Rock history records that Sam Phillips launches Sun Records by releasing an instrumental called “Drivin’ Slow” by 16-year-old saxophonist Johnny London. London was a local R&B and Jazz musician who had walked into 706 Union Avenue to make some demos, and impressed Phillips so much that he chose to record him. Although it didn’t make much of an impression on record charts, a copy of London’s 78 was hung proudly on the entrance wall to studio for many years.

Rock history records that The Everly Brothers record “Bye Bye Love”, a teen-age love song that was written by 37 year old Boudleaux Bryant and his 31 year old wife, Felice. Rock history records that Although nearly 30 other artists turned the song down, The Everly’s version will rise to #2 in the US and #6 in the UK by next May.

Buddy Holly And The Crickets started their only UK tour, playing two sets each evening for 25 nights.

Rock history records that Elvis Presley signs a five year movie deal with Hollywood producer Hal Wallis. Rock history records that At that time, Wallis was best known for producing The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Casablanca (1942) .

Rock history records that Gerry And The Pacemakers release their first British single, “How Do You Do It”, which will go on to top the UK chart the following April. Rock history records that The song had been turned down by Adam Faith, and although The Beatles had recorded it, they declined to issue their version.

Rock history records that After selling over 3 million copies in the US alone, Petula Clark ‘s “Downtown” is awarded a Gold record. The song, which had been recorded in four different languages, was a success in a dozen other countries and entered The Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2003.

Vocalist Gene Clark of The Byrds revealed he was leaving the group due to his chronic fear of flying and management’s decision to have Roger McGuinn sing the band’s major hits. Rock history records that Although Clark attempted a solo career, it would prove mostly unsuccessful.

Elton John ‘s first record, “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” was issued in the UK by Philips Records. It failed to chart and the label would drop him one year later.

Although the other members of The Doors insisted that he did nothing wrong, Jim Morrison was taken into custody after a concert in Miami. Rock history records that He would be found guilty of indecent exposure and profanity in March, 1970. Rock history records that His sentence of eight months of hard labor and a $500 fine was on appeal when he died in Paris in 1971.

Rock history records that Pink Floyd release their eight studio album, “Dark Side of the Moon” in the US. Rock history records that Just over two weeks later it will enter the Billboard 200 chart at #95 and climb slowly to the top position on April 28th. Rock history records that Although it held the number one spot for only a week, it remained on the chart for 736 nonconsecutive weeks (from March 17, 1973 to July 16 1988). Rock history records that “The Dark Side of the Moon” has gone on to sell over 45 million copies worldwide, making it the band’s best-selling LP, and the best-selling album of the 1970s.

Olivia Newton John captures Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance as well as Record of the Year for “I Honestly Love You”. The Album of the Year honors go to Stevie Wonder for “Fulfillingness’ First Finale” (he also captures Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ). Rock history records that The Song Of The Year is Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were”.

Rock history records that The Eagles had their first million seller and first number one record in the US when “Best of My Love” reached the top of the Billboard chart. Rock history records that “Take It Easy” had made it to number 12, “Witchy Woman” reached number 9, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” hit number 22 and “Already Gone” stalled at number 32.

Sara Lowndes Dylan seeks a divorce from her husband of eleven years, Bob Dylan . The divorce is issued in June and she is given custody of their 5 kids and possession of their million-dollar home. Rock history records that Sara was the subject of such songs as “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”, “Lay Lady Lay” and “Sara”.

Rock history records that Manfred Mann earns a Gold record for “Blinded by the Light,” a song written by Bruce Springsteen. Rock history records that It was their first US number one record since “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” thirteen years earlier.

Rock history records that NBC aired Elvis And The Beauty Queen , starring Don Johnson as Elvis Presley. Rock history records that The made-for-television movie dramatizes the later life of Elvis, focusing on his romantic relationship with beauty pageant contestant Linda Thompson, who becomes his live-in girlfriend and companion for much of the last five years of his life.

30 year old Cyndi Lauper makes her US television debut when she makes an appearance on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show , performing her current #3 hit, “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”.

Aretha Franklin is presented with a Lifetime Achievement award and Whitney Houston captures Record Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female for “I Will Always Love You” at the 36th Grammy Awards in New York. Rock history records that Accepting his Living Legend honor, Frank Sinatra is un-ceremoniously interrupted by the house orchestra taking the TV broadcast to a commercial break.

