Eleanor Rigby died in Liverpool at 44. The Beatles’ later song was not written about her—Paul McCartney’s first draft used the name Daisy Hawkins—but her gravestone stands near the spot at St. Peter’s Church where McCartney and John Lennon first met in 1957.

Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender” entered Billboard’s retail-sales chart for a 19-week run that included five weeks at No. 1 and more than three million sales. Written for his first film, the melody was adapted from the 1861 Civil War-era song “Aura Lee.”

Eddie Cochran recorded “C’mon Everybody” for Liberty, initially released as the B-side of “Don’t Ever Let Me Go.” Disc jockeys quickly favored the more energetic side, which became Cochran’s final American Top 40 hit at No. 35.

Motown’s first release, the Miracles’ “Bad Girl,” entered the Hot 100 at No. 98 but remained for only one week. The record later gained recognition as a doo-wop classic and appeared on multiple Miracles compilations.

Jerry Keller’s “Here Comes Summer” topped Britain’s singles chart just as autumn began. The song had reached No. 14 in the United States earlier in the year.

Larry Verne’s novelty narrative “Mr. Custer” topped the Hot 100 and reached No. 9 on the R&B chart. Verne’s version failed in Britain, but Charlie Drake scored there with a cover of the comic plea from a reluctant Little Bighorn cavalryman.

While filming It Happened at the World’s Fair at MGM in Culver City, Elvis Presley received Norway’s Silver Record Award for “Good Luck Charm.”

The Shangri-Las entered the Hot 100 with “Leader of the Pack,” which became their only No. 1 seven weeks later. It reached No. 11 in Britain despite a BBC ban prompted by its fatal motorcycle-crash storyline.

The Honeycombs followed their British No. 1 with an American breakthrough as “Have I the Right?” entered Billboard’s Top 40. The London quintet’s recording eventually reached No. 5 and sold more than two million copies worldwide.

King Crimson released In the Court of the Crimson King, often cited as the first fully realized progressive-rock album. It peaked at No. 5 in Britain and No. 28 in America and later received RIAA Gold certification.

Neil Diamond earned his first American No. 1 when “Cracklin’ Rosie” topped the Hot 100 for one week. The single became his UK breakthrough at No. 3 and reached the Top 10 in eight additional countries.

The Who and the Grateful Dead played the second of two consecutive concerts at Oakland Stadium. Despite intense promotion and both groups’ reputations as premier live acts, neither date sold out.

An M-80 exploding onstage at an Aerosmith concert in Philadelphia seriously injured Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. The band avoided the venue for a year, but on returning in November 1978 a thrown bottle shattered and cut Tyler’s face, prompting tighter arena-security practices.

Fleetwood Mac’s classic lineup received the 1,715th Hollywood Walk of Fame star at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard. Mayor Tom Bradley proclaimed Fleetwood Mac Day in Los Angeles, recognizing the group’s musical achievements and local charitable work.

Culture Club released its second album, Colour by Numbers, featuring “Karma Chameleon.” The single spent six weeks at No. 1 in Britain, became the country’s biggest seller of the year, and also topped the U.S. chart with million-selling Gold status.

Peter Frampton released Frampton Comes Alive II twenty-one years after the original live album’s massive success. Drawn largely from his 1980s and 1990s work, the heavily promoted sequel reached only No. 121 in Britain and missed the Billboard 200.

An Elvis Presley charity auction at Las Vegas’s Grand Hotel sold his 1956 Lincoln Continental for $250,000, a wristwatch for $32,500, a cigar box for $25,000, and an autographed baseball for $19,000.

Former Styx singer Dennis DeYoung sued his bandmates after they replaced him and toured under the group’s name while chronic fatigue syndrome left him unable to perform. The private settlement permanently excluded him from Styx, which continued featuring his songs “Come Sail Away” and “The Grand Illusion” in concert.

A parole board ordered John Lennon’s murderer, Mark David Chapman, to serve at least two more years at Attica. Although acknowledging satisfactory conduct in prison, it concluded that the offense’s extreme violence made release contrary to public safety.

Soul pioneer Solomon Burke died from natural causes at 70 aboard an aircraft at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer had just arrived from Los Angeles for a scheduled Dutch performance.

Britain’s High Court rejected Elton John’s libel complaint over two Times articles concerning tax avoidance, ruling that the reports did not directly connect the singer to the alleged practices.

Country singer Cal Smith died at his Branson, Missouri, home at 81. He was best known for the 1974 crossover hit “Country Bumpkin,” named Song of the Year by both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music.

Moody Blues bassist and vocalist John Lodge died suddenly at 82. Joining in late 1966, he anchored the band’s classic symphonic-rock lineup and played on Days of Future Passed, home to “Nights in White Satin.”