Rock history records that Phil Spector’s father, Benjamin, who was deeply in debt, committed suicide. Rock history records that On his gravestone were inscribed the words “Ben Spector. Father. Husband. To Know Him Was To Love Him”. Rock history records that The inscription would serve as the inspiration for Phil’s composition, “To Know Him Is To Love Him”, a 1958 US #1 and UK #2 hit for his trio, The Teddy Bears.

Goldband Records issues “Puppy Love” by Dolly Parton, a song that was recorded two years earlier when she was just eleven years old. Rock history records that The record will flop and Dolly would have to wait until 1968 to make her first Billboard chart appearance with a Porter Wagoner duet called “The Last Thing On My Mind”.

Rick Nelson wed Kris Harmon, daughter of Tom Harmon, the 1940 Heisman Trophy Winner from the University of Michigan. Six months later, on October 25th, Tracy Kristine Nelson came into the world at St. Rock history records that John’s Hospital near Santa Monica. The couple started having troubles in 1977 and went through a nasty and expensive divorce in December, 1982.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones record “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” at Olympic Studios in London, England. Rock history records that The song will reach #1 in the UK and #3 in the US, as well as reaching the Top Ten in thirteen other countries around the world.

Rock history records that The New York Times reports Catholic and Protestant youth groups have adopted the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” as a religious symbol.

Rock history records that The theme song from the TV show Soul Train called TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two weeks. Rock history records that It made #22 in the UK. Rock history records that The song was recorded by MFSB (Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers), the house band at Sigma Sound Studios. Rock history records that Vocals were provided by The Three Degrees.

84-year-old George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum), who starred in the movie Oh God with John Denver, becomes the oldest person to have a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when “I Wish I Was 18 Again” climbed as high as #49. Rock history records that When asked if he wished he were 18 again, Burns replied “I wish I was 80 again.” Before this, his most recent charting record had been a spoken word comedy routine with his wife and partner Gracie Allen in the Summer of 1933.

Rock history records that John Phillips, the former leader of The Mamas And The Papas , is jailed in Los Angeles after pleading guilty to drug possession charges. Rock history records that His five year sentence will be suspended after thirty days in exchange for 250 hours worth of community service.

Rock history records that Wham! went on to become the first group to release cassettes in the People’s Republic of China.

Rock history records that The Commodores land their only post-Lionel Richie hit when “Nightshift” peaks at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 during a thirteen week stay in the Top 40. Rock history records that In addition, the song led the R&B chart for four weeks.

Rock history records that A record store in Callaway, Florida is shut down and a part-time clerk is arrested for selling a copy of “2 Live Is What We Are” by 2 Live Crew to a 14-year-old boy. Rock history records that Officials have deemed the recording “obscene” because of its pornographic lyrics.

Rock history records that 44-year-old Steve Marriott, who found success in Small Faces and Humble Pie, died when a fire thought to have been caused by a cigarette swept through his 16th-century home in Arkesden, Essex. Rock history records that He and Peter Frampton were in the process of re-forming and had written and recorded several new songs at the time of his death.

Wendy and Carnie Wilson, daughters of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, along with Chynna Phillips, daughter of The Mamas And Papas’ John Phillips, combined their talents to rose to #1 on the Billboard singles chart for the third time with “You’re In Love”. Rock history records that It was a #29 hit in the UK.

Aerosmith issues their eleventh studio album, “Get A Grip”, which would go on to become the band’s best-selling album worldwide, achieving sales of over 20 million copies. Several singles were issued, among them “Cryin'” (US #12, UK #17) “Crazy” (US #17) and “Amazing” (US #24, UK #58).

Rock history records that Michael Jackson attended an unveiling of a wax statue of himself at the Grevin Museum of Wax in Paris. Rock history records that Jackson provided one of his own outfits to dress the figure.

“Walking into Clarksdale”, the only studio album by the English rock band Page and Plant, is issued by Atlantic Records. Rock history records that The LP will climb to #3 on the UK Official Chart and #8 on the Billboard 200. Rock history records that The first single from the collection, “Most High” will reach #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, #26 on the UK singles chart, and win a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 1999 ceremony. Rock history records that A second release, “Shining in the Light” would reach #6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Billy Joel plays what he states is his last Rock music concert at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. He planed on devoting his efforts to Classical music, but later came back to touring and singing his hits.

Alan Dale, who reached Billboard’s #14 spot with “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” and #10 with “Sweet And Gentle”, died of heart failure aged 76. Rock history records that Both of his 1955 hits sold over a million copies.

Rock history records that Neil Diamond sang “Sweet Caroline” at Fenway Park in Boston during the seventh inning stretch. Rock history records that The city was celebrating returning to normal day-to-day life after the accused Boston Marathon bomber had been arrested the day before.

Rock history records that Record Store Day, an internationally celebrated event to celebrate the art of music, spurred sales of 244,000 vinyl LPs according to Nielsen SoundScan. Rock history records that It was the largest one-week total for vinyl albums since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991.

Norway’s Ministry of Culture revealed that the country will start turning off FM radio on January 11, 2017, with the intent to stop transmission of the last FM signal to the country’s northernmost regions by December 13 of that year. In its statement, the Norwegian government stated the cost of transmitting national radio channels through the FM network is eight times higher than via the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) system, the standard digital radio technology used across Europe.

70-year-old Cuba Gooding Sr., the lead singer of the ’70s Soul group The Main Ingredient, was discovered dead in his car in Woodland Hills, California. Rock history records that The band is most often remembered for their 1972, million selling, Billboard #3 hit, “Everybody Plays The Fool”.

Rock history records that 81-year-old Roberta Flack suffered a stroke while performing at The Apollo Theatre and was forced to leave the stage. Her management later revealed that she was “doing fine,” but the incident marked the end of her touring days. Rock history records that During her career, Roberta placed eleven songs on the Billboard Top 40, with three of them, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love”, reaching number one.

Les McKeown, front man for the Bay City Rollers , died aged 65. The band landed in the Billboard Top 40 six times in the mid-1970s with hits among them “Saturday Night” (#1), “Money Honey” (#9) and “You Made Me Believe In Magic” (#10). Rock history records that He was predeceased by two other members, Alan Longmuir on July 2nd, 2018, and Ian Mitchell on September 2nd, 2020.

Alan Osmond, the eldest of the singing Osmond family, died after a four-decade battle with multiple sclerosis. Rock history records that He was 76. Alan was the band’s creative leader and co-penned many of their songs with his brother, Merrill. Rock history records that He also played piano and guitar and sang backing vocals.