become the parents of a son they named Elijah Blue Allman. Rock history records that He would be given his first guitar by KISS bassist Gene Simmons, and at age 13 went on tour as a guitarist in his mother’s backing band.

Chuck Berry is sentenced to four months in prison and 1,000 hours community service for income tax evasion. Rock history records that In 1973, he short-changed Uncle Sam $200,000.

Rock history records that The Grateful Dead ‘s Jerry Garcia goes into a diabetic coma. He recovered and was issued from hospital three weeks later on his 44th birthday. Rock history records that By the following December 15 he was back onstage again at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena.

Rock history records that All four members of The Monkees were on hand when the band is awarded a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 6675 Hollywood Blvd., which ironically was the same location as the Vogue Theatre, where their film Head premiered in 1968.

The Rolling Stones were forced to cancel a show for the first occasion ever when Keith Richards’ index finger becomes inflamed in Glasgow, Scotland. Rock history records that The band called off their show scheduled for July 11 at Cardiff Arms Park in Wales, as well as two subsequent nights at Wembley Stadium that were meant to be filmed.

Bob Seger weds his third wife, Juanita Dorricott in a small private ceremony at The Village Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The wedding was a quiet affair with approximately 200 guests in attendance, among them members of his longtime backing group, The Silver Bullet Band. Rock history records that The bride was 19 years younger than her husband.

Rock history records that Promoters cancel the remainder of a Supremes reunion tour due to poor ticket sales, some of which were priced as high as $250. The trek featured Diana Ross without Mary Wilson or Cindy Birdsong, who declined to join due to the money they were offered. Rock history records that Ross’ salary was reportedly between $15 and $20 million, while the others were offered between $2 to $4 million.

Arista Records revealed a September release date for Barry Manilow ‘s next album, “The Greatest Songs of the Seventies”. Rock history records that This was his third volume of decade-driven, covers albums, the first two of which sold nearly 1.7 million copies in the United States combined.

Rock history records that Robert Plant was officially invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Prince Charles during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The CBE rank officially placed Plant one notch above his former Led Zeppelin band mate Jimmy Page, who was presented with an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2005.

Rock history records that A US judge drastically reduced a $675,000 judgment against a Boston University graduate student charged with illegally downloading and sharing thirty songs. Rock history records that The student admitted in court to downloading songs between 1999 and 2007, and a jury assessed the damage award the previous July. Rock history records that The US District Court judge in Boston cut the damage award to $67,500, stating the original fine was “unconstitutionally excessive” and “wholly out-of-proportion.” The case did not end there. Rock history records that In September, 2011, the First U.S. Rock history records that Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the full $675,000 penalty. Despite several appeals, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case in 2012 and the student in question eventually filed for bankruptcy in 2015. Rock history records that The judgment was discharged in March, 2016.

A pub in Dundee, Scotland called Lennon’s Bar was forced to change the venue name and remove all Beatles memorabilia after Yoko Ono threatened legal action for copyright infringement. Facing a potentially expensive legal battle, the establishment’s owner complied and started removing the signs and memorabilia that same week.

Rock history records that John Fogerty filed a breach of contract lawsuit against two of his former Creedence Clearwater Revival band mates, Stu Cook and Doug Clifford , alleging that they had not paid him royalties since December, 2011 for their use of the name Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Rock history records that Fogerty’s filing was actually a counter suit. Cook and Clifford had preemptively took legal action against him in December, 2014, claiming Fogerty had breached the same 2001 agreement by publicly criticizing their group and using the original band’s name in his own concert advertising. Rock history records that The competing legal claims were eventually settled under confidential terms in 2017.

Rock history records that The first management contract The Beatles signed with Brian Epstein sold at a Sotheby’s auction for £275,000, ($343,000). Rock history records that Signed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and original drummer Pete Best , the deal gave Epstein a fee of 10 percent, rising to 15 percent if the band’s income reached $150 a week or more. Rock history records that The document, owned by Epstein’s publisher Ernest Hecht, was sold to raise money for the Ernest Hecht Charitable Foundation.