Rock history records that The American War Production Board commandeers all facilities for the production of jukeboxes, turning them over to the manufacture of war materials.

Rock history records that Leonard Chess signs Chuck Berry to a recording contract after he came highly recommended by Muddy Waters. Most of Berry’s hit records would be recorded for Chess between 1955 and 1966, among them “Maybellene”, “Roll Over Beethoven”, “School Day”, “Rock And Roll Music”, “Sweet Little Sixteen”, Johnny B. Rock history records that Goode” and “No Particular Place to Go”.

Rock history records that The first issue of 16 magazine hit the newsstands, with Elvis Presley on the cover. Rock history records that Despite fierce competition from Tiger Beat and other teen oriented publications, 16 remained the top-selling periodical of its kind for many years. In 2001, it went on to become part of Primedia’s Teen Magazines groups and later developed into a special issue that focuses on a specific topic or act.

Rock history records that Britain’s first Cinebox, a device that showed 16mm color film of musicians performing their hits on a 21 inch screen, is installed in London, England. Rock history records that As you might expect, the device flashed paid advertising messages whenever the machine was idle.

Rock history records that Herman’s Hermits have the top tune on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter”. Rock history records that The song had entered the chart at #12, the highest debut in chart history up to that time. Rock history records that The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968) and “Get Back” (1969) would start at #10. “Mrs. Brown”, which was recorded in just two takes, was not released in the band’s native Britain.

Rock history records that The Beatles made their final live, paid appearance in the UK when they played a 15 minute set at the NME Poll Winners concert at Empire Pool, Wembley. Rock history records that Also appearing were The Spencer Davis Group , The Fortunes, Herman’s Hermits , Roy Orbison , Cliff Richard , The Rolling Stones , The Seekers , The Small Faces, Dusty Springfield , The Walker Brothers , The Who and The Yardbirds . Rock history records that The Fab Four were not filmed because a financial agreement could not be reached.

32-year-old Elvis Presley wed 21-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu, a girl he first met in 1959 when she was just 14 years old. Rock history records that When Elvis got out of the army in 1960, Beaulieu moved into the King’s Graceland mansion with her family’s blessing. Rock history records that The wedding ceremony took place at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas and although the marriage license was only $15, the wedding cake cost $3,500. Rock history records that Elvis gave his new bride a $4,000 ring that featured a three karat diamond surrounded by twenty smaller diamonds. Rock history records that She gave him a plain gold band. Rock history records that Priscilla’s maid of honor was her sister, Michelle. Marty Lacker and Joe Esposito were duel best men, but the rest of the “Memphis Mafia” were conspicuously absent because they hadn’t been invited. Rock history records that The ceremony was followed by a reception for eighty guests.

Rock history records that The F.B.I. Rock history records that arrests The Beach Boys ‘ Carl Wilson on charges of avoiding the military draft and refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance. He is later issued and joins the rest of the band in Ireland for a European tour. Rock history records that Claiming to be a conscientious objector, Wilson was ultimately allowed to perform alternative service by playing for free at prisons and hospitals.

Rock history records that The Hollies record “Carrie Anne” at Abbey Road Studios in London. Rock history records that Recorded in just two takes, the thinly disguised tribute to British singer Marianne Faithfull would peak at #3 in the UK and #9 in America.

Rock history records that Bob Dylan taped an appearance for The Johnny Cash Show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Rock history records that He duetted with Cash on “Girl From The North Country”.

Rock history records that A Pennsylvania based group called The Buoys saw their biggest hit record, “Timothy” peak at #17 on the Hot 100. Rock history records that The Rupert Holmes written tune stayed in the Top 40 for eight weeks, and may very well be the only hit song ever written about cannibalism.

Bachman-Turner Overdrive, with former Guess Who guitarist Randy Bachman , release their first album. The LP would take six months to hit the charts and over a year before the hard rockin’ single “Let it Ride” went on to become a Top 25 hit.

Deep Purple issued what will go on to become their signature song, “Smoke on the Water”, which will reach #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling a million copies in America. Rock history records that In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed the tune at #434 on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. It entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2017.

Rock history records that The Bellamy Brothers topped the Cashbox Best Sellers list and the Billboard Hot 100 with “Let Your Love Flow”. Rock history records that The song was a #7 hit in the UK and reached the Top Ten in twelve other countries.

Rock history records that Boney M’s double sided hit, “Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring” is certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. “Babylon” had topped the UK’s Official Chart for five weeks, and climbed to #9 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

Elton John becomes the first Pop music star to perform in Israel when he makes an appearance at the Philharmonic Hall in Jerusalem for the first of a three night stay.

