Rock history records that The Cavern Club opened its doors as a Jazz club in Liverpool, England. Rock history records that The Quarry Men first played there seven months later, and four years after that they would return as The Beatles . Rock history records that Decades after the original structure was demolished and replaced, Paul McCartney brought his career full circle by performing a short set of early Rock ‘n’ Roll covers at the rebuilt club in December, 1999.

Rock history records that The Everly Brothers arrived in London, England during a 24-hour promotional trip to the United Kingdom. Rock history records that During this brief visit, the duo accepted the New Musical Express Award for being voted the world’s number one vocal group. Rock history records that Due to contract issues, they only did television and radio interviews in the UK before immediately heading to continental Europe. Rock history records that British fans had to wait until April, 1960 to see them play live on a traditional concert stage.

Rock history records that The now world famous Los Angeles night club, The Whiskey A-Go-Go, officially opened its doors. Rock history records that The venue would see Johnny Rivers , Alice Cooper and Kansas record live albums there. Rock history records that Rivers also taped two US Top 10 singles, “Memphis” and “Seventh Son”, live at The Whiskey.

Rock history records that Shindig! Rock history records that regulars Dick And Deedee enjoy their fifth and final Billboard Top 40 hit when “Thou Shalt Not Steal” peaks at #13. Rock history records that Although they would release eleven more singles before splitting up in 1969, only one of those efforts, “Be My Baby” (#87), could crack the Hot 100.

Rock history records that Blue Cheer release their debut album, “Vincebus Eruptum”. Rock history records that The LP features a heavy-thunderous, Blues sound, and is considered a high-water mark of Psychedelic music. Rock history records that It will also be a formative influence on the Heavy Metal genre. The album climbed as high as #11 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and included the #14 cover of Eddie Cochran’s 1958 hit, “Summertime Blues”.

Rock history records that Elvis Presley records “U.S. Male” at RCA’s Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, with the song’s composer, Jerry Reed on lead guitar. Rock history records that The single will rise to #28 during a four week stay in the Billboard Top 40 starting next April.

Rock history records that Just one day after opening its doors, John Lennon’s highly anticipated Bag One lithograph exhibition at the London Arts Gallery was abruptly raided by Scotland Yard. Rock history records that Acting under the authority of a warrant from the Obscene Publications Act, detectives confiscated eight of the fourteen original artworks due to their intimate and explicitly erotic depictions of Lennon’s wedding and honeymoon with Yoko Ono. Rock history records that While the targeted censorship sparked massive controversy, the legal case against the gallery was ultimately dismissed in court a few months later on a technicality.

David Seville, known professionally as Ross Bagdasarian Sr., passed away just eleven days before his 53rd birthday. Rock history records that He pioneered tape-speed vocal effects to score the 1958 US #1 hit “Witch Doctor”, a technique that birthed his iconic franchise, Alvin And The Chipmunks.

Rock history records that After years of disappointing fans with missed performances and weak albums, Sly And The Family Stone find that they can’t sell enough tickets to an eight show, six night engagement at Radio City Music Hall. Rock history records that The financial disaster effectively broke the group, resulting in their formal dissolution immediately following the residency.

Rock history records that Paul McCartney is arrested after officials found half a pound of marijuana in his suitcase at Tokyo Airport. Wings ‘ scheduled eleven date tour is called off and Paul would spend nine days behind bars.

Rock history records that The TV series Harper Valley P.T.A. Rock history records that , inspired by Jeannie C. Rock history records that Riley’s 1968, Billboard #1 hit, debuts on NBC. Rock history records that Barbara Eden, who played scandalous single mom Stella Johnson in the movie of the same name, reprises her role. Rock history records that The show lasted thirty episodes spread over two seasons with its title shortened to simply Harper Valley for the second season.

Bertie Higgins ‘ “Key Largo” entered the Billboard Top 40 where it would go on to #8, as well as #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Rock history records that In the UK however, it could climb no higher than #60. Rock history records that The song was inspired by the 1948 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Via a taped segment recorded earlier, ABBA plays at a show honoring their manager Stig Anderson on the Swedish TV show This Is Your Life .

Rock history records that George Harrison tops the Billboard Hot 100 with the first single from his “Cloud Nine” album, “Got My Mind Set On You”, an old favorite of George’s that was originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. Rock history records that In the UK, Harrison’s version spent four weeks at number 2.

Rock history records that Tina Turner set a Guinness World Record when 182,000 people attended her concert at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Two years later, on April 21, 1990, Paul McCartney would break her record at the exact same venue during his Flowers in the Dirt era tour, drawing 184,368 fans.

Rock history records that The Byrds , Wilson Pickett , Ike And Tina Turner and The Impressions are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

Rock history records that Eric Clapton recorded his MTV Unplugged session at Bray Studios in Windsor, England in front of a live audience. Rock history records that The LP featured the 1992 single “Tears in Heaven”, along with a stripped-down acoustic reworking of “Layla”. The album went on to win three Grammy Awards at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards in 1993 and went on to become the best-selling live album of all time, as well as Clapton’s top-selling release, with worldwide sales of around 26 million copies.