Rock history records that Eric Clapton gets his ninth Grammy, winning Best Traditional Blues Album for “From The Cradle”. Rock history records that Sheryl Crow is presented with Record Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance – Female for “All I Wanna Do”.

Rock history records that A New York City law firm launched a $700,000 lawsuit against Prince for unpaid legal services.

TMZ.com reported that the daughter of Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards was taken into custody after police allegedly caught her defacing public property in New York. The celebrity news website also stated that Theodora Richards, 25, was also in possession of marijuana and a controlled substance. Rock history records that After a plea deal that saw her do community service, the charges would be dismissed.

Rock history records that Engelbert Humperdinck was chosen by the BBC to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest next May. Rock history records that The 75-year-old crooner, who hadn’t had a UK Top 20 hit since “Too Beautiful To Last” reached number 14 over forty years ago, would be the oldest ever Eurovision contestant. Rock history records that Unfortunately, he would finish second to last with a score of 12, far behind Sweden’s Loreen, the runaway winner with 372 points.

A US Superior Court Judge gave the go ahead for a civil lawsuit by Michael Jackson’s mother against concert giant AEG Live, which brought in Doctor Conrad Murray, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the singer’s death. Rock history records that A jury would later rule in favor of AEG Live.

Jewel Akens, the American singer who climbed to #3 in 1965 with “The Birds And The Bees”, died aged 79, following complications from back surgery. Rock history records that After his heyday, he continued to perform and record, and toured with The Monkees in the late 1960s.

Rock history records that Tickets for The Grateful Dead’s Fare Thee Well tour showed up on Stub Hub with a top-price at $116,000 for the three-day show. Rock history records that The cheap seats for the event, set for Chicago’s Soldier Field July 3-5, could be had for a mere $1350. Rock history records that Originally the seats were priced from $59.50 to $199.50 per day.

76-year-old Ginger Baker posted on his blog that he had called off all of his scheduled shows for the year and was going into immediate retirement. The former drummer for Cream and Blind Faith revealed that his doctor had just diagnosed him with serious heart problems, causing him to announce “No more gigs for this old drummer.” Ginger, who came into the world Peter Edward Baker, would pass away on October 6th, 2019 aged 80.

Gayle McCormick, the lead singer of a group called Smith, died following a lengthy battle with cancer aged 67. The band climbed to #5 on the Hot 100 with a remake of The Shirelles’ “Baby It’s You” in 1969.

Rock history records that Elton John walked offstage during a gig at Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas after some fans who had gathered around his piano started touching him. After security ushered concert goers back to their seats, Sir Elton came back, grumbling, “No more coming onstage on ‘Saturday Night’. You fucked it up!”

Bill Burkette, lead vocalist for The Vogues during their hit making years, died of lymphoma aged 75. The vocal group placed eight songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1965 and 1969, among them “You’re The One” (#4 in 1965), “Five O’clock World” (#4 in 1966) and “Turn Around, Look At Me” (#7 in 1968).

Forty-five years after it climbed as high as #3 on the Hot 100, “How Long” by Ace went to #1 on Billboard’s Rock Digital Song Sales chart. The song sold 4,000 downloads, reached 831,000 streams, and increased sales by over 2000 percent after it was used in an ad for Amazon Prime titled Binge Cheat, which featured the song’s opening line, ‘How long has this been going on?’

Guitarist Joey Molland, of the English rock group Badfinger, died aged 77. He made an appearance on seven studio albums between 1970 and 1981, as well as four Billboard hit singles, “Come And Get It”, “No Matter What”, “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue”.

Gary Walker , the drummer for The Walker Brothers , died aged 83. Rock history records that Born Gary Leeds, he was a member of The Standells from 1962 to 1964, and later toured with P.J. Rock history records that Proby. With The Walker Brothers he helped place ten songs on the UK Official Chart and two on the Billboard Top 40, among them “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore”, which climbed to #13 in 1966.

Two days after being charged with causing a disturbance at a private school in New Hampshire, Elijah Blue Allman was taken into custody a second time for breaking into a New Hampshire home. Rock history records that After a woman called 911, police found the son of Cher and the late Gregg Allman seated on the living room couch, smoking a cigarette. He was taken into custody and charged with burglary, two counts of criminal mischief and breach of bail from his previous arrest.