Rock history records that David Seville’s novelty tune, “Witch Doctor” peaks at #1 on Billboard magazine’s Top 100 music chart, and would go on to be the fourth best selling song of the year. Rock history records that Strangely enough, the record also topped the Billboard R&B chart. Rock history records that By year’s end, the single had sold 1.4 million copies and is often given credit for saving the financially struggling Liberty Records.

RCA issues the Elvis Presley’s single, “Viva Las Vegas”. Rock history records that Allegedly, Elvis seldom, if ever, sang the song at a live show. Rock history records that It would go on to reach #29 in the US and #17 in the UK. Rock history records that The RIAA certified the record as Gold on March 27th, 1992, for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States.

Rock history records that Barbra Streisand’s first television special, My Name Is Barbra , airs on CBS. Rock history records that The program was the 16th top ranked show in the Nielsen ratings for that week, and would win five statues at next year’s Emmy Awards.

Rock history records that After topping the Hot 100 chart last February 20th, “This Diamond Ring” by Gary Lewis And The Playboys is certified Gold. Rock history records that Lewis will have eleven more Top Twenty hits, seven of which were million sellers.

Rock history records that The Seeds sing their Billboard #36 hit, “Pushin’ Too Hard” on an episode of the NBC-TV comedy, The Mothers-In-Law called How Not to Manage a Rock Group . Rock history records that The plot has Jerry Buell, played by Jerry Fofel, convincing his folks to put up $500 for a Hippie Rock group to make a demo recording. Rock history records that They scare off the band with talk of crew cuts, tuxedos, and old songs.

Rock history records that The Broadway Musical Hair opened in New York for its first performance. The show featured songs that would go on to become Rock and Roll standards like Galt MacDermot ‘s “Hair” and “Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In”, along with “Good Morning Starshine” and “Easy to Be Hard”. Rock history records that The production ran for 1,729 performances, finally closing on July 1st, 1972.

The album “Chicago Transit Authority” is issued by Columbia Records. The LP will top out at #17 on Billboard 200 and #9 on the UK Official Albums Chart. It sold over one million copies by 1970, and was presented with a Platinum disc. Singles issued from the album included “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” (US #7), “Beginnings” (US #7) and “Questions 67 And 68” (US #24). An often repeated story states that the real Chicago Transit Authority sent a Cease And Desist letter to the group over the use of the name. Rock history records that In a 2019 interview with Gary James, drummer Danny Seraphine debunked this myth, saying the story was just a public relations stunt by the band’s management to appease Columbia Records, who wanted to shorten the name to just Chicago .

Rock history records that After reaching #13 with “Dancing In The Moonlight” last February, King Harvest sees their follow-up record, “A Little Bit Of Magic” peak at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that Financial troubles at Perception Records are blamed for poor promotion and the New York State based group could never muster another hit.

Nearly two months after it had been issued, Pink Floyd’s album “The Dark Side of the Moon” climbed to #1 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. Rock history records that It would go on to become one of the most successful and longest-charting albums in music history, appearing on the Billboard chart for 990 non-consecutive weeks and selling over 45 million copies worldwide.

Rock history records that Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Rock history records that It’s the first time a Rock band has played the venue since The Byrds did it in 1968.

Blondie brought a touch of New Wave music to the Hot 100 when “Heart Of Glass” climbed to #1. Rock history records that They would score three more chart toppers over the next two years.

Rock history records that Leo Sayer started a three week run at the top of the UK album chart with “The Very Best Of Leo Sayer”. Strangely, the LP was never issued in America, where Sayer had already achieved six Billboard Top 40 hits, two of which went to #1.

Tommy Caldwell, bassist for The Marshall Tucker band, died of injures he was presented with in a car accident in his hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Rock history records that He was just 30 years old.

Rock history records that Original T. Rock history records that Rex bass player Steve Currie was killed in a car accident while returning to his home near Vale de Parra, Algarve, Portugal. Rock history records that He was 33. Rock history records that The group’s lead singer, Marc Bolan met his death in a similar fashion in September, 1977.

