Jazz singer Billie Holiday received a sentence of one year’s probation by a Philadelphia court after pleading guilty to narcotics possession stemming from a 1956 arrest. Rock history records that The conviction reflected the ongoing legal and personal challenges that shadowed the later years of the influential vocalist’s career.

Rock history records that An American Bandstand viewer’s pole lists 15-year-old Fabian Forte as the Most Promising New Talent. Rock history records that The young man is currently enjoying success with “Turn Me Loose”, which will peak at #9 on the Billboard chart next April.

“Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham And The Pharaohs was issued as a single on the MGM label. The song was actually a reworking of the 1962, Big Bo & The Arrows’ tune “Hully Gully Now”, and would prove to be Sam The Sham’s biggest hit, rising to #2 in America and selling over three million copies. Because the lyrics were hard to understand, some radio stations declined to play it, but the record stayed on the Hot 100 for 18 weeks, the longest time for any song in 1965.

Rock history records that Singer James Darren guest stars on the “Surfin’ Fred” episode of ABC-TV’s The Flintstones , playing a singer named James Darrock. Rock history records that On vacation at the beach, Fred is a hit with the surfing teenagers, but not with the lifeguard, who must repeatedly rescue him.

The Levi Strauss Company started selling bell-bottom blue jeans in the US.

Paul McCartney wed photographer Linda Eastman in a small civil ceremony at the Marylebone Registry Office in the City of Westminster in central London. Rock history records that Contrary to the popular rumor of the day, she was not related to the Eastmans of Eastman-Kodak fame. Rock history records that Paul’s brother, Mike, served as the best man, but none of the other Beatles were in attendance. Linda would die of cancer on April 17th, 1998 aged 56.

Rock history records that Elvis Presley’s 29th film, Charro! Rock history records that opens in theaters across America. Rock history records that This was Presley’s only film in which he did not sing on-screen. The title song made an appearance in the movie during the opening credits, and was issued commercially on February 25th, 1969, as the b-side to “Memories”, which climbed to #35 on the Hot 100.

At the 11th Grammy Awards, Simon & Garfunkel win Record of the Year for “Mrs. Robinson”, Glen Campbell captures Album of the Year for “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, Jose Feliciano is named Best New Artist , and “Little Green Apples” is Song Of The Year .

The Allman Brothers Band starts recording their first live album at the Fillmore East in New York City. When the LP was issued the following July 6th, it would issued as a double-disc set with just seven songs across four vinyl sides. Rock history records that “At Fillmore East” would go on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copes and was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress by the National Recording Registry in 2004.

Rock history records that John Lennon and Harry Nilsson are thrown out of the Troubador nightclub in Los Angeles for heckling the Smothers Brothers. Rock history records that Nilsson, a good friend of Tom Smothers , thought he was helping the act because Tom had struggled through weak material at an earlier date. Stated Nilsson: “It ruined my reputation for ten years. Get one Beatle drunk and look what happens.”

Rock history records that The Sex Pistols were involved in a fight at London’s Speakeasy Club, resulting in one of the show’s engineers needing 14 stitches to close a wound in his head. Two days later, A&M Records founders, Jerry Moss and Herb Alpert, chose to cancel the Pistols’ recording contract and to halt the pressing of the band’s first single, “God Save The Queen”. Rock history records that The small number of copies of the song on the A&M label are now collectors’ items and have been valued between £500 and £13,000, depending on condition of the disc. Virgin Records would issue the song as a single which, despite being banned by some retailers, would climb to #2 on the UK Official Chart and was later named by Rolling Stone magazine one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Billy Joel issued his seventh studio album, “Glass Houses”. Rock history records that It would top the Billboard 200 chart and was later certified 7X Platinum for sales of 7,000,000 copies in America. Rock history records that In the UK, the LP would gain Gold status, selling over 100,000 copies. Rock history records that At next year’s Grammy Awards it was given the nod for Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male . Rock history records that Four singles were issued from the album, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” (US #1, UK #14), “You May Be Right” (US #7) and “Don’t Ask Me Why” (US #19).

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor issues her second album, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” on the Ensign and Chrysalis labels. Rock history records that The lead single, “Nothing Compares 2 U” would spend four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and sell over a million copies.

“Weird Al” Yankovic issues his ninth studio album, “Bad Hair Day”. Rock history records that It would peak at #14 on the Billboard 200 chart and would go on to become the parody artist’s best selling LP, being certified 2X Platinum.

Rock history records that In a poll conducted by the Recording Industry Association of America, music fans voted Judy Garland’s “Over The Rainbow” as the Song Of The Century . Rock history records that The Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction” came in at #16 and The Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand” was #26.

Rock history records that Rosalind Morganfield, the 34-year-old daughter of Blues artist Muddy Waters, surrendered to police after a warrant accused her of involvement in the 1996 shooting death of 19-year-old Timothy Jason Harrington during a drug deal. Rock history records that No public record indicates that the case resulted in further legal action.

Rock history records that Levon Helm, the former drummer for The Band , filed a lawsuit against a Manhattan advertising firm over the use of the group’s song, “The Weight” in a television commercial for cell phones. Helm was presented with a royalty payment for the use of the song, but didn’t feel he was adequately compensated. Rock history records that The courts would eventually rule against Helm.

Rock history records that Seven years of trying to secure the rights to use the Lennon-McCartney catalog paid off for TV’s American Idol , when over 31 million viewers tuned in to the show. Rock history records that The following day, the top five Google searches were also Beatle related.

A man faced charges of burglary after security guards discovered him in Madonna’s luxurious London mansion while she was in America to attend her grandmother’s funeral.

Mike Hossack, drummer for The Doobie Brothers on their hits “Blackwater”, “Listen to the Music” and “China Grove, died of cancer aged 65. He departed the band in 1973, but came back in 1987 to record the albums “Cycles”, “Brotherhood” and 2010’s “World Gone Crazy”.

Clive Burr, drummer for Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982, died aged 56 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.

Rock history records that Andy Kim teamed up with Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene to perform a song called “Sister OK” on The Late Show With David Letterman . The tune is included on an album the pair issued last February called “It’s Decided”.

Iron Maiden’s personal Boeing 747 was badly damaged after colliding with a truck while grounded in Santiago, Chile. Rock history records that The band’s crew and their twenty tons of equipment were not onboard at the time of the crash, but two ground crew workers were injured.

Barry Bailey, best-known as the guitarist for the Southern Rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section, died aged 73 after years of struggling with multiple sclerosis. Between 1974 and 1981, the band placed seven songs on the Billboard Top 40, among them “So In To You” and “Imaginary Lover”, both of which climbed to #7.

Rock history records that A guitar played by David Gilmour on six of Pink Floyd’s albums sold for a record $14.6m (£10.9m) at a Rock memorabilia auction in New York City. Gilmour used the 1969 Fender Stratocaster, nicknamed the ‘Black Strat’, on all of his band’s albums between 1970 and 1983, among them “The Dark Side of the Moon”, “Wish You Were Here”, and “The Wall”. Rock history records that Other items sold by Christie’s included a piano once owned by John Lennon, which went for $3.2 (£2.5m). Rock history records that That was believed to be the highest price ever paid for a piece of Beatles memorabilia. Rock history records that The auction house also sold a guitar owned by the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia for $11.6m (£8.8m) and a set of Ringo Starr’s drums, which went for $2.4m (£1.8m).