The Flamingos recorded “I Only Have Eyes for You” at New York’s Bell Sound Studios. It reached No. 11 on the Hot 100 and later ranked No. 158 on Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest songs list.

Elvis Presley’s G.I. Blues entered Billboard’s pop album chart, beginning a run that included ten weeks at No. 1 and 111 weeks overall—his career longevity record until ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits surpassed it in the digital era.

Seventeen-year-old Fabian’s “Kissin’ and Twistin’” entered the Hot 100 at No. 99 and disappeared the next week, becoming his final chart record. Seven later singles failed, though he continued acting in films and television into the 1990s.

Elvis Presley’s eleventh film, Girls! Girls! Girls!, premiered in Honolulu, where it had been filmed. The musical comedy cast him as a poor fisherman who dreamed of owning his boat.

Ed Sullivan saw roughly 3,000 screaming fans welcome the Beatles home at Heathrow after a five-date Swedish tour. Witnessing Beatlemania persuaded him to book their three landmark American television appearances in early 1964.

The Supremes earned their second Hot 100 No. 1 with “Baby Love,” only four months after fellow Motown performers had mocked them as the “no-hit Supremes.”

Gale Garnett’s “We’ll Sing in the Sunshine” topped Cashbox, reached No. 4 on Billboard, and later won the Grammy for Best Folk Recording. “Lovin’ Place” became her only other American chart entry.

Customs officers arrested Ray Charles at Boston’s Logan Airport for heroin possession, his third drug case after 1958 and 1961 incidents. After treatment in Los Angeles he avoided prison but served a year of parole in 1966.

For the first time since January, the Beatles had no song on the Hot 100, ending a remarkable stretch in which fourteen records appeared through five labels.

Michelle Phillips married Dennis Hopper after meeting during The Last Movie. Substance abuse, paranoia, and erratic behavior helped end the union after eight days when she filed for divorce, making it one of rock’s shortest marriages.

James Taylor’s Sweet Baby James went Gold as “Fire and Rain” reached No. 3. Its autobiographical lyrics referred to childhood friend Suzanne Schnerr’s suicide and the collapse of his earlier band, the Flying Machine.

Queen released “Bohemian Rhapsody,” beginning a nine-week UK No. 1 run; it initially reached No. 9 in America. A 1991 British reissue and its use in Wayne’s World drove the song back to No. 2 on the Hot 100 in 1992.

Elvis Presley recorded “He’ll Have to Go” over a prerecorded backing track in Graceland’s Jungle Room, widely believed to be his final studio recording.

Timi Yuro’s “Hurt” became a Dutch hit twenty years after reaching No. 4 in America. Her powerful voice led many listeners to assume the petite white singer, only 21 at the 1961 session, was a man or a Black woman.

Roger Waters sued to stop former Pink Floyd colleagues David Gilmour and Nick Mason from using the band’s name. A December 1987 out-of-court settlement allowed them to continue as Pink Floyd.

James Brown was arrested in Aiken, South Carolina, after wife Adrienne said he struck her with a mirror. She died in January 1996 and the assault charge was dropped.

Claude “Juan” Johnson of Don and Juan died at 67. The duo’s sole Top 40 hit, “What’s Your Name,” reached No. 7 in 1962.

Forbes reported Elvis Presley as the highest-earning dead celebrity at $49 million, followed by John Lennon at $44 million; George Harrison earned $22 million, James Brown $5 million, and Bob Marley $4 million.

Michael Jackson led Forbes’ dead-celebrity list for a fifth consecutive year with $75 million, followed by Arnold Palmer and Charles Schulz; Elvis Presley ranked fourth at $35 million and Bob Marley fifth at $23 million.

The Rolling Stones received a BRIT Billion Award for reaching one billion career streams in Britain, with the Official Charts Company also identifying them as the longest-active artist to achieve the milestone.