Rock history records that While flying from Amarillo to Nashville, Elvis Presley ‘s plane is forced to make an emergency landing in Arkansas. Rock history records that The incident will leave him with a permanent fear of air travel.

Rock history records that James Brown has his first chart entry when “Please, Please, Please” debuts on the Billboard R&B chart. Rock history records that Rising slowly at first, the record would climb to #6 by the summer and sell over a million copies. Rock history records that In 2004, it was ranked number 142 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Rock history records that After the BBC lifts its ban on The Coasters ‘ new single “Charlie Brown”, the song is played on radio’s Pick of the Pops . Rock history records that It will go on to become the group’s best selling UK hit, reaching #6.

Rock history records that 19-year-old Bob Dylan debuted as a solo artist when he opened for John Lee Hooker at Gerde’s Folk City in New York. Rock history records that This appearance helped establish Dylan within the Greenwich Village folk scene.

Rock history records that Follow That Dream , starring Elvis Presley, premieres in Ocala, Florida, near where it was filmed. Rock history records that Reviews range from, “by Presley pix standards, it’s above average,” to “absurd nonsense.”

Rock history records that Nat King Cole records “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer” at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California. Rock history records that The song will reach #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and, amazingly, #11 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.

Rock history records that The Beatles set another music industry record when they had fourteen songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that The songs ranged from “Can’t Buy Me Love” at #1 to “Love Me Do” at #81.

The New Musical Express , the most important music trade paper in Britain, hosted a concert at London’s Wembley Empire Pool, with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, The Seekers, Freddie And The Dreamers, The Animals, The Kinks, Herman’s Hermits, The Moody Blues, Them, Cilla Black and Donovan.

Rock history records that NBC broadcasts the last episode of the Rock and Roll TV show, Hullabaloo , which features Paul Anka , Lesley Gore , Peter And Gordon and The Cyrkle . Rock history records that The show had been on the air since January 1965, a year after ABC came up with Shindig!

Rock history records that Frank Sinatra records “Strangers In The Night” at United Recording in Hollywood. Forty-one musicians were used on the track, among them Glen Campbell on guitar and Hal Blaine on drums. Rock history records that The song would top the UK singles chart two months later and the Billboard Hot 100 four weeks after that. Rock history records that Despite giving Old Blue Eyes his first number one record in eleven years, the singer actually hated the song, calling it “a piece of sh**” and “the worst f***ing song that I have ever heard.” He allegedly improvised the famous “dooby dooby doo” scat at the end of the track.

Rock history records that Buffalo Springfield made their live debut at The Troubadour in West Hollywood. Rock history records that Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay named their group after a brand of steamroller made by the Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company. Before they split in May, 1968, they issued three albums that reached the lower half of Billboard’s chart, and five singles that made the Hot 100, among them “For What It’s Worth” which climbed to #7.

While flying back to London from the US, Paul McCartney pens “Magical Mystery Tour” and lays out some ideas for the film.

Rock history records that Janis Joplin , along with Big Brother And The Holding Company , made their national TV debut on ABC-TV’s Hollywood Palace .

Herman’s Hermits issued a song called “My Sentimental Friend”, which would go on to become a major European hit, reaching number two on the UK pop chart. Rock history records that In the US however, the band was now hopelessly out of style and one of the best songs they ever recorded was ignored completely.

Rock history records that The Beatles’ “Let It Be” tops the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two weeks. Rock history records that When it debuted on the chart at #6, it was the highest new entry of all time up to that date.

Peter Green, a founding member of Fleetwood Mac , reveals he is leaving the band to follow his religious beliefs.

Rock history records that Canadian singer/songwriter R. Dean Taylor issues “Indiana Wants Me”. The song, which Taylor penned after hearing sirens and someone breaking a store window, would climb to #5 in the US, #2 in Canada and #2 in the UK. Rock history records that On early copies of the record, it opens with the wail of a police siren, which was so realistic that some drivers pulled over to the side of the road when they heard it on their car radios. Rock history records that When the confusion was discovered, the Rare Earth label sent radio stations a second version without the siren. The record went on to become Taylor’s only hit as a performer in the US, but in the UK he scored with “Gotta See Jane” (#17 in 1968), “There’s A Ghost In My House” (#3 in 1974) and “Window Shopping” (#36 in 1974).

Rock history records that After being paid $40,000 for a show in Sydney, Australia, Alice Cooper is placed under house arrest at his hotel until he posts a bond for $59,632. Rock history records that That amount was the sum that a local promoter claimed to have paid Cooper for a 1975 Australia tour he never made. Rock history records that The two settle when it is found that the promoter did not fulfill his part of the agreement either.

