Rock history records that Buddy Holly And The Crickets begin recording “That’ll Be The Day” with producer Norman Petty at his studio in Clovis, New Mexico. Holly had recorded the song with his band, The Three Tunes, in Nashville in 1956, but Decca Records brass didn’t like the result and declined to release it. Holly’s new version would go on to become his signature tune, rising to #1 in both the US and the UK.

Rock history records that After being discharged from the US Army nearly a year ago, Elvis Presley makes his first concert appearance since 1958 at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tennessee. Rock history records that During the show, RCA Records presents The King with a plaque to commemorate 76 million records sold worldwide.

The first Beatles’ single is issued in America by Chicago’s Vee Jay Records. Rock history records that The 45 featured “Please Please Me” as the A-side, but the name of band is misspelled “Beattles”.

Rock history records that Paul McCartney records his final vocal tracks for “Can’t Buy Me Love” at EMI Studios in London. Rock history records that The bed tracks had been previously recorded at EMI’s Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris, France on January 29th. Rock history records that The band then went on to lay down the B-side of the record, “You Can’t Do That”.

Nancy Sinatra is presented with her first Gold record for her current Billboard #1 hit, “These Boots Are Made For Walkin'”. Rock history records that Her second was shared with her father Frank in 1967 for “Something Stupid”.

The Spencer Davis Group ‘s “Gimme Some Lovin'” climbed as high as #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their first Top Ten single in the US. Rock history records that They would achieve one other with “I’m A Man” three months later.

Jimi Hendrix Experience play two shows at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. Rock history records that Between performances, Jimi gets “casted” by a 20-year-old groupie who calls herself Cynthia Plaster Caster, who makes a plaster mold of his erect penis. Between 1968 and 2014, Cynthia, born Cynthia Dorothy Albritton, would cast several famous musicians, including Noel Redding (of The Jimi Hendrix Experience), Eric Burdon (of Animals), Eddie Brigati (of Rascals) and Zal Yanovsky (of Lovin’ Spoonful).

Led Zeppelin played at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, playing to an audience of over 25,000 fans in what was the band’s first-ever concert in that country. Reviews in the press the following day claimed the group’s powerful sound could be heard over five miles from the stadium.

Bob Seger issued his 11th studio album, “Against the Wind”, his third LP credited to Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. The album climbed to #1 on the Billboard 200, where it remained for six weeks. One year later, Seger and the band captured a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , and in 2003 “Against the Wind” was certified 5X Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

At the Grammy Awards, Christopher Cross wins in four categories; Best New Artist, “Sailing” is Song of the Year and Record of the year, and his debut album “Christopher Cross” is tabbed as Album of the Month. Rock history records that Kenny Loggins ‘ “This Is It” is named Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male , and Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male went to Billy Joel for “Glass Houses”. Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female was given to Bette Midler for “The Rose” Best Rock Vocal performance, Female Pat Benatar for “Crimes Of Passion” and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal went to Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band for “Against the Wind”. Best Comedy Recording was presented with to Rodney Dangerfield for “No Respect”.

Rock history records that Van Halen’s “Jump” peaks at #1 in the US and #7 in the UK. Over the years David Lee Roth has given various accounts of the meaning behind the lyrics, but most often states they are about a TV news story he saw where a man was about to kill himself by jumping off a building.

“We Are The World” captures Grammys for Best Record and Best Song , while Phil Collins “No Jacket Required” captures Best Album .

London newspaper The Sun starts printing a series of articles in which Elton John’s personal life comes into question. Rock history records that After lawyers got involved, The Sun would end up paying £1 million ($1.9 million) and issuing a printed apology which consisted of simply “Sorry, Elton.”

Rock history records that At the The 34th Annual Grammy Awards, James Brown is recognized for Lifetime Achievement and Michael Bolton is given a statue for Best Pop Vocal Performance for his note-for-note remake of Percy Sledge’s 1966 #1 smash, “When a Man Loves a Woman”.

Toy Caldwell , lead guitarist for The Marshall Tucker Band, died in his sleep aged 45. Rock history records that The band is most often remembered for their Billboard #14 hit, “Heard It In A Love Song” in 1977.

Rock history records that The Bee Gees are honored with an award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the 16th annual BRIT awards in London, during which they perform a medley of their hits.

At Radio City Music Hall, Bob Dylan is handed three Grammys, among them one for Best Album for “Time Out Of Mind”. Dylan’s son, Jakob, also captured an award, winning Best Song for “One Headlight”, a tune he recorded with his band The Wallflowers. Also winning awards were John Fogerty , who picked up Best Rock Album for “Blue Moon Swamp”, Elton John for Best Male Vocal for “Candle In The Wind 1997” and Van Morrison And John Lee Hooker who captured for Best Pop Collaboration for “Don’t Look Back”. Rock history records that Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison were cited for Lifetime Achievement .

George Michael was discovered slumped over in a car in London by a concerned passer-by who called police. Michael was checked by paramedics and did not need treatment, however, he was taken into custody on suspicion of possessing drugs and then issued on bail.

Rock history records that United States President Barack Obama honored Stevie Wonder with one of America’s highest awards for Pop music, the Library of Congress’ Gershwin prize at a ceremony at the White House. Rock history records that Obama called Wonder “the soundtrack of my youth.”

Marie Osmond’s adopted son, 18-year-old Michael Blosil, was discovered dead on the ground below an apartment balcony in Los Angeles. Rock history records that After a life-long battle with severe depression, he left a suicide note saying he had no friends and could never fit in.

Rick Coonce, drummer for The Grass Roots on their eleven Billboard Top 40 hits, died of heart failure aged 64.

Rock history records that On what would have been his 72nd birthday, a memorial tree honoring George Harrison was planted in a Los Angeles park to replace one that was earlier killed by a beetle infestation.

Rock history records that Madonna fell down a set of stage stairs during her performance of “Living For Love” at the Brit Awards when the cape she is wearing fails to release properly when pulled by a dancer. Rock history records that She got up and finished the performance, later reassuring fans that she is unhurt.

Rock history records that A $10 million lawsuit filed by producer Quincy Jones against Sony Entertainment and MJJ Productions over projects made after Michael Jackson’s death was given the go-ahead by a US judge. The suit claimed master recordings Jones worked on were wrongfully edited and remixed to deprive him of backend profit on works among them the This Is It film and soundtrack album and the 25th anniversary edition of the album “Bad”. Rock history records that Although Jones would initially win a multi-million-dollar judgment, the majority of that award was overturned on appeal, leaving him with a $2.5 million settlement.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones ‘ latest album, “GRRR Live!” entered Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart at #7. Rock history records that That marked the fifth consecutive year that a Rolling Stones album found a place in a Top 10 chart. The LP didn’t fare as well on Billboard 200, stalling at #193, although it managed to climb to #21 on the UK Official Albums Chart.