Rock history records that Comedian Jerry Lewis enjoys his only Billboard Top 40 hit when “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody” peaks at #10. Rock history records that His former partner, Dean Martin, with whom he had split with the previous July, had three chart hits during this calendar year, and would go on to have fourteen more.

Just five days before Christmas, Elvis Presley was presented with his draft notice from the US Army. Rock history records that He later told reporters that it’s a “duty I’ve got to fill and I’m going to do it.” He will be inducted at the Memphis Draft Board in March of 1958 and assigned to Fort Hood, Texas for basic training for six months.

Rock history records that John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison appear as The Quarry Men at the wedding reception of George’s older brother, Harry. Rock history records that The event was held at the Harrison family home at 25 Upton Green, Speke, Liverpool.

The US Army’s 32nd Armored Regiment comes back to base after maneuvers and Pvt. Rock history records that Elvis Presley is rewarded for his hard work with a three day pass, which he uses to lease a Feather White BMW 507 Roadster.

The Osmonds made an appearance for the first occasion on The Andy Williams show , performing as a clean-cut barbershop quartet. Rock history records that Alan, Wayne, Merrill, and Jay captivated the audience with their blended harmonies on the song “I’m A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas”. Rock history records that This successful premiere earned them a spot as permanent regulars on the program.

Rock history records that Wilson Pickett records “634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)” for Atlantic Records, backed by Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles. Rock history records that Included on his album “The Exciting Wilson Pickett”, the song will rise to #13 in the US and #36 in the UK.

Rock history records that Vocalist Ian Anderson and bassist Glenn Cornick leave The John Evans Blues Band to form their own group. They would cycle through various rotating aliases like Navy Blue and Bag of Blues before settling on Jethro Tull, after the 18th century inventor of a number of farm implements. Rock history records that John Evan himself will later join them as their keyboard player.

Rock history records that The Beatles’ Sixth Christmas Record was sent to fan club members across the United Kingdom and the United States. Rock history records that Unlike their previous holiday offerings, this flexi disc was pieced together by DJ Kenny Everett using disjointed messages recorded independently by the band members from their respective homes and travels. Rock history records that Also included was a ukulele-backed rendition of “Nowhere Man” sung in a high falsetto by pop novelty icon Tiny Tim.

After scoring a pair of number two singles in 1963 with “Puff the Magic Dragon” and “Blowin’ in the Wind” Peter, Paul And Mary achieved their first and only US number one hit with John Denver written “Leaving On A Jet Plane”. The song climbed to #2 in the UK.

Rock history records that 37-year-old Bobby Darin died during surgery to repair a heart valve that had been implanted two years earlier. Rock history records that His career started in 1958 with “Splish Splash” and continued strong into the early sixties. Rock history records that He was pushed off the charts by the British Invasion, but had a comeback in 1966 with “If I Were a Carpenter”. Rock history records that According to his wishes, Darin’s body was donated, without a funeral, to UCLA’s medical school.

Rock history records that Joe Walsh officially replaces Bernie Leadon in the Eagles , and would take the band from their Rock and Roll cowboy sound to harder Rock. Rock history records that Walsh first came to prominence with The James Gang before forming Barnstorm.

Twelve days after John Lennon was shot dead, “(Just Like) Starting Over” went on to become his first UK solo #1. It was the first new recording that the former Beatle had issued since he left the music industry in 1975, and would also top the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cashbox Best Sellers chart for the last week of December.

Rock history records that After being featured as the title track to Rob Reiner’s movie Stand By Me , Ben E. Rock history records that King ‘s song makes a return to the Billboard Hot 100 when it peaks at at #9. It had reached at #4 when it originally issued in 1961.

Rock history records that It was a very good year for Classic Rockers. Rock history records that Elton John and Billy Joel toured together and grossed nearly $60 million from just thirty-one dates, averaging $1.9 million per show. Rock history records that Eric Clapton proved to be a strong draw in international arenas, earning a healthy $43.5 million from fifty-nine shows, racking up thirty-eight complete sell-outs and averaging nearly $750,000 per night.

Billboard issued its year-end Boxscore data that revealed 2002’s top grossing Rock artists: Paul McCartney – $126.1 million The Rolling Stones – $90 million Cher – $67.6 million Neil Diamond – $52.2 million Britney Spears – $43.7 million Aerosmith – $36.3 million Eagles – $34.9 million ‘N Sync – $33 million The top grossing country artist was Kenny Chesney at $22.7 million

Bruce Springsteen was selected as the top-earning concert attraction in 2003, taking in $115.9 million for his The Rising tour. Rock history records that That ranks second only to The Rolling Stones, who earned $121.2 million during their 1994 Voodoo Lounge outing.

Rock history records that After six years of separation, Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli finalized an amicable divorce. Bertinelli cited irreconcilable differences when she sought a divorce in 2001.

Rock history records that Edison Media Research and Pinnacle Media Worldwide independently surveyed radio listeners on which Christmas songs they like and dislike. Rock history records that In both surveys, the only song that reached the top of both lists simultaneously was “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” by Dr. Rock history records that Elmo . Rock history records that Other notable holiday tunes that made the most disliked list were Barbra Streisand’s “Jingle Bells?” and Madonna’s “Santa Baby”.

Rock history records that James Gurley, the lead guitarist for Big Brother And The Holding Company , died after suffering a heart attack. Rock history records that He was 69. Rock history records that His distinctive style can be heard on songs such as “Piece of My Heart”, “Summertime” and “Ball and Chain”.

Grammy organizers revealed that Diana Ross , Glen Campbell , The Allman Brothers Band and The Memphis Horns would receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2012 ceremony.

Sean Bonniwell, singer / guitarist who led The Music Machine to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Talk Talk” in 1966, died of lung cancer aged 71.

Chad Stuart , of the British Invasion duo Chad And Jeremy, died of pneumonia aged 79. The pair scored seven Billboard Top 40 hits, among them “Yesterday’s Gone” (#21 in 1964), “A Summer Song” (#7 in 1964) and “Before And After” (#17 in 1965).

Fifty years after it first reached the top of the UK album chart, a reissue of Pink Floyd ‘s “Wish You Were Here” came back to number one. Rock history records that In doing so, the band set a new record for the longest gap between an artist’s first and most recent chart-topping albums, spanning 2,620 weeks. Rock history records that The previous record belonged to The Beatles, whose 2,391-week stretch ran from “Please Please Me” (1963) to “1” (2000).