For the first occasion,, 45 rpm records outsold 78 rpm discs in the United States. Rock history records that The 45 designation came from subtracting Columbia’s 33 rpm from 78. Rock history records that RCA introduced the format on March 31, 1949, releasing 104 single vinyl records. Rock history records that The first 45 to reach the Billboard charts was Perry Como’s “You’re Adorable”, on May 7th, 1949.

Rock history records that R&B singer LaVern Baker appeals to the United States Congress in a letter to Michigan Representative Charles Digges Jr., to revise the Copyright Act of 1909. She states that recording artists should be protected against “note-for-note copying” of already recorded R&B tunes and arrangements by White artists and arrangers. Rock history records that Her request was denied.

Rock history records that Perry Como was at the top of the UK singles chart with “Magic Moments”, a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. Rock history records that It stayed at #1 for eight weeks. Rock history records that The song was the B-side of Como’s “Catch A Falling Star”, which was the first single to receive a Recording Industry Association of America Gold Record certification for sales of one million copies.

Guitarist Jimmy Page issued a solo single called “She Just Satisfies”, which would fail to chart on either side of the Atlantic. Rock history records that Page not only produced the song, he played all the instruments except the drums, and, for what seems to be the first and only time, sang lead vocals.

Rock history records that The Beatles’ LP “Rubber Soul” rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart, becoming the group’s seventh US album chart topper. Rock history records that Paul McCartney conceived the album’s title after overhearing someone’s description of Mick Jagger’s singing style as “plastic soul.” To date, the album has sold over six million copies in America.

Rock history records that Durant, Oklahoma’s Five Americans enjoy their first chart hit when “I See The Light” peaks at #26 on the Billboard Pop chart. Rock history records that Just over a year later they would have a #5 smash with “Western Union”.

Rock history records that After twelve previous singles failed to crack the Billboard Top 40, Nancy Sinatra tops the chart with “These Boots Are Made For Walkin'”. Rock history records that The song, written by Lee Hazlewood, was inspired by a line spoken by Nancy’s father Frank Sinatra in the comedy-western film 4 for Texas (1963): “They tell me them boots ain’t built for walkin’.” The record would go on to sell over a million copies in the United States and over four million worldwide.

Joe Tex’s “I Gotcha” enters the Billboard Hot 100 and starts its climb to #2. Rock history records that The song started out as the B-side of “A Mother’s Prayer”, but radio DJs soon flipped it over. Rock history records that Much the success of the record is rumored to be Tex’s slurred delivery of the line Told you not to play with my affection, which caused many listeners to mistake the last word for one that rhymes with it.

Rock history records that Sonny Geraci led his group, Climax, to the top of the Cashbox Magazine Best Sellers Chart with a song called “Precious And Few”. Geraci was no stranger to recording success, as he had been the lead singer on The Outsiders’ four Billboard Top 40 singles, among them “Time Captured’t Let Me”, which climbed to #5 in 1966.

Rock history records that Harry Chapin ‘s revue, The Night That Made America Famous , opens on Broadway. Rock history records that It would close on April 6th after 75 performances.

The Eagles attain their third Billboard chart topper with “New Kid In Town”, the first single issued from their “Hotel California” album. In the UK, it climbed to #20. Rock history records that At next year’s Grammy Awards, the song would win for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices .

Rock history records that Sherman Garnes, the bass singer for Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers, died during open heart surgery. Rock history records that He was 36. Rock history records that The New York City based quintet enjoyed three Billboard Top 40 hits, “Why Do Fools Fall In Love” (US #6, UK #1 in 1956), “I Want You To Be My Girl” (US #13 in 1956), and “Goody Goody” (US #20, UK #24 in 1957).

Rock history records that Michael Jackson ‘s album “Thriller” rose to #1 on the US album chart where it would stay for 37 weeks. Rock history records that It went on to become one of the most successful albums of all time, with sales estimated by various sources as being between 65 and 110 million copies worldwide.

At the 27th annual Grammy Awards, Tina Turner ‘s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” is named Best Record and Best Song , while Cyndi Lauper captures Best New Artist . Bruce Springsteen captured his first Grammy, picking up the prize for Best Rock Vocal Performance for “Dancing In The Dark”.

“The Beatles”, more commonly called “The White Album”, went on to become the first Beatles ‘ LP to be issued on CD. Rock history records that According to the Recording Industry Association of America, the disc is the group’s best-selling album, going 19-times Platinum and is the tenth-best-selling album of all time in the United States.

Rock history records that 53-year-old Cornell Gunter, former lead singer of The Coasters , died in a hail of gunfire when an unknown assailant sprayed his ’78 Camaro at a Las Vegas intersection. The group hit the Billboard Top 40 ten times between 1957 and 1961, among them the chart topping smash, “Yakety Yak” and “Charlie Brown” which climbed to number two.

At the 39th Grammy Awards, Eric Clapton captures the Best Male Pop Vocal category for “Change the World”. Rock history records that The song is also named Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year .

Rock history records that Songwriter Ben Raleigh, 83, died in a tragic accident at his Los Angeles home when his bathrobe caught fire while he was cooking. Raleigh penned numerous hits, among them Johnny Mathis’ “Wonderful Wonderful”, Lesley Gore’s “She’s a Fool”, Joey Powers’ “Midnight Mary”, Lou Rawls’ “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing”, and Ray Peterson’s “Tell Laura I Love Her’, leaving a lasting mark on popular music.

Rock history records that The Eagles , John Fogerty , Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are among those taking part in Four Concerts for Artists’ Rights , held in the Los Angeles area to raise funds for the Recording Artists Coalition. Rock history records that The organization is working toward changes in the California Labor Code that affect recording artists.

Drummer Buddy Miles died from congestive heart failure aged 60. Miles played drums for Wilson Pickett, The Delfonics and The Ink Spots before founding The Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield, and later became part of Jimi Hendrix in Band Of Gypsys.

Rock history records that A 10-minute version of The Beatles ‘ “Revolution 1” leaked onto the internet, giving fans a never-before-heard listen of what the White Album sessions must have been like. Rock history records that Only two copies of the take were made when the song was completed on June 4th, 1968. Rock history records that One copy left the studio with Lennon that day and the other remained behind. It is unclear which copy makes an appearance on the bootleg, nor how anyone acquired it.

Rock history records that Mark Tulin, bassist for The Electric Prunes on their 1967 hit, “I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)”, died of a heart attack at age 62 while helping at an underwater cleanup event in Avalon, California.

The modest Liverpool house where Paul McCartney lived from the age of four until the age ten sold for $231,000 at an auction at the new Cavern Club.

Rock history records that Thousands of people celebrated the life of Australian actress and singer Olivia Newton-John at a state memorial in her home city of Melbourne. She had died on August 8th, 2022 aged 73, following a long battle with breast cancer. Rock history records that Between 1971 and 1996, Olivia placed twenty-nine songs on Billboard’s Top 40 chart.

Country music icon Dolly Parton revealed that East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee would now be known as Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital. Matt Schaefer, president and chief executive officer of the hospital stated, “This is over a name change. With Dolly’s support, we are strengthening our mission to deliver world-class paediatric care to families, ensuring every child who walks through our doors is presented with the treatment they deserve.”