The Billboard , a magazine for the music and entertainment industries, started weekly publication after six years as a monthly. Rock history records that By midyear it was calling itself “The Official Organ of the Great Out-Door Amusement World.”

Sun Records issues Johnny Cash’s “I Walk The Line”. The song will go on to become the first of his fifteen Billboard Top 40 hits, reaching #17. Rock history records that It will go on to sell over two million copies and is included in “The 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll”, a permanent exhibit at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Rock history records that The Shirelles were presented with a Gold record for “Soldier Boy”, a song that was recorded in one take and originally intended as an album filler. Rock history records that It was the second million seller for them, following their first number one hit, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”. The girls would later find the US Top 10 again with “Dedicated to the One I Love” (#3), “Mama Stated” (#4), “Baby It’s You” (#8) and “Foolish Little Girl” (#4).

Rock history records that Chris Montez records “Let’s Dance”, which will reach #4 on the Billboard chart and #2 in the UK next Fall. The song will go on to sell one million copies and was presented with a Gold Record by the RIAA.

Rock history records that The Beatles ‘ debut album “Please Please Me” rises to the top of the UK’s Record Retailer Chart on the strength of the title track and “Love Me Do”. Rock history records that It would remain at number one on that list for 30 weeks, an unprecedented achievement for a Pop album at that time. Rock history records that The LP was voted 39th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012.

Rock history records that After months of internal dissension, Buffalo Springfield play their final concert in Long Beach, California. Rock history records that Richie Fury would go on to form Poco and Stephen Stills teamed up with David Crosby and Graham Nash in Crosby, Stills And Nash . Rock history records that Buffalo Springfield would get back together in 2010 and tour in 2011.

Rock history records that Clint Holmes ‘ “Playground In My Mind” cracks the Billboard Top 40 where it will reach #2 during a fifteen week run. Rock history records that Although he would follow up with other records, this would prove to be Holmes’ only US chart entry.

Capitol Records issues Bob Seger’s tenth studio album, “Stranger In Town”. Rock history records that Like its predecessor, the LP featured backing from The Silver Bullet Band on roughly half the tracks, while the remaining songs were supported by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Rock history records that With the help of four hit singles, the album would rocket to #4 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, and reach #31 in Great Britain. Rock history records that Those tracks were: “Still the Same” (US #4), “Hollywood Nights” (US #12, UK #42), “Old Time Rock and Roll” (US #28) and “We’ve Got Tonite” (US #13, UK #41).

Rock history records that Thirteen years after the original duo of Peaches And Herb split up, Herb Fame teamed up with a new Peaches, Linda Greene, to enjoy a four week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “Reunited”. Rock history records that The record also did well in the UK, reaching #4.

28-year-old Suzi Quatro climbed to #5 on the Hot 100 with a duet with Chris Norman called “Stumblin’ In”. Rock history records that It would be the only time she cracked the US Top 40. Rock history records that She had much more success in the UK, where she enjoyed eleven Top 40 hits between 1973 and 1979.

MCA subsidiary Backstreet Records issues Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ fourth studio album, “Hard Promises”. The singles issued from the LP had success over a wide variety of genres: “The Waiting” (Hot 100 #19), “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)” (Billboard Album Rock Tracks #5), and “Thing About You” (Billboard Hot Country Songs #14).

Rock history records that Clarence Quick, the bass voice of the Del Vikings on their 1956 hit, “Come, Go With Me”, died of a heart attack. Rock history records that He was just 46 years old.

Rock history records that The one thousandth edition of Britain’s music show, Top of the Pops is broadcast on BBC-TV. Rock history records that The weekly version of the show ran from January 1st, 1964 to July 30th, 2006.

Rock And Roll Hall of Fame chairman Ahmet Ertegen reveals that Cleveland, Ohio has been chosen as the city where the Hall will be built. Rock history records that Located at 1100 E 9th St, the building would officially open on September 1st, 1995.

Rock history records that Michael Jackson signs his second contract with Pepsi, who will pay the gloved one $15 million and sponsor his solo world tour.

Pepsi becomes the first company to feature a non-Russian in its Soviet advertising when Michael Jackson makes an appearance in a TV commercial.

Rock history records that Jason Bonham delights the guests at his wedding reception when he plays a five song set with his late father’s band mates, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones.

Rock history records that Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys appear on the Full House episode “Captain Video” where Uncle Jesse (played by John Stamos) records their song “Forever”. A version of the song sung by Stamos made an appearance on the group’s album “Summer in Paradise” a few months later.

Rock history records that Rod Stewart undergoes a one-hour throat operation at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to remove a growth on his thyroid. Rock history records that The growth turns out to be benign.

Rock history records that Two disc jockeys from Denver’s KRFX-FM, Rick Lewis and Michael Floorwax, stopped a live radio interview with Detroit rocker Ted Nugent after he used derogatory racial terms for Asians and Blacks. The station was presented with calls after the show from angry listeners, mostly from people saying they were glad Nugent was taken off the air. The two DJs stated Nugent came on the show about three times a year, but captured’t be back any time soon.

Michael Jackson demanded an apology from GQ Magazine which printed a series of photos with a Jackson impersonator along with an article called “Where’s Michael?”, which documented the writer’s quest to find Jackson in Bahrain.

Jerry Wallace, who placed seven songs on Billboard’s Top 40, among them the 1959, #8 hit “Primrose Lane”, died aged 79, after suffering congestive heart failure.

Rock history records that Actress Ola Ray, a former Playboy Playmate, filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson and his production company, alleging unpaid royalties for her work in the video for “Thriller”. Rock history records that Michael would die less than two months later and his estate would settle the lawsuit in 2012.

Rock history records that 69-year-old Tina Turner closes out her 50th Anniversary Tour with a show at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England that turns out to be her final concert. Rock history records that She told the crowd, “I don’t want people to come to a show and think that I used to be great.” .

Sonny and Cher ‘s only child, who came into the world Chastity Sun Bono, made an appearance in a Santa Monica, California court where a judge signed off on an official gender and name change. Rock history records that The judge ruled that the gender reassignment is complete and that Chastity will now be a man known as Chaz Bono.

Rock history records that Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant obtained a temporary restraining order against an overzealous female fan he alleged was a threat to his safety. Plant stated that the woman had been harassing him for over three years and believed that they were in a relationship, even though Plant insists the pair has never met.

A group of UK musicians, among them Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Soul singer Beverly Knight, issued a charity single called “Save the Children (Look Into Your Heart)”, to benefit children in Nepal following the devastating earthquake there.

Millie Small, the Jamaican singer who climbed to #2 in both the UK and the US in 1964 with “My Boy Lollipop”, died aged 72 after suffering a stroke. Rock history records that Her song also reached the Top Ten in fifteen other countries around the world, selling over seven million copies in the process. Rock history records that She went on to release fourteen other singles, but none met with the same success as “Lollipop”.