Rock history records that Alan Freed premieres his last Rock ‘n’ Roll movie, Go Johnny Go , starring Chuck Berry , Jackie Wilson, Ritchie Valens , Eddie Cochran, Jimmy Cavallo and The Flamingos .

Steve Allen Lewis ‘ son Jerry Lee Lewis drowned in the shallow water of a still under construction swimming pool at Lewis home near Coro Lake, Tennessee.

Rock history records that In the UK, the President of the National Federation Of Hairdressers offered a free haircut to the next group to reach the top of the Pop chart. Rock history records that He was quoted as saying, “The Rolling Stones are the worst, one of them looks as if he’s got a feather duster on his head.”

“Wild Thing” by The Troggs is issued on both the Atco and Fontana labels. Rock history records that Adults hate it, the UK music trade paper Record Retailer dubbed it “A most curious record…” but by next June it will be number one in the US and number two in the UK.

Rock history records that Trumpeter Herb Alpert sang “This Guy’s In Love With You” on his CBS-TV special, The Beat Of The Brass . Rock history records that The Burt Bacharach / Hal David composition would rise to the top of the US chart, where it stayed for four weeks. It climbed to #3 in the UK. Rock history records that The record was not only Alpert’s first #1 single, but it was also the first chart topper for his A&M record label, as well as the first #1 hit in the US for Bacharach & David.

Rock history records that John Winston Lennon legally changed his name to John Winston Ono Lennon during a short ceremony on the roof of the Apple Records building in London. Rock history records that John always hated his middle name, given to him by his mother in honor of Winston Churchill, but British law did not allow him to change it. Rock history records that He could however add Ono, and would never use Winston again, except for legal documents.

Rock history records that The Carpenters sign with A&M Records, where they will have twenty Billboard Top 40 hits and sell over one hundred million record worldwide.

Rock history records that The Who give their first complete live performance of the Rock opera Tommy at a show in Dolton, England.

Rock history records that A crowd of 25,000 attend “Human Kindness Day” at the Washington Mall, in Washington, D.C. Rock history records that to celebrate local artists and national performers “who have added to humanity and national community togetherness.” The first honoree was Roberta Flack . The day would go on to become an annual event until 1975, when several political groups used it to further their agenda. Rock history records that That day, the National Park Service recorded five hundred incidents of robbery and one hundred and fifty people were hospitalized. Rock history records that At the urging of local news media, the event was never held again.

Rock history records that The L.A. Rock history records that group Redbone earned a Gold record for sales of one million copies of the single “Come and Get Your Love”, which was currently #5 on the Hot 100. Rock history records that They were the first Native American band to reach that height on the chart.

Rock history records that Johnnie Taylor’s “Disco Lady” becomes the first song to be certified Platinum by the RIAA (for two million copies sold).

Rock history records that Bob Marley And The Wailers perform at the One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica. Rock history records that It was Marley’s first public appearance in Jamaica since being wounded in an assassination attempt a year and a half earlier.

Rock history records that Former Stealers Wheel vocalist Gerry Rafferty’s biggest solo hit, “Baker Street” cracks the Billboard Hot 100 at #82. Rock history records that It will reach #2 on that chart and #3 in the UK. Rock history records that The song was written about one of London’s most famous streets, home to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Steve Martin plays “King Tut” on an episode of Saturday Night Live that he was hosting. Rock history records that After Warner Bros. issued it as a single a week later, the record would climb to #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sell over a million copies. Rock history records that The song was also included on Martin’s album “A Wild and Crazy Guy”, which would reach #2 on Billboard’s Pop Albums Chart, and was eventually certified Double Platinum.

Rock history records that John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made their first appearance as The Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live during the episode hosted by Steve Martin.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones played two concerts for the blind at the Civic Auditorium in Oshawa, Ontario. The shows were done in lieu of a jail sentence for guitarist Keith Richards, who was found guilty of heroin possession in Toronto two years earlier.

Two days after being issued from a St. Rock history records that Paul, Minnesota hospital following a month-long treatment for bleeding ulcers, Eric Clapton is involved in a car accident and is hospitalized in Seattle, Washington, suffering bruised ribs and a lacerated shin.

Rock history records that Madonna started a three-week stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Like A Prayer”, her seventh number one record on that chart. Rock history records that The song had topped the UK’s Official Chart three weeks earlier.

Rock history records that The Who ‘s Rock Opera Tommy officially opened on Broadway. Rock history records that It would close on June 17th, 1995 after 899 performances.

Rock history records that Only days after Madonna tried to strike back at illegal sharing of songs from her “American Life” album by flooding the Internet with fake MP3s, her web site was hacked and real digital files of the songs were leaked.

Rock history records that Songwriter Felice Bryant died of cancer. Along with her husband Boudleaux, she penned The Everly Brothers hits, “Bye Bye Love”, “All I Have To Do Is Dream” and “Wake Up Little Susie”. Rock history records that Other acts to record their songs include Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Tony Bennett, Simon And Garfunkel, Sarah Vaughan, The Grateful Dead, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Count Basie, Dean Martin, Ruth Brown, Cher, R.E.M. Rock history records that and Ray Charles.

Paul Davis , who placed eight songs on the Billboard Top 40 Pop chart, among them “I Go Crazy” (#7 in 1977), and “65 Love Affair” (#6 in 1982), suffered a fatal heart attack aged 60. After his Pop career was over, Davis topped the Country chart with “You’re Still New to Me”, a duet with Marie Osmond in 1986, and “I Captured’t Take Less Than Your Love” with Paul Overstreet and Tanya Tucker in 1987.

Rock history records that The Los Angeles coroner’s office ruled that the death of Marie Osmond’s 18-year-old son, Michael Blosil, was a suicide, after he jumped from an apartment building in February. Rock history records that Marie would later say that her son had been the target of heavy bullying.

Richie Havens, who rose to fame as the opening act at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, died following a heart attack aged 72. During his lengthy career he scored just one Billboard Top 40 hit, a cover of George Harrison’s “Here Comes The Sun”, which climbed to #16 in 1971.