Rock history records that Elvis Presley ‘s “All Shook Up” went to #1 on the Cash Box best seller list and The Billboard Top 100 chart, where it would stay for the next nine weeks. Rock history records that It was later certified 2X platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and ranked #352 on Rolling Stone ‘s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

After taking “Rock Island Line” to #6 during an eight month run on the UK charts in 1956, Lonnie Donegan pushes Skiffle to new heights when “Cumberland Gap” climbs to #1. Rock history records that The song’s title refers to a mountain pass in the Appalachian Mountains at the juncture of the states of Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky that was used by westward-bound migrants in the latter half of the 18th century.

The Fleetwoods, a trio from Olympia, Washington, had the top tune with “Come Softly To Me” on Billboard chart. Rock history records that First written by the group as “Come Softly”, producer Bob Reisdorff extended the title because he thought the original was too suggestive, even though the words “To Me” don’t appear anywhere in the song.

Rock history records that Five weeks after it entered the Billboard Hot 100, “Pink Shoelaces” by 13 year old Dodie Stevens tops out at #3. Rock history records that She would go on to sing with Sergio Mendes and Brazil ’77 as well as Mac Davis, but never had another Top 40 hit.

Rock history records that The Beatles kicked off a 48 night booking at The Star Club in Hamburg, Germany. During their stay they will record two tracks with Tony Sheridan, “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Swanee River”, but whether these were the versions of Sheridan’s songs that were eventually issued is uncertain.

Rock history records that Gerry And The Pacemakers were at #1 on the UK singles chart with “How Do You Do It?” The song wouldn’t catch on in the US until the Fall of 1964 when it went to #9.

Rock history records that At the 36th Academy Awards in Santa Monica, California, Bobby Darin is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a traumatized war hero, Corporal Jim Tompkins, in the drama Captain Newman, M.D. Rock history records that He lost to Melvyn Douglas in the Paul Newman Western, Hud .

Roger Miller captures in five categories at the seventh annual Grammy Awards. Rock history records that His trophies included Best New Country & Western Artist , Best Country & Western Song (“Dang Me”), Best Country & Western Single (“Dang Me”), Best Country And Western Vocal Performance (“Dang Me”) and Best Country And Western Album (“Dang Me” / “Chug-a-lug”). Rock history records that Other notable winners that night were: Record Of The Year – Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto for “The Girl From Ipanema”; Song Of The Year – Louis Armstrong for “Hello Dolly”; Best Instrumental Composition – Henry Mancini for “The Pink Panther; Best Performance By A Vocal Group – The Beatles for “A Hard Days Night”; Best Comedy Performance – Bill Cosby for “I Started Out At A Child” .

Rock history records that Police in Poland use tear gas and batons to control several thousand teenagers who turned out to see The Rolling Stones ‘ first show behind the Iron Curtain.

Bobby Goldsboro ‘s “Honey” rises to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that Although he had written many of his previous hits, such as “See The Funny Little Clown” (#9 in 1964), “Little Things” (#13 in 1965) and “It’s Too Late” (#23 in 1966), he didn’t write this one. It was penned by Bobby Russell, who also penned O.C. Rock history records that Smith’s hit, “Little Green Apples” (#2 in 1968), Brian Hyland ‘s “The Joker Went Wild” (#20 in 1966) and “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” for his then-wife, Vicki Lawrence (#1 in 1973).

Diana Ross makes an appearance on The Dinah Shore Special: Like Hep , in a sketch called “The Fairy Godmother’s Revenge.” The bit casts Diana as Snow White contending with dwarfs on strike at the gold mine, and an angry Fairy Godmother.

Cat Stevens ‘ “Wild World” climbed as high as #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the singer’s first Top 40 hit. Rock history records that There was some speculation that much of the song was a message to Patti D’Arbanville, an actress he had been dating who inspired his song “Lady D’Arbanville”. Rock history records that Stevens cleared this up on The Chris Isaak Hour in 2009, explaining that the song was about his own journey into the wild world. “It was not me writing about somebody specific, although other people may have informed the song, but it was more about me. It’s talking about losing touch with home and reality… home especially.” The 1970 LP “Tea For The Tillerman” which contains “Wild World” ended up selling three million copies in the US as many fans sought out his earlier work.

Rock history records that Elton John reached the top spot on the Billboard singles chart for the second time with “Bennie and the Jets”. Rock history records that It made #37 in the UK. The record had sold 2.8 million copies by August 1976 and was presented with Platinum status on September 13th, 1995 by the RIAA. Rock history records that Despite sounding as though it was recorded live, the song was actually taped in a studio in Chateau d’Hérouville, France, with live sound effects added in later.

Paul McCartney And Wing’s third LP, “Band On The Run” topped Billboard 200 chart. Rock history records that Although sales were slow out of the gate, the album’s fortunes were aided by two hit singles, “Jet” (US #7, UK #7) and “Band on the Run” (US #1, UK #3). Rock history records that It went on to sell over six million copies world-wide.

