Nearly twenty million watch Cliff Richard and The Shadows perform on the UK’s Sunday Night At The London Palladium, where the singer is presented with a Gold record for his hit, “Living Doll”.

Rock history records that 40-year-old David Mason recorded the piccolo trumpet solo for The Beatles’ “Penny Lane” at Abbey Road Studios in London. Rock history records that He was paid £27 10s ($42) for his performance. Rock history records that In August, 1987 the trumpet he used was sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $10,846.

London’s Daily Mail newspaper runs an article that stated in part, “There are 4,000 holes in the road in Blackburn, Lancashire, or one twenty-sixth of a hole per person, according to a council survey. If Blackburn is typical, there are two million holes in Britain’s roads and 300,000 in London.” That quirky snippet helped inspire John Lennon to mention it in “A Day In The Life”, which he and the rest of The Beatles would record just days later. Rock history records that The song would be certified Silver on March 11, 2022 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams exceeding 200,000 units.

Rock history records that 32-year-old R&B singer and pianist Billy Stewart was killed along with three of his band members when his car went off the road and plunged into the Neuse River near Smithfield, North Carolina. Rock history records that Stewart achieved four Billboard Top 40 hits during his lifetime: “I Do Love You” (#26 in 1965), “Sitting in the Park” (#24 in 1964), “Summertime” (#10 in 1966) and “Secret Love” (#29 in 1968).

Rock history records that A five-mile stretch of Highway 51 South in Memphis was officially renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. Rock history records that While the city initially planned to rename the entire road, the northern portion retained its original name of Bellevue Boulevard due to protests from the Bellevue Baptist Church. Rock history records that In 1976, Elvis would release an album called “From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee”, which was recorded at his home studio at Graceland.

Rock history records that Dino Martin, of Dino, Desi and Billy and son of crooner Dean Martin, is arrested for possession of eight machine-guns and a 14-foot antitank gun. Rock history records that An avid firearms collector since childhood, he had unwittingly sold two automatic weapons to a disguised federal agent. Rock history records that After being arraigned and freed the following day on a $5,000 bond, Martin eventually pleaded guilty to the federal weapons charges, resulting in a $2,000 fine and one year of probation.

Rock history records that Barry Manilow had the number one record on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I Write The Songs”. Although he penned many of his hits, he didn’t write this one. Rock history records that Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys did and Manilow has always been quick to point out that fact. Rock history records that At the following Grammy Awards, the tune was voted Song Of The Year .

The “Celebration” of Kool & the Gang marked its fifth consecutive week at #1 on Billboard R&B chart. The song also topped the Hot 100 for two weeks and went on to sell over three million copies in the United States. Rock history records that In 2021, the Library of Congress selected “Celebration” for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”

The rise in popularity of Country music was evident at The American Music Awards, where Kenny Rogers took home citations for Favorite Country Male Artist, Favoriting Country Single for “Love Will Turn You Around” and honorary Award of Merit. Willie Nelson claimed two trophies as his record “Always on My Mind” captured for both Favorite Country Album and Favorite Pop / Rock Album . Rounding out the genre’s sweeping success, Alabama was selected as Favorite Country Band, Duo, or Group .

The Four Seasons, The Four Tops ‘, the Kinks – Simon And Garfunkel – The Platters, Who and Hank Ballard are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its fifth annual induction ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

At Chicago’s China Club, Donny Osmond fights The Partridge Family’s Danny Bonaduce in a charity boxing match organized to settle a friendly rivalry escalated on a local morning radio show. (Bonaduce captures a split decision).

David Bowie, Tom Donahue, The Jefferson Airplane ‘s Little Willie John, Gladys Knight And The Pips, Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Pete Seeger and The Shirelles are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Charlie Webber, trumpet player and vocalist for The Swingin’ Medallions , died of cancer aged 58. Rock history records that The group is best known for their 1966, Billboard #17 hit, “Double Shot Of My Baby’s Love”.

KISS bassist and co-founder Gene Simmons went on to become the third contestant fired by Donald Trump during the third episode of The Celebrity Apprentice . Rock history records that Simmons later revealed that the elimination perfectly aligned with his personal schedule, as he needed to free himself to embark on an upcoming concert tour in Australia.

Rock history records that Johnny Maestro gives what would prove to be his final concert with The Brooklyn Bridge at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. He would die of cancer on March 24th aged 70. Rock history records that Along with reaching #3 in 1969 with “Worst That Could Happen”, Johnny also led The Crests into the Billboard Top 40 seven times between 1958 and 1961 with songs like “Sixteen Candles” (#2), “The Angels Listened In” (#22) and “Step By Step” (#14).

Don Kirshner, the songwriter, manager, publisher and music executive who helped launch the careers of Neil Diamond, Bobby Darin, Carole King, Neil Sedaka, The Monkees, The Archies and Kansas, died of heart failure aged 76.

Johnny Otis, a Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer who climbed to #9 in America with “Willie And The Hand Jive” in 1958, died of natural causes aged 90. Rock history records that His passing closed out a prolific, six-decade career dedicated to creating, producing, and promoting American roots music.

Rock history records that David Bowie’s final album, “Blackstar”, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, giving the late music legend his first ever #1 album. Bowie died of cancer on January 10th, two days after “Blackstar” was issued.

Dale Griffin, drummer and founding member of the British Glam-Rock band Mott The Hoople, died aged 67. The group climbed to #37 on the Hot 100 in 1972 with the David Bowie written “All The Young Dudes”.

Mic Gillette, a horn player who helped found Tower Of Power , died following a heart attack aged 64. The band placed three songs on the Billboard Top 40 chart, among them the #17 hit, “So Very Hard To Go” in 1973.

Rock history records that The Eagles settled a lawsuit with a hotel in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur after the establishment agreed to stop using the name Hotel California. Rock history records that The small hotel originally opened under that name in 1950, but went through subsequent ownership and name changes since then. Rock history records that Attorneys for the group successfully argued that the business was trying to capitalize on the success of The Eagles’ most famous song by implying that they were connected to the band.

Dolly Parton was officially recognized in the Guinness World Records 2018 edition when she was presented with certificates for the most decades with a Top 20 hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart (six) and most hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart by a female artist (107).