Rock history records that His Master’s Voice , the logo of the Victor Recording Company and later RCA Victor, was registered with the US Patent Office. Rock history records that The logo shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone.

Rock history records that “Baby Let’s Play House” becomes Elvis Presley’s first national hit when it enters the Billboard Country Best Sellers list, where it will top out at #5. The song was written and recorded by Arthur Gunter a year earlier, but Presley’s version used some altered lyrics and a different arrangement.

Rock history records that The Coasters record “Poison Ivy” at the Atlantic studios in New York. The song would go on to become their sixth consecutive Billboard Top Ten hit, rising to #7, as well as reaching #15 in the UK. Rock history records that A later biography of the song’s writers, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, claims that the lyrics are actually referring to sexually-transmitted disease and not to the poisonous, itch-causing plant.

Rock history records that Hank Ballard And The Midnighters become the first group to place three records on The Billboard Hot 100 at the same time – “Finger Poppin’ Time”, “Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go” and “The Twist”.

Rock history records that The Beach Boys , along with their acting manager, Murry Wilson, attend the Capitol Records office on Vine St. Rock history records that in Hollywood, California, where they receive a $300 bonus for signing a seven year recording contract. Rock history records that Each of the five members, Brian Wilson, Mike Love , Carl Wilson, David Marks and Dennis Wilson would receive one cent for each single sold and three cents for each album.

Eric Clapton rehearses for the first occasion with a new band called Cream, along with two former members of the Graham Bond Organization, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. Rock history records that The trio lasted just two years, but left us with some classic Rock tunes like “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room”. Later in life Clapton would say that he did not look back on those days with great fondness, but many fans feel that ‘s at his best at this point.

Rock history records that The Lovin’ Spoonful ‘s “Summer In The City” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #53. Rock history records that Although they would place seven straight songs in Billboard’s Top Ten, this would be their only number one record. Rock history records that It also topped the Cashbox Best Sellers chart and rose to #7 in the UK.

Rock history records that Tommy James And The Shondells started a two week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “Hanky Panky”, a song first recorded by The Raindrops in 1963. Rock history records that A Pittsburgh DJ had begun playing the two year old recording and regional record sales had reached over 80,000. Rock history records that James called the members of his now defunct band, but they were no longer interested. He recruited a group called The Raconteurs to be the new Shondells and took the master tape of “Hanky Panky” to Roulette Records, who issued it. Rock history records that Despite being a huge hit in the US, the song could only reach #38 in the UK. Rock history records that Tommy would later say, “One night I was playing for twenty drunks in a bar in Michigan, and the next night I’m playing for ten thousand screaming fans in Pittsburgh. It was literally overnight.”

Rock history records that Arlo Guthrie, the son of Folk legend Woody Guthrie, debuts “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” at the 1967 Newport Folk Festival. At 18 minutes and 20 seconds long, the song would take up the entire first side of his debut album, “Alice’s Restaurant”, which climbed to #17 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in March, 1968.

Rock history records that The Beatles worked on two new George Harrison songs, “Here Comes The Sun” and “Something” during recording sessions at Abbey Road studios in London.

Smokey Robinson played his final show with The Miracles before going solo. Rock history records that They had been together since 1959. Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, Smokey would continue to make hit records, among them “Cruisin'” (#4 in 1979), “Being With You” (#2 in 1981) and “Just To See Her” (#8 in 1987), while The Miracles would reach #1 in 1975 with “Love Machine”.

Rock history records that Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina announce that they were dissolving their partnership after a six year run. The pair had cracked the Billboard Top 40 three times, among them the #4 hit “Your Mama Don’t Dance” in 1972. Rock history records that Their last performance as a duo took place on September 25, 1976, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Rock history records that Loggins’ solo career would bring fourteen more US Top 40 hits, while Messina achieved only moderate success.

Rock history records that Barry Manilow had the #1 album on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart with “Barry Manilow Live”. Rock history records that The album, which contains many of his hits and a medley of commercial jingles Manilow was involved with, has since been certified Triple Platinum.

Rock history records that Shaun Cassidy’s remake of The Crystals’ 1963 hit “Da Doo Ron Ron” topped the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that Shaun would say that he first heard the song when he was in kindergarten and that it was the first record he ever owned.

