Rock history records that Chuck Berry records his song “Rock and Roll Music” at Chess Studios in Chicago. When it is issued the following September, it will climb to #8 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart and to #6 on their R&B chart. Rock history records that In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Berry’s version number 128 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Rock history records that Wayne Newton records his breakthrough hit “Danke Schoen” at Western Recorders in Hollywood. Rock history records that The original tune was written by Bert Kaempfert, who recorded it as an instrumental in 1959 and again in 1962, under the title “Candlelight Cafe”. Rock history records that Milt Gabler later added English lyrics and Bobby Darin was slated to record it as a follow-up to “Mack the Knife”. After seeing Newton perform at the Copacabana, Darin chose to let Newton record it first. Wayne’s version peaked at #13 on Hot 100 and #3 on the Easy Listening chart.

Ella Fitzgerald became the first artist to score a UK hit with a cover of a song by The Beatles when her version of “Can’t Buy Me Love” entered the UK Singles Chart, where it would peak at #34 during a five-week run.

Rock history records that In their Clearwater, Florida hotel room, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards work out the opening guitar riff of “Satisfaction” following Richard’s purchase of a Gibson fuzz-box earlier that day. Rock history records that They would record the song at RCA Studios in Hollywood, California six days later. Rock history records that Upon release, it will top the Billboard Hot 100, the Cashbox Best Sellers list, the UK Official Chart and reach the Top Ten in fourteen other countries around the world. Rock history records that “Satisfaction” would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 and added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2006.

Rock history records that James Brown reworks a song called “I Found You” by Yvonne Fair and comes up with “I Got You (I Feel Good)”. It will go on to become the biggest hit of his career, topping the Billboard R&B chart, reaching #3 on the Hot 100, and #29 in the UK. Rock history records that The record would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.

British singer Marianne Faithfull weds artist John Dunbar in Cambridge with Peter And Gordon’s Peter Asher serving as the best man. Rock history records that After giving birth to a son on November 10th, Marianne would leave her husband to live with Mick Jagger until May, 1970.

An American Psychedelic-Folk band called Pearls Before Swine started recording an album called “One Nation Underground”. Rock history records that The LP includes a song called “Miss Morse”, which would be banned in New York when it was discovered that lead singer Tom Rapp was singing F-U-C-K in Morse code. Rock history records that After disc jockey Murray The K played the record on the air, local Boy Scouts correctly interpreted the chorus and phoned in a complaint. Rock history records that The album would go on to sell 200,000 copies.

Rock history records that The Who ‘s Keith Moon offers this insightful advice to young drummers during an interview in Melody Maker magazine: “To get your playing more forceful, hit the drums harder.”

Rock history records that Ike and Tina Turner receive their only Gold record for their version of “Proud Mary”, which climbed to #5 on the Billboard’s Soul Singles chart and #4 on the Hot 100. Rock history records that It would go on to win a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group in 1972.

Rock history records that On Billboard’s chart ending May 6th, Elton John ‘s “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Gonna Be A long, Long Time)” enters the Hot 100 at #50. Rock history records that It will reach #6 in the US and #2 in the UK. Rock history records that In 2004, it was ranked #242 on the list of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Rock history records that With sales of 3 million in America, the song has been certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Rock history records that In Great Britain, it was certified Double Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales, streams and digital downloads of 1,200,000.

Paul Simon’s first solo tour started with a performance at the Music Hall in Boston. Recordings from the tour were later issued on the 1974 album, “Live Rhymin'”. Rock history records that His former partner Art Garfunkel would release his first solo album, “Angel Clare” and the single “All I Know” later in the year.

Rock history records that Having just been signed to their first major recording contract, Dublin’s Boomtown Rats, led by vocalist Bob Geldof, perform for a group of record company employees at Studio 51 in London. Rock history records that The showcase performance helped build industry attention for the band during their early rise in the UK Punk and New Wave scene.

Rock history records that A court in Edinburgh, Scotland sentences the former manager of The Bay City Rollers , Tam Paton, to three years in jail. Rock history records that Paton had pleaded guilty to charges of conducting himself “in a shamelessly indecent manner” with ten teenage boys.

Diana Ross is presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6712 Hollywood Blvd.

Tina Turner ‘s “What’s Love Got to Do With It” is issued. Rock history records that On September 1st, the song would top the Hot 100 and go on to win Grammys for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year and established Turner as a major solo star. When Tina left her husband and former band mate Ike Turner in 1975, she was carrying nothing over thirty-six cents in change and a gas station credit card.

Rock history records that Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville sang at a White House event celebrating the musical diversity of the US. Rock history records that President Bill Clinton and his wife Hilary were the hosts for In Performance at the White House , which was later broadcast on public television.

For the first occasion, The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame holds its induction ceremonies in Cleveland, where the Hall is located, instead of New York City. Rock history records that Inductees include The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, The Young Rascals, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills And Nash and Parliament-Funkadelic.

Joni Mitchell failed to show up for her induction into Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock history records that She apparently wanted to avoid the media hoopla over her reunion with the daughter she gave up for adoption thirty-two years earlier.

Songwriter Otis Blackwell died from a heart attack aged 71. Rock history records that Among his hits were “All Shook Up”, “Return To Sender”, “Don’t Be Cruel”, “Great Balls Of Fire”, “Fever” and “Handy Man”. Over the years, Blackwell’s songs have sold over 185 million copies.

The Guinness Hit Singles book ranked “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen as the UK’s favorite single of all time, followed by “Imagine” by John Lennon, “Hey Jude” by The Beatles, “Dancing Queen” by ABBA and “Like A Prayer” by Madonna.

David Bowie called off a concert in Miami after a local stagehand was killed in a fall before the show started.

Rock history records that Nancy Sinatra unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame as she celebrated forty years in music since the debut of her 1966 hit, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin”.

Donald “Ean” Evans, the bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd , died of cancer aged 48. He became part of the band in 2001 following the passing of Leon Wilkeson and remained with them until his death.

Over 300 guests, among them Chubby Checker , Berry Gordy, Paul Anka , Marie Osmond and Stevie Wonder , gathered on the grounds of Dick Clark’s Malibu estate for a private memorial service. Rock history records that Clark’s three children spoke first, followed by his widow Kari, who read a list of “65 reasons I love Dick Clark.” The long-time host of TV’s American Bandstand died April 18 of a heart attack.

Errol Brown, the lead singer and co-founder of ’70s Funk band Hot Chocolate, died of liver cancer aged 71. The UK group reached the Billboard Top 40 five times, among them the 1975, #3 hit “You Sexy Thing”.

Rock history records that Stevie Wonder closed out a public memorial for Prince with a performance of “Purple Rain” in front of several thousand fans in Los Angeles.

Pervis Staples, a co-founding member of The Staple Singers, died aged 85. The group placed eight songs on the Billboard Top 40, among them two chart toppers, “I’ll Take You There” in 1972 and “Let’s Do It Again” in 1975.