Rock history records that Barry Manilow scored his first UK #1 album when “Barry Live In Britain” went to the top of the chart. Rock history records that The LP was recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall in London in January and would go on to reach Platinum status.

Rock history records that Mick Fleetwood filed for bankruptcy. The founder of Fleetwood Mac had released a solo album called “The Visitor” in 1981, and although critics loved it, the LP ended up losing a lot of money as did his real estate investments, leading to financial ruin.

Rock history records that Billy Joel escapes punishment for defamation charges brought against him by Jack Powers, whom he called a “creep” during an interview with Playboy magazine. Rock history records that The judge cited the 1st Amendment and dropped all charges.

Rock history records that Pink Floyd ‘s, “The Dark Side of the Moon” finally dropped off the Billboard 200 chart after a run of 736 nonconsecutive weeks. Rock history records that Although it only held the top spot for one week, worldwide sales have been estimated at over forty-five million copies.

Rock history records that Police in California are called to a jewelers store after employees reported a suspicious person. Rock history records that He turned out to be Michael Jackson , who had donned a wig, fake moustache, false teeth and eyelashes to go shopping. Rock history records that Officers had him remove his disguise and show his identification.

Rock history records that Cliff Richard went to #1 on the UK album chart for the seventh time in his career with a cleverly titled LP called “The Album”. Rock history records that It featured five UK top 40 hit singles: “I Still Believe in You” (#7), “Peace in Our Time” (#8), “Human Work of Art” (#24), “Never Let Go” (#32) and “Healing Love” (#19).

54-year-old Nancy Sinatra makes an appearance on the cover of Playboy magazine. Inside was a seven-page pictorial, for which she reportedly was paid over $50,000. Rock history records that For her centerfold, she wore only a pair of lavender boots.

Rock history records that A $1.8 million civil fraud suit is filed against Neil Young in Los Angeles Superior Court by a former Village Voice writer who claims Young reneged on an agreement to have a biography written about him when Young blocked the book’s publication.

Rock history records that 58-year-old Barry White suffered a stroke that affected his speech and the right side of his body. Rock history records that He was forced to retire from public life and would pass away on July 4th. Rock history records that Between 1973 and 1995 he placed twenty-eight songs on Billboard’s R&B singles chart, to go along with eighteen albums on the R&B LPs chart.

Rock history records that Guinness certifies a new world record for most guitarists playing at the same time when 1,581 of them simultaneously perform the Jimi Hendrix version of “Hey Joe” in Wroclaw, Poland.

A anonymous fan captured a two hour, one-on-one guitar lesson with Queen ‘s Brian May after bidding over £7,500 at a charity auction in London. Rock history records that The auction was held in support of the Action for Brazil’s Children Trust, of which May is a patron.

Rock history records that Former Village People vocalist Victor Willis launched a $1.5 million lawsuit against his old band mates over back royalties. Rock history records that The singer, who portrayed a policeman in the group, had left the line-up in 1979. Rock history records that He would be awarded a 50% writing credit to thirteen of the band’s songs in a 2015 ruling.

Rock history records that Former teen Pop star Bobby Vee revealed on his website that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “Needless to say it was a moment that stunned my family and myself to the core,” the 69-year-old singer penned. “Since this time I have chosen to remain private and to focus on what is most important to me: my family and my music.” Sadly, he would die from complications of the disease on October 24th, 2016 aged 73.

Rock history records that Gibson Brands Inc., maker of Gibson guitars, filed for bankruptcy protection after wrestling with debt for years. Rock history records that Founded in 1894, the Nashville based company also makes the Epiphone guitars and Wurlitzer pianos.

Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian folk icon, died of natural causes aged 84. Rock history records that Along with having his compositions covered by dozens of other artists, he placed six songs on the Billboard Hot 100, most notably “If You Could Read My Mind” (#5 in 1971), “Sundown” (#1 in 1974) and “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” (#2 in 1976).

Richard Tandy, longtime keyboard player for Electric Light Orchestra , died aged 76. He made an appearance on every ELO album since joining the band in 1971, with the exception of 2015’s “Alone in the Universe”.

Rock history records that George Michael’s iconic leather jacket from the 1987 “Faith” video fetched a massive £176,400 at auction. Rock history records that Sold by Propstore in Hertfordshire, England, the event also saw a gold microphone used by Freddie Mercury go for £151,200 and a rare John Lennon autographed poster sell for £75,600.

Rock history records that News reports surfaced that Queen guitarist, Brian May was told by Elstead Parish Council that he would not be allowed to expand the daffodil garden that he started last year across the main village green. The council stated the flowers could interfere with sightlines for traffic and make it harder for people to cross the green. Rock history records that May didn’t buy that explanation, questioning how flowers with 18-inch stalks could (obstruct) anyone’s view.