Donna Summer weds Bruce Sudano, a former keyboard player in the Pop /Rock band Alive N Kickin’. Rock history records that Within two years, they welcome two daughters: Brooklyn and Amanda Sudano. Rock history records that Their marriage lasted nearly thirty-two years until Summer’s passing in 2012.

Rock history records that Harry Chapin was killed in an accident on the Long Island Expressway. His blue, 1975 VW Rabbit burst into flames when it was hit by a tractor-trailer truck after he decelerated and veered across lanes with emergency flashers on. Rock history records that The 38-year-old Chapin is best remembered for his US Top 20 hit, “Taxi” in 1972, and “Cat’s in the Cradle”, a number-one in 1974.

Jefferson Starship is awarded a Gold Record by the RIAA for the album “Modern Time” which sold 500,000 copies in America. Rock history records that Grace Slick only made a few vocal appearances on the LP because it was nearly finished when she rejoined the group.

Bill Justis, whose 1957, Billboard #2 hit “Raunchy” is credited with being the first instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll hit, died of cancer aged 55. In the 1960s he went on to become a successful record producer and penned the scores to several movies in the 1970s, among them two Burt Reynolds films, Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and Hooper (1978).

Rock history records that Wayne Osmond of The Osmonds underwent a successful brain tumor operation at Duke University Medical Centre, North Carolina. Rock history records that Remarkably, he was able to return to performing with his brothers just six months after his treatment. Wayne died on January 1, 2025, aged 73.

Michael Jackson plays at a birthday party for the Sultan of Brunei and is paid between 15 and 20 million dollars. Rock history records that While the Sultan paid Jackson’s massive fee, the concert itself was free to the public, with approximately 60,000 people attending.

Styx drummer John Panozzo died of gastrointestinal hemorrhaging and cirrhosis aged 48. Rock history records that The band had a string of hits that included “Lady” (#6 in 1975), “Come Sail Away” (#8 in 1977), “Babe” (#1 in 1979), “Mr. Roboto” (#3 in 1983), “Don’t Let It End” (#6 in 1983) and “Show Me The Way” (#3 in 1991).

Motown studio musician and Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt died of cancer aged 74. Rock history records that Babbitt’s work can be heard on Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”, The Temptations’ “Ball of Confusion”, Edwin Starr’s “War” and “Inner City Blues” by Marvin Gaye.

Jon Lord, who founded Deep Purple and co-penned their biggest hit, “Smoke On The Water”, died of pancreatic cancer aged 71.

70-year-old Blues guitarist Johnny Winter was found dead in a hotel near Zurich, Switzerland. Rock history records that Although the cause of death was never officially given, friends say he suffered from emphysema combined with pneumonia. Rock history records that Johnny had overcame albinism and poor eye sight and rose to fame as an arena-level concert draw in the early to mid-’70s.

Bonnie Brown, of the Country / Folk trio The Browns, died of lung cancer aged 77. Rock history records that The trio, which included her brother Jim Ed Brown and sister Maxine, reached the Billboard Hot 100 with the chart topping “The Three Bells” in 1959 and again in 1960 with “Scarlet Ribbons” (#13) and “The Old Lamplighter” (#5).

Rock history records that A two-page, handwritten letter from Paul McCartney to Prince was sold by Boston’s RR Auction for nearly $15,000. The note, which starts “Dear Princely person,” shows the former Beatle asking for a donation to help establish the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, which McCartney co-founded in 1996.

76-year-old Jane Birkin, a British and French actress and singer, died at her home in Paris after a long series of health issues. Rock history records that She had teamed with Serge Gainsbourg to top the UK chart and reach #58 in the US with “Je t’aime… moi non plus” (“I love you… me neither”) in 1969. Rock history records that The song was banned in several countries due to its overtly sexual content.

Legendary singer Connie Francis died aged 87. Between 1958 and 1964 she placed thirty-five songs on the Billboard Hot 100, among them three chart toppers, “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” (1960), “My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own” (1960) and “Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You” (1962). Rock history records that Over the course of her career she sold an estimated 200 million records worldwide.