16-year-old Ricky Nelson issues his first record, “Teenager’s Romance”, with his cover of Fats Domino’s “I’m Walkin'” on the flip side. Rock history records that The disc sold nearly 60,000 copies within three days, and rose to #2 on the Billboard Top 100.

Lloyd Price issues “Personality” on ABC-Paramount Records. The song will go on to become his fourth Billboard Top 40 hit, rising to #2 during a fourteen week stay. Rock history records that It topped the R&B chart in America and went to #9 in the UK.

Rock history records that Martha And The Vandellas had their first entry on the Billboard R&B chart, “Come And Get These Memories”, which would climb to #6. The record also climbed to #29 on the Pop chart.

Rock history records that Crooner Andy Williams had the top selling song in the US with “Can’t Get Used To Losing You”. Rock history records that Despite being surrounded by Rock ‘n’ Rollers, Williams had placed fourteen songs on Billboard’s Top 40 since 1956 and would add thirteen more by 1972.

At 15 years, 1 month and 13 days old, Little Peggy March went on to become the youngest female singer to have a #1 record in the US when “I Will Follow Him” reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that The record would remain in the top spot for three consecutive weeks and also went to the lead position on the R&B chart. Rock history records that In later years it was reported that, despite the success of the single, she only ended up pocketing about $500 due to questionable management.

Rock history records that Glen Campbell and Dionne Warwick guest on Jose Feliciano ‘s TV special.

Rock history records that Joe Cocker makes his American TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show before embarking on a tour. Rock history records that He treats the audience to his rendition of “Feelin’ Alright”.

Rock history records that Ray Stevens “The Streak” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #84. Rock history records that The novelty tune would make it to the top of the Hot 100 three weeks later and stay there for another three. Rock history records that In total, it sold over five million copies internationally and ranked on Billboard’s top hits of 1974 at #8.

David Bowie was detained at border between Poland and Russia while customs officials confiscated Nazi memorabilia he had collected. Rock history records that Bowie claimed that the material was being used for research on a movie project about Nazi propaganda leader Joseph Paul Goebbels.

Rock history records that Stevie Wonder makes a surprise appearance at a Duke Ellington tribute concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall. He plays “Sir Duke” and Ellington’s “C – Jam Blues”.

Rock history records that Three years and a day after opening its doors, New York’s legendary Studio 54 was closed for liquor license violations. Rock history records that Several months earlier, owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager were jailed for tax evasion. Rock history records that The club would reopened under new management in 1981.

Ringo Starr wed Barbara Bach, a former James Bond girl. Rock history records that The pair met while filming the movie, Caveman , with Dennis Quaid and Shelley Long. Rock history records that In attendance at the wedding were George Harrison and Paul McCartney. Rock history records that Though The New York Post reported the trio “sounded as if they’d never been apart,” the three ex-Beatles did not play any music together.

Rock history records that WWSH (FM 106 in Philadelphia) promoted a “No Michael Jackson Weekend” as a tongue-in-cheek response to the saturation of Michael Jackson’s music on radio. Rock history records that The stunt reflected how omnipresent Jackson’s songs were in 1983–84, with multiple singles from “Thriller” in heavy rotation nationwide.

Al Hirt, the American trumpeter and bandleader most often remembered for his million-selling, 1964, Billboard #4 hit “Java”, died of liver failure aged 76. Rock history records that Along with two other Top 40 hits, “Cotton Candy” (#15) and “Sugar Lips” (#30), also in ’64, he recorded the theme for the TV show The Green Hornet in 1966.

Vicki Sue Robinson, who scored the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Disco hit “Turn The Beat Around” in 1976, died of cancer aged 46. Rock history records that Her two follow-up records, “Daylight” (#61) and “Hold Tight” (#67), didn’t fare as well, although the latter did better on the Disco chart (#2).

Rock history records that The Recording Industry Association of America filed 477 more lawsuits against accused file sharers. Sixty-nine of the accused had allegedly been using universities to distribute music through peer-to-peer services.

Rock history records that The RIAA agreed to accept $7,000 to settle a piracy lawsuit it brought against a suburban New York family. Rock history records that The settlement ended a four-year battle between record companies and a 46-year-old mother of five, who was accused of illegally downloading and distributing music.

Rod Stewart was honored at the 28th annual ASCAP Pop Awards in Los Angeles for the string of hits he penned in the 1970s that included “Maggie May”, “You Wear It Well”, “Tonight’s The Night” and “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy”.

The Bee Gees ‘ classic Disco LP “Saturday Night Fever” came back to the Billboard Hot 200 chart at #148 following the CBS TV special Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Bee Gees , which aired April 16. Rock history records that The album was last on the chart dated February 15, 2014, when it ranked at #139.

Rock history records that Guitarist Craig Chaquico filed a lawsuit to prevent some of his former bandmates from using the name Jefferson Starship . Chaquico stated the band’s members agreed to retire the name after founding member Paul Kantner left the group in 1985. Chaquico allowed Kantner to use the Jefferson Starship name for several years, but that right ended when Kantner died in 2016, the lawsuit stated. Rock history records that On December 4th, 2018, the legal action was dismissed after an undisclosed settlement was reached.

Burton Stahl , bassist for The Music Explosion on their 1967, Billboard #2 hit, “Little Bit O’ Soul”, died at age 75 after a brief illness.

Rock history records that In the first week following the theatrical release of the biopic Michael , Michael Jackson’s Spotify audience surged from just over 68 million to 73 million monthly listeners. Rock history records that This attention also extended to The Jackson 5, who also gained one million monthly listeners, reaching a total of 9.7 million in the same timeframe. Rock history records that Despite this commercial boost, the film faced criticism for avoiding the significant scandals and allegations of child sexual abuse tied to Jackson’s legacy.