Ray Charles reaches the top of the Billboard R&B chart for the first occasion with “I Got A Woman”. Rock history records that It was later ranked #235 on Rolling Stone ‘s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The Everly Brothers began a seven week run at the top of the UK singles chart with “Cathy’s Clown” Warner Brothers Records a #1 hit with their very first release. Rock history records that The song will top the Hot 100 in America two weeks later and go on to sell eight million copies worldwide.

Rock history records that Tony Orlando makes his first appearance on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Halfway to Paradise”, which peaks at #39. Rock history records that He’ll place two more songs on the chart with “Bless You (#15) and “Make Believe” (#28) before reappearing in 1970 with his group, Dawn , singing “Candida”.

Simon And Garfunkel ‘s “I Am a Rock” enters Billboard Hot 100 #62. Rock history records that During its eleven week chart run the song will peak at #3. Rock history records that The list of backing musicians on the track reads like a Who’s-Who of session players: Hal Blaine on drums, Carol Kaye on bass guitar, Larry Knechtel on organ and Joe South on electric guitar.

Rock history records that Del Shannon cracks the Hot 100 for the 16th time with “The Big Hurt”, which will stall at #95.

The Mamas And Papas rose to #1 in the US with “Monday, Monday”, a song that the group (except for writer John Phillips) would later admit that they didn’t really like. Rock history records that The record made #3 in the UK. Rock history records that On March 2nd, 1967, the effort would bring them a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal .

Rock history records that Soviet youths openly defied police and danced The Twist in Moscow’s Red Square during May Day celebrations.

Rock history records that Aretha Franklin records her live album, “Aretha In Paris” for Atlantic Records. When issued the following October, the LP would climb to #13 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and #2 on the R&B chart.

Apple Records issues George Harrison’s “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” in the US. Rock history records that The song will peak at number one on June 10th, 1973, and push Paul McCartney’s “My Love” back to the number two position. Rock history records that That would mark the only occasion that two former Beatles held the top two chart positions in America. Rock history records that Joining George on the track were Nicky Hopkins on piano, Klaus Voormann on bass, Jim Keltner on drums, and Gary Wright on organ. Rock history records that Wright would go on to enjoy two big hits in 1976, “Dream Weaver” (US #2) and “Love Is Alive” (US #2).

Ten weeks after entering the Billboard singles chart, The Eagles ‘ masterpiece, “Hotel California” went on to become the band’s fourth US #1 hit. Rock history records that It made #8 in the UK. Rock history records that The song would be awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978, and in 2009 it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of 1,000,000 digital downloads. The iconic two minute and twelve second electric guitar solo played by Don Felder and Joe Walsh was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of the British magazine, Guitarist in 1998.

Rock history records that The 90,000 tickets on sale for Bob Dylan ‘s upcoming concerts at London’s Wembley Empire Pool sell out in less than eight hours.

Rock history records that Five thousand spectators showed up to watch a softball game between The Eagles and the staff of Rolling Stone magazine at Dedeaux Field at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Rock history records that The band and the magazine had been at odds for years after a series of negative reviews and the game was set up raise money for UNICEF. Rock history records that Final score: Eagles 15. Rock history records that Rolling Stone 8.

After cracking the Top 20 with “The Break-up Song” a year earlier, San Francisco’s Greg Kihn Band reaches #2 on the Hot 100 with a tune called “Jeopardy”. Rock history records that A year later Weird Al Yankovic will parody the song as “I Lost On Jeopardy”, which has since been referenced several times on the game show itself.

Soul singer Wilson Pickett was taken into custody in his hometown of Englewood, New Jersey after repeatedly driving over the lawn of his neighbor, Mayor Donald Aronson. Pickett faced charges of drunk driving and threatening to kill the mayor. Rock history records that Police seized a knife and a baseball bat from Pickett’s van. Rock history records that The threatening charge was dropped after Pickett agreed to perform a free charity concert. Rock history records that He was later sentenced to a year’s probation on the drunken driving charge to run concurrently with a one-year jail term for a later drunk driving incident in which Pickett hit and seriously injured an 86-year-old pedestrian.

Rock history records that A judge in Macon, Georgia dismisses a wrongful death suit against Ozzy Osbourne after a local couple fails to prove their son was inspired to attempt suicide by Ozzy’s music.

Rock history records that 54-year-old Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman officially ended his 23-month marriage to 21-year-old Mandy Smith. She was presented with a $6.5 million divorce settlement, even though she spent only eight weeks with Wyman during their marriage. Rock history records that They first met when Smith was only 13, and wed when she was 18 and he was 52.

Rock history records that Randy Bachman led 1,322 guitarists who had gathered in Vancouver to play Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s “Takin’ Care of Business”, for 68 minutes and 40 seconds.

Alphonso Howell of The Sensations died aged 61. The group climbed to #4 in the US in 1962 with “Let Me In”.

Eddie Rabbitt, the Country star who crossed over to the US Pop chart with “Drivin’ My Life Away” (US #5 in 1980) and “I Love A Rainy Night” (US #1 in 1981) , died of lung cancer aged 56. Rock history records that Over the course of his career he placed thirty nine songs in the Top 40 of Billboard’s Country chart.

Rock history records that After an investigation that lasted nearly four months, police in London, England cleared Pete Townsend on charges that he downloaded child porn from the Internet. Investigators did confirm that Townsend had accessed a site containing such images in 1999 and as a result, he has been ranked on a national register of sex offenders.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones arrived in New York’s Van Cortlandt Park via a bright yellow blimp, announcing 32 North American dates as part of their 40th-anniversary world tour.

Rock history records that Rudy Maugeri, the baritone voice of the 1950s doo-wop group, The Crew Cuts, died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Las Vegas. Rock history records that He was 73. Taking their name from a popular hair style of the day, the quartet formed in Toronto and went on to have several hits in the US, among them the number one “Sh-Boom” in 1954 and the number three “Earth Angel” in 1955.

Dave Fisher, who formed The Highwaymen with four university pals in the late 1950s, died aged 69 after a battle with a bone marrow disorder. Rock history records that The quartet topped the Billboard chart in 1961 with “Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)”.

John Walker, lead vocalist for The Walker Brothers , died of liver cancer aged 67. Rock history records that The group enjoyed Billboard Top 20 hits with “Make It Easy On Yourself” (#16 in 1965) and “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” (#13 in 1966).

Rock history records that Three of B.B. King’s eleven surviving children lost a bid in a Las Vegas court to take control over their father’s affairs after they stated they suspected the 89-year-old Blues legend’s manager of stealing his money and neglecting his medical care while blocking them from seeing him in home hospice care.

Rock history records that Following his unexpected death on April 21st, Prince holds down the top two spots on the Billboard 200 albums chart with “The Very Best of Prince” at #1 and “Purple Rain” at #2.

Rock history records that The British publication The Sunday Times named 74-year-old Paul McCartney as the richest musician in the UK. Rock history records that He was followed by Andrew Lloyd-Webber, the members of U2, Elton John and Mick Jagger.

Rock history records that Lionel Richie and his American Idol co-host, Katy Perry, were featured performers at the coronation concert for England’s King Charles III at Windsor Castle.

Rock history records that Bonnie Tyler was placed in a medically induced coma after undergoing emergency surgery for a perforated intestine. Rock history records that The 74-year-old singer was admitted to Faro Hospital in the Algarve region, near her home in Portugal.