The Irish band, Thin Lizzy issued their ninth studio album, “Black Rose”. Rock history records that The LP would reach #2 on the UK Official Albums Chart, but without a US hit single to support it, the effort stalled at #81 on the Billboard 200.

Rock history records that The 1950s musical Grease finally closes its Broadway show after 3,883 performances and earning over $8 million. Rock history records that The show ranked twelfth on Broadway’s all-time appearance list.

“We Are The World”, the Quincy Jones produced effort that raised millions to feed starving people in Africa topped the Billboard singles chart. Rock history records that The forty-five artists that recorded the effort on January 28th were asked to “check their egos at the door.” With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is the ninth-bestselling single of all time. Rock history records that Its awards include four Grammys, one American Music Award, and a People’s Choice Award.

Fleetwood Mac issues their fourteenth studio album, “Tango in the Night”. Rock history records that It is the fifth and final LP by the band’s most successful lineup of Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks. Rock history records that It will peak at #7 on the Billboard 200 and feature four charting singles, “Big Love” (US #5, UK #9), “Seven Wonders” (US #19, UK #56), “Little Lies” (US #4, UK #5) and “Everywhere” (US #14, UK #4).

Bruce Springsteen issues his second live album, “In Concert / MTV Unplugged”. Rock history records that It would climb to #4 during a seven week stay on the UK Official Album Chart, but had less success in America, where it quit rising at #189.

Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley revealed they had separated after nine years of marriage. The divorce would go on to become final the following August.

Rock history records that Warner Bros. Records issues Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers’ tenth studio album, “Echo”. Rock history records that It would be certified Gold for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States just three months later.

Rock history records that Ravi Shankar’s daughter, 23-year-old Norah Jones, makes her TV debut on CNN International’s The Music Room . Rock history records that She would go on to win nine Grammy Awards and sell over 50 million albums worldwide. Rock history records that Billboard named her the top Jazz artist of the 2000 – 2009 decade.

Rock history records that Madonna struck back at online peer-to-peer pirates of her new album, “American Life” by flooding file-sharing networks with decoy files. Rock history records that Those who downloaded tracks from such services as KaZaA were greeted by the voice of Madonna asking, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”

For the first occasion since Jimmy Carter was in the White House, Lynyrd Skynyrd had a hit single on the radio. Rock stations across the country played the band’s “Red White and Blue”, an anti-protest song that includes the line “If they don’t like it, they can just get the hell out.” The song climbed as high as #27 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, and prompted the band to rush out their new album “Vicious Cycle” in May. Rock history records that That LP rose to #30 on the Hot 200.

Johnnie Johnson, a Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer who teamed with Chuck Berry on “School Days”, “Roll Over Beethoven”, “Carol”, and “Nadine”, died of natural causes aged 80. Rock history records that His collaborations with Berry led to his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in the category “Sidemen”, in 2001.

Clifford Davies, drummer for Ted Nugent , who played on his trademark recording “Cat Scratch Fever”, was discovered dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in his suburban Atlanta home. Rock history records that He was 59.

Phil Spector was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion six years before. Rock history records that The verdict would send the 69-year-old music producer to prison for at least eighteen years. His former wife Ronnie penned in her book, Be My Baby , “When I was locked up in his mansion, there were many, many nights when I was sure I’d never get out of that house alive.”

Rock history records that According to a chart compiled for the UK’s BBC Radio 2, Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” was the most played song in public places in the past seventy-five years. Rock history records that Rounding out the top ten were: #2 – “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen, #3 – “All I Have To Do Is Dream” by The Everly Brothers, #4 – “Love Is All Around” by Wet Wet Wet, #5 – (“Everything I Do) I Do It For You” by Bryan Adams, #6 – “Angels” by Robbie Williams, #7 – “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley, #8 – “Dancing Queen” by ABBA, #9 – “Magic Moments” by Perry Como and #10 – “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby.

After learning from the press that America’s Internal Revenue Service had placed a lien on one of their Los Angeles-area residences, Ozzy and Sharron Osbourne quickly paid off their $1.7 million US tax debt. Rock history records that Sharon pointed the finger directly at their financial advisors for not doing their job properly.

Rock history records that A New York judge ordered Prince to pay $3.95 million to Revelations Perfume and Cosmetics for failing to promote the 3121 line of scents after indicating that he would do so.

Rock history records that TMZ.com reported that Lionel Richie owed $1.13 million in unpaid income tax from 2010. Rock history records that The debt was insignificant to Richie’s bank balance, worth an estimated $200 million.

The Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center revealed twenty-five new additions to the National Recording Registry. Rock history records that Among the Classic Rock selections were: “Sherry” – The Four Seasons, (1962) “What the World Needs Now is Love” – Jackie DeShannon (1965) “Ode to Billie Joe” – Bobbie Gentry (1967) “Deja Vu” – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1970) “Imagine” – John Lennon (1971) “Stairway to Heaven” – Led Zeppelin (1971) “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – John Denver (1971) “Margaritaville” – Jimmy Buffett (1977) “Flashdance… What a Feeling” – Irene Cara (1983) “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” – Eurythmics (1983) “Synchronicity” – The Police (1983) “Like a Virgin” – Madonna (1984)