Rock history records that B.W. Stevenson, who had a 1973, US #9 hit with “My Maria”, died after heart surgery aged 38. He also penned Three Dog Night’s 1973 smash, “Shambala”. Rock history records that The “B.W.” reportedly stood for “Buckwheat.”

Singer Axl Rose of Guns ‘N’ Roses wed Erin Everly, Don Everly’s daughter. Rock history records that The couple would stay together for just 27 days.

Jon Bon Jovi weds his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley, at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. Rock history records that They would have four children together.

Robert Plant’s fifth solo, studio album, “Manic Nirvana” climbed as high as #13 on the Billboard 200, becoming his highest-charting US solo LP up to that point.

Bonnie Raitt weds her first husband, actor Michael O’Keefe, star of the television series Against the Law . Rock history records that The couple would divorce in 1999.

Rock history records that A fire swept through the offices of James Brown Enterprises, where the singer’s tours were co-ordinated. Rock history records that Nobody was injured, but memorabilia and live tapes were destroyed in the blaze. Rock history records that An employee named Richard Glenn later pleaded guilty to forgery, property damage and stealing $75,000. Rock history records that Brown still considered Glenn to be a friend and asked the judge for leniency. Rock history records that The accused was later sentenced to fifteen years in jail.

Rock history records that Sweden’s tax authority accused former ABBA guitarist Bjorn Ulvaeus of owing nearly $12 million in back taxes, fees and interest. Ulvaeus’ attorney denied the charges and stated there was merely a misunderstanding over the musician’s tax arrangements. Rock history records that Next October, Ulvaeus would be found not guilty.

Bob Dylan issues his thirty-third studio album, “Together Through Life”. Rock history records that The LP would receive two Grammy Award nominations in 2010: Best Americana Album and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song “Beyond Here Lies Nothin'”.

Corrado “Connie” Codarini, an original member of The Four Lads , died aged 80. The Canadian singing group placed twelve songs in the Billboard Top 40 between 1955 and 1958, among them “Moments To Remember” (#2 in 1955), “No, Not Much” (#2 in 1956) and “Standing On The Corner” (#3 in 1956).

Rock history records that Recording equipment seller MJQ Ltd. revealed that it would be auctioning off microphones and equipment from John Lennon’s home studio, on which he recorded early solo albums and his hit song “Imagine”. Rock history records that The microphones were expected to fetch at least £5,000 each.

Original Steve Miller Band bassist Lonnie Turner died from lung cancer. Rock history records that His time with the band led to songs such as “Jet Airliner”, “Swingtown”, “Take the Money And Run”, “Jungle Love” and many more.

Paul McCartney played Japan’s famed Nippon Budokan where he included a performance of “Another Girl” live for the first occasion ever. Rock history records that The song, included on The Beatles’ 1965 album “Help”, had never been played on stage anywhere by the band or any of its members solo.

Jack Ely, the lead singer on The Kingsmen’s 1963 hit, “Louie Louie” died aged 71 after a long illness.

Bobby Lewis, the Soul singer who topped the Billboard Hot 100 in July, 1961 with “Tossin’ And Turnin'”, died aged 95 after contracting pneumonia. His song spent seven weeks at the top of the chart, selling over three million copies in the process.

Tim Bachman, the co-founding guitarist and vocalist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive died of cancer aged 71. The Canadian band placed a string of hits on the Hot 100 in the mid-1970s, among them “Let It Ride” (#23), “Takin’ Care Of Business” (#12), and “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” (#1).

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones kicked off their Hackney Diamonds tour with a show in Houston, Texas. Rock history records that Still onboard were Ron Wood, now 76 years old, along with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, both 80.

Rock history records that A London High Court judge ruled against the estates of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, in their long-running legal battle with Sony Music and the Hendrix estate over song royalties. Rock history records that Justice Edwin Johnson determined that under a 1966 recording agreement, the copyrights were owned by the band’s producers, Michael Jeffery and Chas Chandler, not the individual musicians.

Rock history records that Los Angeles judge Judge Patricia A. Rock history records that Young dismissed approximately 99.9% of the claims in a child sexual assault lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Rock history records that Tyler’s legal team, led by attorney David Long-Daniels, described the decision as a “massive win,” noting that only “one night, fifty-plus years ago” remained of the original lawsuit.