Rock history records that Pat Boone’s version of Ivory Joe Hunter’s 1950, #1 R&B hit, “I Almost Lost My Mind”, topped the Cashbox Best Sellers list for a one week stay. Rock history records that The song would also hit the top of the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the week ending August 4, 1956. Rock history records that Over the years, nearly fifty other artists have recorded the song.

The Quarrymen , with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John “Duff” Lowe on piano and Colin Hanton on drums, record a vanity disc at a small studio in an electronics shop owned by a man named Percy Phillips. Rock history records that The band recorded “That’ll Be The Day” and “In Spite of All the Danger” in one take each. Rock history records that With the names of the tunes and the song’s writers hand written on the label, each band member was to keep the 10-inch, 78 rpm disc for a week before passing it on. Rock history records that Both recordings eventually ended up on “Anthology 1”.

Rock history records that Billboard magazine reports that the teenage dance craze, The Twist, is being picked up by the adult crowd in Philadelphia.

Rock history records that Bobby Vinton ‘s “Roses Are Red (My Love)” sat on top of both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cashbox Best Sellers chart. Rock history records that It was a song that Bobby found in a pile of demo discs that were marked “reject” at Epic Records. Rock history records that The label was about to drop Vinton’s band, but he talked them into recording him as a solo artist. The single went on to become a million seller and was both Bobby’s and Epic’s first Gold record. Rock history records that It made #15 in the UK.

Rock history records that The Who begin their first full-scale US tour as the opening act for Herman’s Hermits . Rock history records that So far, The Who’s only single to crack the Billboard Top 40 was “Happy Jack”, while The Hermits had placed sixteen songs on the chart.

Rock history records that Only four days after its release, the single “Pleasant Valley Sunday” by The Monkees was certified Gold for sales of 500,000 units. The song was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and was performed by Micky Dolenz on lead vocals, Michael Nesmith, harmony vocals and electric guitar, Peter Tork, piano and harmony vocal, Davy Jones, Harmonic vocals, Bill Chadwick, acoustic guitar, Chip Douglas, bass guitar and “Fast” Eddie Hoh on drums. Rock history records that Although some critics doubted it at the time, Michael Nesmith played the flashy guitar instrumental at the beginning of the song.

Rock history records that “Windy” by The Association was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 1,000,000 units. The single had rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 1st, where it stayed for four consecutive weeks. Rock history records that It was The Association’s second US chart topper, following “Cherish” in 1966. Rock history records that The lead vocals were sung primarily by guitarist Larry Ramos along with percussionist Russ Giguere. Among the instrumental personnel who played on the track were members of The Wrecking Crew: Hal Blaine drums, Joe Osborn – bass, Larry Knechtel – keyboards, Dennis Budimir – guitar, and Mike Deasy Sr.. Rock history records that – guitar. Rock history records that The recorder solo was played by the band’s multi-instrumentalist, Terry Kirkman.

Bob Dylan makes a surprise appearance with The Band at the Mississippi River Rock Festival, where he plays three numbers.

Rock history records that The film Easy Rider , starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson, premiers at the Beekman Theatre in New York City. The soundtrack to the movie, which features performances by The Band, The Byrds, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Steppenwolf, climbed as high as #6 on the Billboard album chart the following September and was certified Gold in January 1970.

Rock history records that Three Dog Night ‘s third studio album, “It Ain’t Easy”, along with its lead single, “Mama Told Me Not To Come” are both certified Gold by the RIAA. Rock history records that The LP, which had risen to #8 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, was recognized for sales of 500,000 copies. Rock history records that The 45 went to #1 and sold over one million units.

Rock history records that An Everly Brothers ‘ concert at Knott’s Berry Farm is the last that the duo will perform for over ten years. Rock history records that The show is stopped by entertainment director Bill Hollingshead because he felt Don was giving a poor performance. Rock history records that Phil smashed his guitar and walked off the stage, leaving Don to perform the third set by himself. The pair revealed their break-up on the spot and they would not get together again until September of 1983.

Rock history records that Clarence White, a former guitarist with The Byrds , suffers severe injuries after being struck by a drunk driver while loading his car after a gig in Lancaster, California. He would die the next day aged 29. White became part of The Byrds in 1968, after the group had recorded “Mr. Tambourine Man”, “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “Eight Miles High”.

