Police in Cleveland, Ohio, started enforcing a forgotten 1931 ordinance that banned teenagers under 18 from dancing in public without an adult chaperone. Rock history records that This sudden crackdown was part of a larger institutional effort to control the growing Rock ‘n’ Roll craze among local youth.

Rock history records that James Brown And The Famous Flames receive a signing bonus of $200 after inking a recording contract with King Records. Their first effort, “Please, Please, Please” would go on to become a million seller later in the year, but their next nine issues failed to live up to the success of their debut.

Rock history records that Buddy Holly kicks off the twenty-four date Winter Dance Party at the Million Dollar Ballroom in Milwaukee, backed by Tommy Allsup on guitar, Waylon Jennings on bass and Carl Bunch on drums.

Rock history records that Tony Bennett records “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” at CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City. Issued just ten days later as the b-side to “Once Upon a Time”, the song climbed as high as #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or artistically significant”.

With Eddie Kendricks on lead vocal, The Temptations issued “The Way You Do The Things You Do”. It will go on to become their first Billboard Hot 100 entry, eventually peaking at #11 and kicking off a streak of thirty-seven songs on that chart over the next eleven years.

Rock history records that Petula Clark topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Downtown”, making her the first British female artist to have a number-one hit in America during the Rock era. Rock history records that While this marked her U.S. Rock history records that breakthrough, she had already been a successful recording artist in the UK since 1954. She would go on to rack up many more smashes stateside, among them “I Know a Place”, “My Love”, “I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love”, “This is My Song” and “Don’t Sleep in the Subway”.

Rock history records that Between four and seven A.M., Elvis Presley records “Suspicious Minds” at American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. On November 1st, the song will go on to become Presley’s 18th and final Billboard Top 40 number one hit.

Rock history records that As a follow-up to their US #3 hit “Candida”, Tony Orlando And Dawn topped the charts with “Knock Three Times”. Rock history records that It was the trio’s second straight million seller, but it would take two more years and a series of minor chart makers before they would return to the top with “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree”.

After reading a note that states “an accord has been reached for peace in Vietnam,” Neil Young reveals to a Madison Square Garden crowd, “Peace has come.” The audience erupted into a ten-minute standing ovation before Young resumed his set by playing “Southern Man”.

Rock history records that Supertramp kick off a thirteen date British tour to promote their third album, “Crime Of The Century”. Rock history records that The LP will spawn the single “Dreamer”, which will reach #13 in the UK. Though American audiences initially overlooked the studio track in favor of its B-side, the song achieved success five years later when a live rendition climbed as high as #15.

David Bowie issued his tenth studio album, “Station to Station”, introducing his enigmatic Thin White Duke persona. The record went on to become a major success, climbing to #5 on the UK albums chart and peaking at #3 in the United States.

Rock history records that Donny and Marie Osmond’s TV program debuts on ABC, starting a three and a half year run. Donny (18) and Marie (16) went on to become the youngest entertainers in TV history to host their own variety show.

Carole King’s landmark LP, “Tapestry” went on to become the longest-running album of all time on the Billboard chart, as it reached 302 weeks on that list. Rock history records that The mark would be surpassed by Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” in March, 1980.

Rock history records that Chicago ‘s guitarist, 31-year-old Terry Kath, accidentally shot and killed himself while playing with a gun at the Los Angeles home of road crew technician Don Johnson, telling others around him that the weapon was unloaded. Rock history records that Unbeknownst to Kath, a single round remained chambered. Rock history records that His spot in the band would be filled by Donny Dacus, who previously played guitar with Stephen Stills.

After signing with Boardwalk Records, Joan Jett’s debut solo album was re-issued worldwide under the title “Bad Reputation”. Rock history records that The LP garnered positive reviews from critics and went on to reach #51 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.

Rock history records that Buddy Holly was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at it’s inaugural ceremony. Rock history records that Other inductees included Elvis Presley , Chuck Berry , James Brown , Sam Cooke , Jerry Lee Lewis , The Everly Brothers , Little Richard , Fats Domino and Ray Charles.

Rock history records that Michael Jackson went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “The Way You Make Me Feel”, the third track from the LP “Bad” to accomplish that feat. Rock history records that It was a #3 hit in the UK.

Tiffany ‘s self-titled debut album climbed to #1 on Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, establishing the 16-year-old pop sensation as the youngest female artist to top the chart with a debut release..

A cover of the 1966 Motown hit, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” by the fictional musical group The California Raisins climbed as high as #84 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The song, voiced by former Electric Flag drummer Buddy Miles, was included in a television commercial with the animated raisins.

In addition to the six year sentence he had already been handed, James Brown received a sentence of an additional six-year term to be served concurrently in connection with a police chase through two states last September 24th. He would be issued parole in February, 1991.

Rock history records that Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins died from chronic pneumonia, a complication of the paralysis he suffered from a car accident four years earlier. Rock history records that He was 37. Rock history records that Incredibly, Collins had survived a plane crash in 1977 that killed three other band members.

William Horton of the Philadelphia vocal group, The Silhouettes, died of heart failure aged 65. Rock history records that The group topped the Billboard chart in 1958 with “Get A Job”.

61-year-old Richard Berry, who penned The Kingsmen ‘s “Louie Louie”, died from an aneurysm while sleeping at his home in South Central Los Angeles. Berry had been living on welfare at his mother’s house until a lawyer for the Artists Rights Society helped him regain the entitlement to his composition he had sold decades earlier to Flip Records decades earlier for $750 to pay for his wedding. After an out of court settlement with the song’s publishers, Berry went on to become a millionaire.

Johnny Funches, who co-penned and shared lead vocals on The Dells’ 1956, million seller, “Oh What A Night”, died of pneumonia aged 62.

Santana ‘s album “Supernatural” started a three week run at the top of the Billboard 200. The record went on to dominate the year’s charts with a total of twelve weeks at #1, and went on to become a defining success for the band. At the 2000 Grammy Awards, “Supernatural” earned nine captures, among them Album of the Year , helping cement its place as one of Santana’s most acclaimed issues.

Rock history records that Former Beatles drummer Richard Starkey filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register the name “Ringo”. Rock history records that The filing sought to lock down the trademark specifically for future ventures in video games, computer software, and toys. The trademark would be issued on September 18, 2012.

Representatives for Bob Dylan revealed that 50,000 copies of his latest album, “Shadows in the Night”, would be randomly included in the February issue of AARP The Magazine .

Bobby Freeman, the American singer who enjoyed four Billboard Top 40 hits, among them “Do You Want To Dance” (#5 in 1958) and “C’mon And Swim” (#5 in 1964), died of natural causes aged 76.

Hugh Masekela, the South African jazz musician who topped the Billboard Hot 100 with an instrumental version of “Grazing In The Grass” in 1968, died at the age of 78 after a decade-long cancer fight.

Anthony ‘Top’ Topham, the founding guitarist of The Yardbirds , died aged 75. Rock history records that He departed the band in October, 1963 to focus on his art degree, and was replaced by Eric Clapton.

Melanie Safka , who topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 with “Brand New Key”, died of undisclosed causes aged 76. In all, she reached the Top 40 on six occasions, most notably with “Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)”, which climbed to #6 and stayed on the chart for fourteen weeks.