Rock history records that Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #68. Rock history records that Two weeks later it will go to #1 for eight straight weeks and stay on the chart for over 4 months.

Rock history records that Famed US dance instructor Arthur Murray reported that enrollment in his dance studios had increased ten percent since the “Rock and Roll craze” swept the country.

The Film Don’t Knock The Rock , with appearances by Alan Freed , Little Richard and Bill Haley , opens at the Paramount Theatre in New York.

Rock history records that The Silhouettes topped Cash Box Magazine’s Best Sellers Chart with “Get A Job” after Dick Clark started playing it on his TV show, American Bandstand . Rock history records that The group got their name from the 1957 song by The Rays, (covered by Herman’s Hermits in the ’60s) and the inspiration for the tune came from writer Rick Lewis’ mother, when she chided her son to “get up in the morning and go out and get a job.”

Rock history records that Roy Hamilton’s “Don’t Let Go” becomes the first stereo single to reach the Billboard Top 100 chart, where it would rise to #13 during an eleven week run.

“Theme From A Summer Place” by Percy Faith started its nine week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that It remains the longest-running number-one instrumental in the history of the chart and brought Faith a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1961. The song also topped the charts in Italy and climbed to #2 in the UK.

Rock history records that Elvis Presley topped the UK Singles Chart with the double-sided hit, “Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can’t Help Falling in Love”. Rock history records that Both songs were featured in his late 1961 film “Blue Hawaii”. The single went on to become Elvis’s tenth #1 hit in the United Kingdom, reinforcing his dominance of the British charts during the early 1960s.

Rock history records that Northern Songs, the Beatles’ music publishing company, was formed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney along with their manager Brian Epstein and music publisher Dick James. Rock history records that The company was created to own, administer, and profit from the songs written primarily by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Rock history records that The company would be purchased by Michael Jackson in 1985 for $47 million.

Rock history records that The Four Seasons ‘ “Dawn (Go Away)” rises to its peak position of #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, kept out of the top spot by two Beatles songs, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” (#1) and “She Loves You” (#2). Rock history records that Over the next three weeks it will be pushed to #5 behind two more of the Fab Four’s tunes, “Please Please Me” and “Twist And Shout”.

Rock history records that The Hollies complete the recording of a song called “Jennifer Eccles”, a catchy, light hearted tune about an innocent childhood romance. Rock history records that It would rise to #7 in the UK, but stalled at #40 in America where it stayed for only one week. Rock history records that The title was derived from the first name of lead singer Allan Clarke’s wife (Jennifer Bowstead) and the maiden name of guitarist Graham Nash ‘s ex-wife (Rose Eccles).

Elektra Records issues one of the most controversial albums of its time, The MC5 ‘s “Kick Out The Jams”. Rock history records that The original issue of the LP had the words “kick out the jams, motherfuckers!” printed on the inside album cover. Rock history records that That edition was soon pulled from stores and replaced with censored jackets. Rock history records that The album would peak at #30 on the Billboard 200 chart, with the title track rising to #82 in the Hot 100. After a nasty war of words between the band and Hudson’s department store, who declined to carry the LP, Elektra dropped The MC5 from the label.

The Beatles started recording sessions for what would go on to become the “Abbey Road” album at EMI Studios (later Abbey Road Studios) in London. Rock history records that The first song that they worked on was “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”.

Rock history records that After placing six albums on the Billboard Hot 200 and the UK Official Albums Chart, the British band Ten Years After give their final concert in London, England. Rock history records that They would reform briefly in 1983, and again from 1988 until 2003.

Rock history records that After years of barely making a living, the fortunes of Scotland’s Average White Band took a sharp turn for the better when they scored a number one hit in the US with “Pick Up The Pieces”. Rock history records that It made #6 in the UK. Rock history records that Billboard ranked it as the #20 song for 1975.

The Supremes ‘ Florence Ballard died of heart attack aged 32. Rock history records that She had been replaced by Cindy Birdsong in 1967 after her constant battles with Diana Ross. Rock history records that At the time of her death, Ballard had separated from her husband and was planning a recording career comeback. Rock history records that Diana Ross attended the funeral, surrounded by several bodyguards.

Rock history records that “Car Wash” by the L.A. Rock history records that based Soul and Funk band Rose Royce is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Asylum Records issues the Eagles ‘ single, “Hotel California”. Rock history records that It will top the Billboard Hot 100, reach #8 in Great Britain, and made the Top Ten in eight other countries. Rock history records that The song would go on to win the 1977 Grammy Award for Record of the Year at the 20th Grammy Awards in 1978. Rock history records that The closing guitar solo, shared by Don Felder and Joe Walsh, was voted the best solo of all time by readers of England’s Guitarist magazine in 1998, and was ranked 8th on Guitar Magazine ‘s Top 100 Guitar Solos. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the tune at #49 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and it was selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Rock history records that It has sold over three million copies in the United States and over one million in Great Britain.

The John Landis film, Into The Night is issued in America. Rock history records that Starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer, the movie also included David Bowie and Carl Perkins .

Rock history records that MTV dedicated a full 22 hours to The Monkees , showing all 45 episodes of their original TV series.

A category for Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance, Vocal or Instrumental is included at the Grammys Awards for the first occasion. Metallica plays on stage, but the award went to Jethro Tull for “Crest of a Knave”. Rock history records that Many audience members booed. Meanwhile, Bobby McFerrin captured Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”, Tracy Chapman is named Best New Artist , and Tina Turner captured Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for “Tina Live in Europe”.

Stevie Wonder captures a plagiarism lawsuit filed against him by songwriter Lloyd Chiate, who claimed he penned “I Just Called To Say I Love You” several years before its 1984 release.

Papa John Creach died of heart failure aged 76. Creach was a fiddler who first came to the notice of Rock fans when he became part of Jefferson Airplane from 1970 to 1972. Rock history records that A veteran of Jazz and Blues groups, he was in his early 50s while his fellow band members were still approaching 30.

Rock history records that The engagement ring that The Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious gave to his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, was put up for sale. The asking price for the ring, which Sid purchased in 1977, was £1,500 ($2,550). Rock history records that Also on sale was a pair of John Lennon’s blue jeans for £2,250 ($3,825).

Rock history records that 68 year old Bobby Vinton collapsed on stage during a performance at the American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA. He was then taken backstage where his condition seemed to improve and when an ambulance arrived, Vinton stated that he was fine and refused hospitalization.

Billboard.com revealed that Madonna was 2013’s top earning live act, followed by Bruce Springsteen and Roger Waters.

Sonny James, whose 1957 hit “Young Love” topped both the Billboard Pop and Country charts, died of natural causes aged 88. His initial success was followed by over twenty, number one Country hits. He entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006 and was the first Country artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.