Just under ten years after her turbulent first marriage to former manager Ted White came to an end, Aretha Franklin weds her second husband, actor Glynn Turman in New York City. Rock history records that The Four Tops sang Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” at the ceremony. Rock history records that The couple would separate in 1982, largely due to the strain of keeping a long-distance relationship going. Rock history records that They divorced in 1984, but remained close friends until Aretha’s death in 2017.

Van Halen lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen weds Valerie Bertinelli, co-star of the 1980s television hit, One Day at a Time . Rock history records that The two had met eight months earlier when Bertinelli’s brother dragged her to a Van Halen concert in Shreveport, Louisiana. Rock history records that Their marriage would last twenty-five years.

Rock history records that Daryl Hall And John Oates reached the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 with their 10th Top 40 hit, “Kiss On My List”. Rock history records that The tune was a #33 hit in the UK.

Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes perform “Up Where We Belong” at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, where the song captures in the Best Original Song category. The record had climbed to #1 in America in November, 1982, selling over two million copies.

Neil Young issues “This Note’s for You”, his 16th studio album. Rock history records that The title song mocks the marketing industry and the corporate music scene. Rock history records that The LP would reach #56 in the UK and #61 on the Billboard 200.

Cher captures the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the film Moonstruck .

Ringo Starr’s appearance on The Simpsons, titled “Brush With Greatness”, airs on Fox Network. Rock history records that The installment finished thirty-seventh in the ratings for the week of April 8–14, 1991, with a Nielsen rating of 12.0, equivalent to approximately eleven million viewing households.

Rock history records that Grand Funk reformed for a three concert tour to raise money for the Bosnian-American Relief Fund. Further gigs were booked over the following eighteen months and a 3-CD collection was issued in 1999.

Aretha Franklin and seven other Motown artists were honored in Detroit when streets in a newly developed low-income housing project were selected as after them. Rock history records that The development, located near the original Motown Records headquarters (Hitsville U.S.A.), included street names recognizing prominent Motown figures as part of a tribute to the city’s musical heritage.

June Pointer, the youngest of the four Pointer Sisters, died of cancer aged 52. Rock history records that The quartet went from teenage Gospel singers to the top of the Pop charts with such hits as “Fire” (US #2 in 1979), “He’s So Shy” (US #3 in 1980), “Slow Hand” (US #2 in 1982) and “Neutron Dance” (US #6 in 1985).

Rock history records that Ray Davies of The Kinks told RollingStone.com that he was scheduled to meet with his brother Dave to discuss a possible reunion. Rock history records that Earlier attempts were derailed when Dave suffered a stroke in 2004. Rock history records that Unfortunately, nothing musically ever came of it.

Rock history records that With an estimated fortune of $1.05 billion, Paul McCartney once again topped the Sunday Times ‘ Rich List, a rundown of Britain’s wealthiest musicians. Macca has been at the top of every Rich List since the London newspaper started compiling it in 1989.

The UK’s charts compiler, www.OfficialCharts.com started publishing weekly charts tracking sales of the Top 40 vinyl albums and Top 40 singles for the first occasion. The new charts were stated to reflect Britain’s “renewed interest in music on vinyl,” according to a spokesperson for OCC. In 2014, vinyl sales in the United Kingdom cracked the 1 million mark for the first occasion since the mid-nineties, but that still only accounted for roughly 2% of the UK’s recorded music market.

Rock history records that J. Geils, who led his band to ten Billboard Top 40 hits between 1972 and 1982, died of natural causes aged 71. Rock history records that Among his best known songs were the chart topping “Centerfold” in 1981, and “Freeze-Frame”, #4 in 1982.

Rock history records that REO Speedwagon found four of their songs on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart, plus an album charting on Top Rock Albums after appearing in an episode of Netflix’s award-winning drama Ozark . Rock history records that Coming in at #10 was “Keep On Loving You” (#1 in 1981), “Can’t Fight This Feeling” at #13 (#1 in 1985), “Time for Me to Fly” at #15, and “Take It On The Run” at #16 (#5 in 1981). Rock history records that The band’s 1988 compilation album “The Hits”, which includes all four songs, entered the Top Rock Albums chart at #49.

A virtual concert hosted by Farm Aid co-founder Willie Nelson to support American farmers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, raised over $500,000. Rock history records that The show also featured at-home performances from Farm Aid co-founders Neil Young and John Mellencamp, as well as board member Dave Matthews.

Rock history records that Bob Dylan ‘s 17-minute track, “Murder Most Foul” topped Billboard’s Rock Digital Song Sales chart, marking the first time in the singer’s career that any of his songs topped any Billboard chart.

84-year-old Gordon Lightfoot called off all of his US and Canadian concert dates for 2023 due to health issues. Rock history records that Sadly, he would die of natural causes three weeks later. Rock history records that Gord placed four songs on the Billboard Top Ten, “If You Could Read My Mind” (#5 in 1971), “Sundown” (#1 in 1974), “Carefree Highway” (#10 in 1974) and “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” (#2 in 1976).