Rock history records that Elvis Presley makes his acting debut as the movie Love Me Tender premieres. Rock history records that Despite critical reaction, the musical Western takes in nearly $4 million in just two months.

Rock history records that Johnny And The Moondogs, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, appear in the final round of Britain’s TV Star Search at The Hippodrome Theatre, Manchester, where they perform “Think It Over” and “It’s So Easy”. Judging was done by the volume of applause each group was presented with at the end of the night. Rock history records that Unfortunately, the cash strapped Moondogs didn’t have enough money to stay overnight and were forced to head back to Liverpool before they were called back to stage.

Rock history records that The Beach Boys ‘ LPs “Surfer Girl” and “Surfin’ USA” were both certified Gold by the RIAA for achieving one million dollars in sales. Both albums had been issued in 1963.

Rock history records that The initial instrumental tracks for “Dedicated To The One I Love” by The Mamas & The Papas were recorded by The Wrecking Crew at Western Recorders in Hollywood. Rock history records that The vocals would be added eleven days later, with Michelle Phillips taking the lead. Rock history records that The song had been recorded twice before, first by an R&B group called The 5 Royals, who took it to #81 on the Hot 100 in 1961, and again by The Shirelles who had a #3 hit with it the same year. Rock history records that The Mamas & The Papas’ rendition climbed to #2 in March, 1967, kept out of the top spot by The Turtles’ “Happy Together”.

Rock history records that Grand Funk Railroad release their sixth album, “E Pluribus Funk”. Rock history records that Music critics bash it, but fans think otherwise and buy enough copies to push it to number five on the Billboard Top LPs chart. Rock history records that The title is a play on the motto of the US government, E Pluribus Unum (Out of many, one).

Gary Glitter plays his million selling, UK #1 smash “I Love You, Love Me Love” on Top Of The Pops . Rock history records that Glitter is at the height of his career, selling out shows across the country. Rock history records that Unfortunately, a series of sex offenses, starting in 1997, would bring his career to a halt and episodes of the program are no longer repeated.

Rock history records that Rod Stewart and the Faces release their last official single, “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)”. The single climbed to #12 on the UK Singles Chart over the Christmas season and set the record for the longest song title to appear on the UK chart. Rock history records that The song was not a hit in America, and ended up being relegated to the “Bubbling Under the Hot 100” at #114 in early 1975.

RSO Records issues the soundtrack to the film, Saturday Night Fever . The album will go on to become a cultural phenomenon that dominated the American music charts by spending twenty-four consecutive weeks at number one. Rock history records that Driven by The Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever”, the LP went on to sell over forty million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling soundtracks in history and earning a spot in the US Library of Congress National Recording Registry.

Rock history records that After receiving a Gold Record for their hit, “Dance Dance Dance”, the New York based Disco band called Chic is awarded their second Gold disc of the year for “Le Freak”. The song will rose to #1 in the US next December and achieve sales of 7 million copies. Rock history records that It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart.

United Artists Records issues Kenny Rogers’ sixth, solo studio album, “The Gambler”. It would rise to the top spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and crossed over to rose to #11 on the Top LPs & Tape chart, eventually moving over five million copies. Rock history records that The title track would reach #16 on the Hot 100 and #22 in the UK. Rock history records that It was followed by “She Believes in Me”, which went to #5 in America and #42 in Britain.

Rock history records that Kenny Rogers enjoyed his only solo, US Pop chart number one with “Lady”. The Lionel Richie tune would also top the Country and Adult Contemporary charts and reach #12 in the UK.

Rock history records that Thieves broke into the home of James (Al) Hendrix, the father of late Rock ‘n’ Roll star Jimi Hendrix, and made off with seven of his Gold records. Rock history records that The platters, which symbolized sales of one million dollars, were for “Axis: Bold as Love”, “Smash Hits”, “The Cry of Love”, “Are You Experienced”, “Crash Landing”, “Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding at Monterey”, and “Electric Ladyland”. Rock history records that “They’re not really gold, only records painted gold,” the senior Hendrix explained. “It’s sentimental value over anything.” The discs were later replaced by Warner Bros. Rock history records that Records at a party hosted by Mo Ostin, who signed Jimi to the label in 1967.

Jacques Morali, the producer and songwriter who collaborated with Henri Belolo and Victor Willis to form Village People , died of an AIDS-related illness aged 44. Morali co-write some of the band’s biggest hits, among them “Macho Man”, “In the Navy” and “Y.M.C.A.”.

Ozzy Osbourne plays what he stated would be his last concert, at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California. Rock history records that The show turns into a Black Sabbath reunion when former band mates Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler and Bill Ward join him on stage. Rock history records that Osbourne’s retirement was short-lived, and he officially launched his tongue-in-cheek “Retirement Sucks Tour” just three years later.

The man who attacked George Harrison in his home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire in December, 1999, was discovered not guilty by reason of insanity at a highly publicized trial at Oxford Crown Court. Michael Abram, a paranoid schizophrenic, was sent to a psychiatric hospital called Scott Clinic in Merseyside, for an indefinite period and was issued on July 4, 2002. Rock history records that He would later say, “If I could turn back the clock, I would give anything not to have done what I did in attacking George Harrison. But looking back on it now, I have come to understand that I was at the time not in control of my actions. I can only hope the Harrison family might somehow find it in their hearts to accept my apologies.”

Rock history records that The Police’s massive 30th-anniversary reunion tour dominated the fourth annual Billboard Touring Awards held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Rock history records that Celebrating the trio’s first live shows together in over two decades, the global trek was honored as both the Top Tour and Top Draw of the year after generating immense box-office revenue and moving over 1.5 million tickets in its opening months.

Rock history records that 61-year-old Yusuf Islam, known as Cat Stevens in the 1970s, took the stage in Dublin for the inaugural performance of his first full tour since 1976. After converting to Islam at the height of his popularity, he had rejected Pop music until 2006 when he issued “An Other Cup”, following it with “Roadsinger” in May of ’09.

Rock history records that A cardboard sign reading Bed Peace , created by John Lennon for his 1969 bed-in peace protest in Montreal, was sold by Christie’s auction house to an anonymous telephone bidder for £97,250 ($155,600 USD).

Rock history records that The Beatles’ Apple Corps gave the go-ahead to film company OVOW (One Voice One World) to start searching for amateur or professional shot clips of the group during their tours in the 1960s. Rock history records that Years of collected fan footage and restored audio eventually evolved into the critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning 2016 theatrical documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years , directed by Ron Howard.

Rock history records that Songwriter P.F. Sloan died aged 70 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several weeks earlier. Among the hit songs he penned were “Eve Of Destruction” by Barry McGuire, “A Must To Avoid” by Herman’s Hermits, “You Baby” by The Turtles, “Where Were You When I Needed You” by The Grass Roots and “Secret Agent Man” by Johnny Rivers. Rock history records that Suffering from what was described as “physical and mental illness”, Sloan was musically active only sporadically since the end of the 1960s.

Roy Clark, a Country music star who climbed to #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 with “Yesterday When I Was Young”, died of complications from pneumonia. Rock history records that He was 85. Highly renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler, he entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009. Between 1962 and 2000, Clark issued forty-seven albums, with twenty-one of them reaching the Top 40 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.