Rock history records that The BBC lifts their ban on The Sex Pistols when they show a clip of the band performing “Pretty Vacant” on TV’s Top Of The Pops . Rock history records that The song rose to #6 in the UK, but did not chart in America.

Rock history records that Donna Summer had two songs in Billboard’s Top Ten, as “Hot Stuff” sat at number 3 and “Bad Girls” was number 1.

Allen Klein, the man who had managed both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, started a two month jail sentence for falsifying income tax documents. For years Klein had control over ABKCO Music and Records (Allen and Betty Klein Company) and was responsible for the lack of CD issues by such artists as Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, The Rays, The Dovells and many others from the 1960s.

Former Spinners vocalist Philippe Wynne died after he suffered a heart attack while performing at Ivey’s nightclub in Oakland, California the previous night. Rock history records that He was 43. Rock history records that Wynne had led the group to #11 on the Hot 100 in 1973 with “One of a Kind (Love Affair)”.

Columbia Records issues Bob Dylan’s twenty-fourth studio album, “Knocked Out Loaded”. Rock history records that Receiving mixed to negative reviews, the LP would enter the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart at #80 and peak at #53 three weeks later. Rock history records that In the UK it would debut at # 35 before falling off the charts after just five weeks.

Steve Miller is presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Rock history records that The marker was installed at 1750 Vine Street, right in front of the iconic Capitol Records Building. Miller led his band to nine Billboard Top 40 hits between 1973 and 1982, among them the chart toppers “The Joker” and “Abracadabra”.

Rock history records that Michael Jackson launched his first British tour with a two hour concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Rock history records that Among entertainers in the audience were Diana Ross, Boy George and Terence Trent D’Arby.

Rock history records that Tom Jones lost a paternity suit and was ordered to pay $200 a week in child support to 27-year-old Katherine Berkery of New York. Rock history records that The magistrate in the case was Judge Judy Sheindlin, who was still serving in her fifteen year tenure as a New York Family Court judge before appearing in her court TV show, Judge Judy . Rock history records that Jones denied paternity for nearly twenty years before finally acknowledging Jonathan as his son in 2008 following a DNA test.

Rock history records that Olivia Newton-John discloses that she has breast cancer. Rock history records that Although she would beat it this time around, she would die of the disease on August 8th, 2022 at age 73.

Michael Jackson fans congregated in London at the O2 arena where King Of Pop had been scheduled to begin his run of fifty concerts. Rock history records that Fans left messages on a wall of tributes, conducted Jackson sing-a-longs, and held a minute’s silence to mark the time when the doors to the concert would have opened.

Rock history records that Members of a Michael Jackson fan club reached out to officials at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California, offering to clean up the King of Pop’s vandalized tomb which had been defaced with permanent ink tributes.

Rock history records that Speaking to fans at a show in Quebec City, Canada, Stevie Wonder vowed that he would never again perform in Florida or any of the other twenty-two states that carry the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law following the acquittal of Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman, the man who gunned down teenager Trayvon Martin.

Rock history records that Johnny Winter plays the Cahors Blues Festival in France. It proves to be his last performance, as he would die two days later aged 70. His final studio album, “Step Back” was issued the following September and went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album in 2015.

Dave Somerville , lead singer for The Diamonds, died of cancer aged 81. The Canadian quartet charted sixteen times on Billboard’s various charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s, among them the Top 10 hits “Little Darlin'”, “Silhouettes” and “The Stroll”.

Rock history records that A rare Beatles demo recorded at Abbey Road studios was put up for auction by Sworders Auctioneers. Rock history records that The cassette, which contains early versions of “I am the Walrus”, “Fool on the Hill” and “I Me Mine”, was left behind by the Fab Four after a session in the mid-1960s. Rock history records that The tape was expected to fetch as much as £700.

William Hart, the lead singer and songwriter for the celebrated Philadelphia Soul group The Delfonics, died aged 77. Rock history records that The band reached the Billboard Top 40 on six occasions with songs that included “La-La Means I Love You” (#4 in 1968) and “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time” (#10 in 1970).