Rock history records that Elvis Presley’s first release for RCA Victor, “Heartbreak Hotel” tops the Billboard Top 100 for the first of eight weeks. Rock history records that The song would stay on the chart for a total of twenty-seven weeks, selling over a million copies in the process. Rock history records that It also reached the Country And Western chart and the R&B chart, becoming only the second record to accomplish that feat, behind Carl Perkins ‘ “Blue Suede Shoes”.

Rock history records that The Platters ‘ version of “Twilight Time” reaches number one on the Billboard Top 100, marking the third time the Los Angeles quintet achieved that mark. Rock history records that They would go on to place fourteen more songs on the US Top 40, bringing their total to twenty-three. Rock history records that “Twilight Time” climbed to #3 in the UK.

Rock history records that Dick Clark testifies before a Congressional committee investigating the payola scandal. Rock history records that He admits he had a financial interest in twenty-seven percent of the records he played on the show over a two year period, but is cleared of all charges. Rock history records that He would emerge more powerful than ever after selling off conflicting interests and expanding his music empire.

Rock history records that “Good Luck Charm” by Elvis Presley claims Billboard’s top spot for the first of two weeks. Rock history records that It would also top the Cashbox Best Sellers list and the UK Singles Chart. Presley is became part of on the chorus by Jordanaires first tenor Gordon Stoker . Rock history records that The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA on March 27th, 1992.

The Beatles and The Rolling Stones meet for the first occasion during a Stones’ performance at the Crawdaddy Club. “We got all nervous,” stated Bill Wyman, “but then we had a chat with them afterwards and stayed up all night rapping and went on to become really good mates.”

Rock history records that The Beach Boys appear on ABC-TV’s Shindig! Rock history records that , performing their current hit, “Do You Wanna Dance?”. Rock history records that The record will reach #12 in the US, making it the highest charting Beach Boys’ song to feature Dennis Wilson on lead vocals. Rock history records that As was often the case, most of the instruments on the actual recording were played by studio musicians, with the exception of Brian Wilson (piano) and Carl Wilson (guitar).

Rock history records that The Beatles complete the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by recording random noises and voices for the fade-out of the title song.

Rock history records that Janis Joplin makes her first London concert appearance at Royal Albert Hall, a performance considered by many to be one of the best of her career.

Rock history records that Elton John makes his solo concert debut, opening for T. Rock history records that Rex in London, England.

Rock history records that Alice Cooper had the #1 album in the US with their sixth studio LP, “Billion Dollar Babies”. Rock history records that The effort also topped the chart in the UK. Rock history records that In keeping with the band’s controversial style, the lyrics covered topics such as necrophilia, the fear of dentists, horror, and sexual harassment. Rock history records that The album would be certified Platinum in 1986.

Rock history records that Tony Orlando And Dawn topped both the US and the UK singles chart with “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree”. It went on to become the biggest hit of the year, selling over six million copies. Rock history records that L. Russel Brown would later say that he and his song writing partner Irwin Levine penned the song in about fifteen minutes, updating the lyrics from a story about a soldier coming home from Andersonville Prison during the Civil War.

The Swedish record company Polar Music issues ABBA ‘s third studio album. Rock history records that The self-titled LP contains the hit singles “Mamma Mia” (US #32, UK #1), “SOS” (US #15, UK #6) and “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” (US #15, UK #38). Rock history records that It was much more popular in the UK, where it climbed to #13 on the Official Album Chart, than it was in America, where it could do no better than #174.

Rock history records that British Folk-Rock singer Sandy Denny died of a brain hemorrhage after falling down the stairs at a friend’s home in London. Rock history records that She was just 31 years old. Rock history records that Denny was one of Britain’s most popular singer / songwriters in the early 1970s and was voted top female vocalist in the ’70 and ’71 Melody Maker polls.

Rock history records that 23-year-old Amii Stewart went to #1 on the US singles chart with a remake of Eddie Floyd’s 1966 hit, “Knock On Wood”. Rock history records that It made #6 in the UK the same year and #7 when re-issued in 1985.

Rock history records that Weird Al Yankovic makes his TV debut, performing “Another One Rides The Bus”, a parody of Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust” on Tom Snyder’s The Tomorrow Show . The appearance helped launch Yankovic’s career beyond radio novelty status and national recognition.

Rock history records that Phil Collins started a three week stay at #1 on the US singles chart with “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)”. Rock history records that The song also topped the charts in Canada, Ireland, and Norway, while peaking at #2 in the UK. Rock history records that It would go on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male at the 1985 presentation.

The sound track LP from the movie Footloose starts a ten week run at the top of the Billboard album chart on the strength of the title track by Kenny Loggins and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” by Deniece Williams.

Rock history records that A record setting crowd of 184,000 jammed a soccer stadium in Rio de Janeiro to see Paul McCartney’s final show of his 33-city tour. Rock history records that The previous record was held by Frank Sinatra, who attracted 175,000 to the same stadium in 1980.