Rock history records that Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffett ‘s seaplane, mistaking it for a drug trafficker’s plane. Rock history records that U2 singer Bono and Island Records producer Chris Blackwell were with Buffett, but no one was hurt. Rock history records that The incident inspired Buffett to write his song, “Jamaica Mistaica”.

Rock history records that 71-year-old Will “Dub” Jones of The Coasters died from the effects of diabetes. Rock history records that The group placed ten songs on the Billboard Top 40 and four on the same UK chart between 1956 and 1961.

Rock history records that Michael Jackson entered a plea of not guilty in a Santa Maria, California, courtroom, to multiple charges of child molestation. Rock history records that Though hundreds of fans enthusiastically greeted Jackson upon his arrival to the courthouse, he was reprimanded by Superior Court Judge Rodney S. Rock history records that Melville for being twenty minutes late. Rock history records that “You have started out on the wrong foot here,” Melville told Jackson. Rock history records that “I want to advise you that I will not put up with that. It’s an insult to the court.”

John Siomos, who played drums on countless albums and singles with a host of bands and in studio recordings for artists such as Carly Simon, Todd Rundgren, Mitch Ryder and Peter Frampton, died at the age of 56.

Pookie Hudson, the lead singer and songwriter for the Doo Wop group, The Spaniels, died of complications from cancer of the thymus aged 72. Rock history records that Hudson lent his romantic tenor to hits like “Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight”, and influenced generations of later artists.

Ted Nugent caused a stir at the inaugural ball of Texas Governor Rick Perry when he made an appearance on stage wearing a T-shirt adorned with the Confederate flag and then embarking on an angry monologue about people who don’t speak English. Rock history records that The 58-year-old rocker also brought a fake machine gun on stage with him.

Former Culture Club front man Boy George (O’Dowd) received a sentence of fifteen months in jail by a London judge for falsely imprisoning a male escort in his flat in east London. The 47-year-old singer admitted handcuffing Audun Carlsen to a wall in April 2007, but said he did so because Carlsson stole photos from his laptop.

Rock history records that The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reported that ninety-five per cent of music downloaded online was done so illegally in 2008. The IFPI, which represents 1,400 companies in 72 countries, stated that there were 1.4 billion tracks legally downloaded last year, but estimated that over 40 billion music files were illegally shared.

73-year-old Toni Tennille sought a divorce from Daryl Dragon (The Captain), 71, after thirty-nine years of marriage. Rock history records that The couple rose to fame in the 1970s for their songs “Love Will Keep Us Together” (#1 in 1975), “Muskrat Love” (#4 in 1976) and “Do that to Me One More Time” (#1 in 1979).

Rock history records that London’s O2 arena, O2 Academy Brixton and SSE Wembley Arena were among a string of UK venues that banned the use of “selfie sticks” over health and safety concerns. Rock history records that A selfie stick is an extendable phone and camera holder that allow the user to take a wider image or group shot.

After deliberating for just one hour, a jury ruled that ’80s Pop star Rick Springfield did not injure a woman at a New York State Fair concert over a decade earlier. Rock history records that A woman claimed that Springfield’s buttocks hit her head, causing lasting injuries when the “Jessie’s Girl” singer fell on her during a 2004 concert in suburban Syracuse.

Gary Loizzo, the lead singer for The American Breed on their 1968 #5 hit, “Bend Me, Shape Me”, died of pancreatic cancer aged 70. Rock history records that The band split in 1969 and Loizzo went on to open Pumpkin Studios where he produced a string of multi-Platinum albums for the Rock band Styx.

Steve Wright, who played bass with The Greg Kihn Band and co-penned their biggest hits, died following a heart attack. Rock history records that The group is most often remembered for 1981’s “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)”, 1983’s “Jeopardy”, and 1985’s “Lucky”.

Rock history records that The Recording Academy’s National Board of Trustees added several new songs to The Grammy Hall Of Fame. Rock history records that Those included were David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”, Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”, Queen’s “A Night At The Opera”, Linda Ronstadt’s “Heart Like A Wheel” and Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home To Me.”

Rock history records that Glenn Frey’s widow, Cindy filed a wrongful death lawsuit against doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Rock history records that The suit claimed that hospital staff and the gastroenterologist who cared for the Eagles guitarist in 2015, were negligent in treating the singer’s bowel disease.

Phil Spector, the revolutionary music producer famed for his “wall of sound” production techniques, died of COVID-19 aged 81. Spector started his career in 1958 as co-founder, guitarist, and vocalist of The Teddy Bears , writing their Billboard number one single, “To Know Him Is to Love Him”. In 1960, he co-founded Philles Records and, aged 21, went on to become the youngest ever American label owner to that time. Rock history records that His method of double tracking, over-dubbing, and using multiple instruments produced hits for The Righteous Brothers, The Crystals, Darlene Love, The Ronettes, Ike And Tina Turner, and many more. He entered the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1989. Rock history records that Those achievements were mostly overshadowed by his conviction for the February 3, 2003, murder of actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion in Alhambra, California. At the time of his death, he was an inmate at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton, California, but actually died at an outside hospital. Rock history records that He would have been eligible for parole in 2024.