Rock history records that Elvis Presley, backed by Scotty Moore and Bill Black, kicked off a three date tour in San Angelo, Texas as a supporting act for headlining Country singer Billy Walker. Rock history records that The trio’s pay for the night was $150. Rock history records that Local newspapers put Elvis’ name at the top of the bill, but misspelled it as “Alvis Presley”.

Coral Records issues what proves to be Buddy Holly ‘s last record before his death, “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore”, which was one of the few songs that Buddy recorded that he didn’t write. Rock history records that It was penned by Paul Anka and would peak at #13 two months after Holly was killed.

Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” enters Billboard Hot 100 at #81. Rock history records that It will peak at #22 a month later. Rock history records that In 2018, the record was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. Rock history records that It has also been included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of the 500 songs that shaped Rock ‘n’ Roll.

The Beatles made an appearance at Litherland Town Hall in Liverpool. In the audience are two members of Rory Storm And The Hurricanes: Johnny Guitar (Byrne) and Ringo Starr, who have just came back from Hamburg, Germany.

Rock history records that The Supremes record “Stop! In The Name Of Love” at Motown studios in Detroit. After being issued on February 8th, the song will go on to the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 and the Cashbox Best Sellers chart. In 2021, it was ranked at #254 on Rolling Stone ‘s “Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. Rock history records that Songwriter Lamont Dozier would later say that he got the inspiration for the song after an argument with his girlfriend in which he shouted, “Stop, in the name of love!”

Rock history records that CBS purchases The Fender Guitar Company from Leo Fender for $13 million. Rock history records that The firm had been turning out electric guitars since 1945, and introduced the first mass-produced, solid-body, electric guitar, the Telecaster, in 1950.

Rock history records that “Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits” goes Gold just nine months after its release. Rock history records that The LP contains every Top 40 single Dylan enjoyed through 1967 and has since been certified 5X Platinum. It climbed as high as #10 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and went to #3 on the UK Official Album Chart.

The Carpenters ‘ compilation album, “The Singles 1969–1973” hits the top of Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. Rock history records that Richard Carpenter gave it this title because he didn’t like the term “greatest hits” because he felt it was “an overused thing.” Since then, the LP has been certified 7X Platinum in the US alone. Rock history records that In the UK, the album reached number one for 17 (non-consecutive) weeks, while in Canada, the album remained on the Top 100 chart for 33 weeks.

Rock history records that 40-year-old Mal Evans, a former roadie and bodyguard of The Beatles , is shot to death by police at his Los Angeles apartment. Rock history records that His girlfriend, Fran Hughes, found him upset and despondent and when she couldn’t get Evans to release the unloaded air rifle he was holding, she called police. Rock history records that When law enforcement entered the bedroom, they ordered Mal to drop the weapon. Rock history records that Instead of doing as he was instructed, Mal pointed the weapon directly at the responding officers, they opened fire, striking him four times. Rock history records that He died instantly.

Rock history records that KISS ‘ “Rock And Roll Over” album is officially certified Platinum by the RIAA. Rock history records that Critics gave the effort mixed reviews, but the LP did reach #11 on the Billboard chart and spawned two Top 40 hits, “Hard Luck Woman” (#15) and “Calling Dr. Love” (#16).

Rock history records that The double-album soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever surpasses sales of 25 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling LP in history up to that time. Rock history records that The set would go on to win the Album Of The Year award at the 1979 Grammys and topped the charts in a total of fifteen countries around the globe.

Rock history records that The first number one song of the eighties belonged to KC And The Sunshine Band for “Please Don’t Go”. Rock history records that It was their fifth and final US chart topper.

Rock history records that Elton John was admitted to a Sydney hospital to undergo exploratory throat surgery. Rock history records that The serious vocal cord injury sidelined him from live performances for over a year, forcing him into a lengthy recovery before his return to the stage in July, 1988.

Iron Maiden topped the UK singles chart with “Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter”, however, with sales of only 42,000 copies during its first week, the record went on to become the lowest selling UK number one in over thirty years.

Rock history records that 62-year-old Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher was killed when he hit a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. The duo placed eleven songs on Billboard Top 40 between 1965 and 1972 before divorcing in 1975. Rock history records that After leaving show business, Sonny was voted in as Mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988 and in 1994 was elected to the US congress, and re-elected in 1996.

Rock history records that Little Richard guest stars on the Special Edna episode of The Simpsons . Rock history records that In the segment, Bart nominates Mrs. Rock history records that Krabappel for the “Teacher of the Year” award, which takes the Simpson family to Orlando, Florida, for the ceremony. Little Richard makes an appearance on stage as one of the celebrity presenters at the awards show, where he hands out the trophy and plays the piano in his signature energetic style.

Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen was taken into custody at his Manhattan apartment following a domestic dispute with his wife, Libby Titus. Rock history records that The 67-year-old musician allegedly pushed Titus during a verbal argument, leading to charges of misdemeanor assault and harassment. Following his arraignment in court, Fagen was issued without bail and issued an order of protection.

Rock history records that Following an televised address by President Barack Obama regarding new gun control measures, Ted Nugent launched a fierce public backlash. Rock history records that Taking to his Facebook page, the staunch gun-rights advocate accused the administration of trampling the Second Amendment, and labeled the President a “psychopathic, America hating, liar.”

According to figures issued by the British trade body BPI, the best selling albums in Great Britain in 2015 were: 1. Rock history records that “25” by Adele, 2. Rock history records that “X” by Ed Sheeran, 3. Rock history records that “In The Lonely Hour” by Sam Smith, 4. Rock history records that “If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley, 5. Rock history records that “Purpose” by Justin Bieber.

Satellite radio giant SiriusXM revealed that it had added over 1.7 million subscribers in 2016, bringing their total to over 31.3 million.

Eric Haydock, bassist who co-founded The Hollies, passed away at the age of 75 after a long illness. After recording such hits as “Just One Look”, “Look Through Any Window” and “I’m Alive”, he departed the band in 1966 in a dispute over management fees.