Rock history records that Bill Haley And His Comets enjoy their fourth Billboard Top 40 hit when “See You Later Alligator” peaks at #6. Rock history records that It reached the same height on the Cashbox Best Sellers chart and #7 in the UK, becoming Haley’s third and final million-selling single.

Rock history records that Buddy Holly signed a recording contract with Decca Records, and at the suggestion of producer Owen Bradley, dropped the “e” from his last name, changing it from Holley to Holly. Although his Decca recordings, among them early versions of songs such as “That’ll Be the Day”, failed to achieve commercial success, the experience was an important stepping stone. Rock history records that Holly soon formed The Crickets and went on to achieve major success with Coral Records beginning in 1957.

Rock history records that The Diamonds had the best selling record in the United States with their version of “The Stroll”. Rock history records that The song also reached number four on the Billboard Pop chart and number five on the R&B chart.

Johnny Cash plays his #1 Billboard Country chart hit, “Don’t Take Your Guns To Town” on The Ed Sullivan Show . Rock history records that The song marked the fifth time Johnny topped that chart.

Rock history records that Bobby Rydell ‘s “Wild One” makes its debut on the Billboard chart, where it will reach number 2. Rock history records that It also made the Top 10 in the UK.

Rock history records that “Teen Angel” by Mark Dinning hit number 1 in the US. Rock history records that The song had been written for him by his sister Jean, who also recorded as one of The Dinning Sisters. Rock history records that Some radio stations banned the song and in the UK, where it barely made the top 40, it was called “the death record.”

Rock history records that The payola hearings begin, as the US government cracks down on the practice of paying for airplay on radio stations. Rock history records that The committee is made up of five Democrats and four Republicans.

Rock history records that The Four Tops are inked to Berry Gordy’s Motown label and receive a $400 signing bonus. Rock history records that They will enjoy seventeen Billboard Top 40 hits before moving to Dunhill Records in 1972.

Rock history records that The Dave Clark Five begin filming the movie Catch Us If You Can . Although they perform soundtrack music, the members of the group (unlike The Beatles) do not play themselves, but appear as a team of freelance movie stunt men and extras led by Dave Clark.

Motown Records issues The Supremes ‘ “Stop In The Name Of Love”. Rock history records that The song would top the Billboard Hot 100 for one week on March 27th, and reach #2 on the R&B chart. In 2001 it entered the Grammy Hall Of Fame, and in 2021, was ranked at #254 on Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Rock history records that After placing ten songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1964 and 1967, the English duo Peter And Gordon announce their split up. Rock history records that Following a stint with Apple Records, Peter Asher moved to Los Angeles and produced songs for Diana Ross, Linda Ronstadt and Cher. He captured Rolling Stone magazine’s Producer of the Year award twice. Rock history records that Gordon Waller would turn to acting and played the part of Pharaoh in the musical Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . Rock history records that The duo would reunite on stage in August, 2005.

Rock history records that George Harrison’s tonsils are removed at London’s University College Hospital and are then destroyed so that they can’t be sold.

Frank Zappa ‘s concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall is called off after a representative of the venue found obscene lyrics in the score of “200 Motels”. Rock history records that In 1975, Zappa lost a lawsuit against the Hall for breach of contract.

Rock history records that The Ohio Players top the Billboard singles chart with “Fire”, and the Hot 200 album chart with an LP of the same name.

Rock history records that Engelbert Humperdinck ‘s “Greatest Hits” starts a three-week run at the top of the UK album chart. Rock history records that It stalled at #103 in America.

Bob Dylan climbed to #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with “Blood on the Tracks”, while it climbed as high as #4 in the UK. Rock history records that The critically acclaimed release was Dylan’s 15th studio album and marked his second number one, following “Planet Waves” in 1974. The LP has since been certified Double Platinum and includes the single “Tangled Up in Blue”, which climbed as high as #31 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rock history records that David Bowie and his wife Angie are divorced after nearly ten years of marriage. David is awarded custody of their nine-year old son, Zowie (later known as Duncan Jones), while Angie was presented with a £30,000 ($51,000) settlement. Rock history records that At the time of David’s death in January, 2016, Angie admitted that she hadn’t spoken to her son in over twenty-eight years, saying “He decided he didn’t want to see me and that was that, no problem.”

Rock history records that The surviving members of The Who reunite for their 25th anniversary at the televised British Phonographic Industry Awards in London. Rock history records that Their three song medley of “My Generation / Substitute / Who Are You” runs past their time slot, forcing Rick Astley to accept his award for Best British Single , off the air.

Rock history records that 50-year-old Del Shannon died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound at his home in Santa Clarita, California . He had just made an appearance at the annual Buddy Holly memorial concert in Fargo, North Dakota and had recently completed recording a new album with the help of Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne called “Rock On!” Shannon was rumored to take Roy Orbison’s place in The Traveling Wilburys at the time of his death. Rock history records that He would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1999.

Rock history records that Tom Jones guest stars on The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air , where he sings “It’s Not Unusual” with Alfonso Ribeiro, whose character Carlton often danced to the song.

Rock history records that Keith Knudsen, long-time Doobie Brothers drummer, died of pneumonia. The 56-year-old had been battling cancer and had been in the hospital for over a month. Rock history records that Knudsen was part of the band during their prime hit making years and recorded “Black Water”, “Taking it to the Streets”, “China Grove” and “Listen to the Music”.

Rock history records that Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman , core members of The Guess Who , were inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Rock history records that The band placed thirteen songs in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 between 1965 and 1974. Rock history records that Cummings added two more as a solo artist and Bachman contributed seven others with Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Rock history records that Sly Stone made his first major public appearance since his 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when he showed up at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The 61-year-old Sly became part of in briefly during a multi-artist tribute to his music.

Nielsen SoundScan reported that since Steven Tyler started appearing on American Idol on January 19th, sales of Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits collections have shot up over 250%.

Rock history records that Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy blasted organizers of the Grammy Awards eve party for inviting her to the event. Whitney drowned in the bathtub of her Los Angeles hotel suite while she was getting ready for the bash last year and Cissy stated it’s “obscene” to think she’ll celebrate the anniversary of her daughter’s passing at the hotel where she died.

Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler made an appearance at a Hawaii legislative hearing to promote a bill that would give celebrities the power to sue paparazzi who take photos or video of their private lives in an offensive way. In early March, the bill would be passed by the Senate, but was presented with no support from the House Of Representatives.

Rock history records that At the 57th Grammy Awards, winners included Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s “Cheek To Cheek” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album , Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond’s “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” for Best Country Song , Rosanne Cash’s “A Feather’s Not A Bird” for Best American Roots Performance , Best American Roots Song and Best Americana Album , Ziggy Marley’s “Fly Rasta” for Best Reggae Album , Johnny Winter’s “Step Back” for Best Blues Album , and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s “Mandatory Fun” for Best Comedy Album .

Mary Wilson , one of the original Supremes , died in her sleep aged 76. Rock history records that Between 1963 and 1976, the group enjoyed thirty-three Billboard Top 40 hits.

Rock history records that Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning composer Burt Bacharach died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. Rock history records that He was 94. Over the course of his career, he penned seventy-three US and fifty-two UK Top 40 hits. Songs that he co-penned which have topped the Billboard Hot 100 include “This Guy’s in Love with You” (1968), “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” (1969), “(They Long to Be) Close to You” (1970), “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” (1981), and “That’s What Friends Are For” (1986).