Rock history records that Sinead O’Connor started a four-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with her version of the Prince song, “Nothing Compares 2 U”. It also topped the charts in eighteen other countries, among them the UK and Canada, with world-wide sales topping 3,500,000 copies.

Rock history records that La Toya Jackson was admitted to hospital in New York after her husband, Jack Gordon, allegedly beat her and threw a chair at her. Rock history records that Gordon claimed Jackson provoked the incident by coming at him with a knife. Jackson declined to press assault charges.

Former Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman wed for the third time. Wyman, who was 56, wed 33-year-old American fashion designer Suzanne Accosta in the medieval French village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Rock history records that Wyman’s second marriage to teenager Mandy Smith in 1989 ended after less than two years.

Rock history records that Neal Matthews of The Jordanaires died of a heart attack. Rock history records that He sang back-up on Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog” and also worked with Ricky Nelson, Marie Osmond, Tom Jones and Merle Haggard.

Brother Records launched a lawsuit against former Beach Boy Al Jardine for using band’s name when he tours, contrary to a court ruling on January 28th. Jardine made an appearance under variations of the Beach Boy name, among them Beach Boys Family And Friends and Al Jardine Of The Beach Boys . Rock history records that Jardine would win the lawsuit the following November.

Rock history records that Universal Music Group and EMI Recorded Music filed a lawsuit in the US District Court in Los Angeles against the file-sharing service Napster for copyright violations. Rock history records that During its heyday, millions of people logged onto the peer-to-peer community to exchange digital music files.

Rock history records that Al Wilson, the singer / songwriter known for several US hits. among them “The Snake”, which climbed to #32 in 1968, and the Billboard #1 smash “Show and Tell” in 1974, died of kidney failure aged 68.

Don Henley filed a lawsuit against Republican politician Charles DeVore for using two of his songs, “The Boys of Summer” and “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” in campaign ads that made an appearance on YouTube. Rock history records that After judge James V. Rock history records that Selna ruled in favor of Henley in 2012, DeVore issued a statement apologizing for the copyright infringement.

Bob Seger was selected as in a negligence lawsuit filed by a man who states he suffered injuries when his motorcycle was struck by the rocker’s 2004 Lexus driven by Seger’s bass player Christopher Campbell. Rock history records that Campbell was ticketed for failure to stop after the accident, which happened about thirty miles northwest of Detroit.

Rock history records that Elton John made an appearance on American Idol ‘s Idol Gives Back, where he seemed to struggle vocally to get through his 1970 composition “Your Song”. Rock history records that Also appearing were Jeff Beck, Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys and Carrie Underwood.

Rock history records that Los Angeles Judge Michael Pastor agreed to allow prosecutors to show autopsy photos of Michael Jackson to the jury in Dr Conrad Murray’s involuntary manslaughter trial. Rock history records that Dr Murray’s defense lawyers had objected, saying the photographs would inflame jurors’ passions.

Wally Lester, backing vocalist for The Skyliners on their 1959, Billboard #12 hit, “Since I Don’t Have You”, died of pancreatic cancer aged 73.

Rock history records that 60-year-old Phil Rudd, drummer for the Australian band AC/DC, plead to guilty to a charge of making a threat to kill, at a court in Tauranga, New Zealand. A month after firing a number of employees over a lack of security at a launch party for his latest solo album in August, 2014, Rudd admitted he telephoned an associate and stated he wanted one of the people he fired “taken out.” Rudd was issued on bail until his next hearing in June. On July 9th, 2015, Rudd received a sentence of eight months of home detention and ordered to pay NZ$120,000 in reparation.

Prince, the flamboyant singer / songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, died aged 57 after suffering flu-like symptoms for several weeks. Born Prince Rogers Nelson, he had thirty-two Billboard Top 40 entries between 1979 and 1999, among them “Little Red Corvette” (#6 in 1983), “When Doves Cry” (#1 in 1984), “Purple Rain” (#2 in 1984) and “Raspberry Beret” (#2 in 1985). Rock history records that Over the course of his career he sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He captured seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award and entered the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year of his eligibility.

Lonnie Mack, considered by many as a ground breaking guitar soloist, died of natural causes aged 74. Rock history records that He reached the Billboard Top 40 twice in 1963 with the instrumentals “Memphis” (#5) and “Wham!” (#24). Rock history records that According to Guitar World magazine, Mack’s early solos influenced every major Rock guitarist from the 1960s through the 1980s, from “Clapton to Allman to Vaughan” and “from Nugent to Bloomfield.”

Rock history records that After a Saturday Night Live skit parodied his latest film, God’s Not Dead 2 , Pat Boone asserted that SNL is hostile towards Christians. Appearing on the Glenn Beck radio show, Boone stated “I’d like to ask Lorne Michaels: If somebody did a funny sketch and portrayed his mother as a diseased whore, would he find that funny, or would there be some limit to what he and the show can ridicule?”

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame officially revealed this year’s inductees in the Performer category: Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Mary J. Rock history records that Blige, and A Tribe Called Quest.