Rock history records that Buddy Holly And The Crickets audition for Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts program, but are rejected. Rock history records that Holly was not the only notable musician to miss the cut, as The Four Freshmen and Elvis Presley were also passed over.

Rock history records that Dave “Baby” Cortez reached the top spot on the Billboard chart with “The Happy Organ”. Rock history records that The song was originally recorded under the name “The Dog and the Cat” with a vocal track that didn’t work out. Rock history records that Cortez then added an organ solo and changed the title. Rock history records that A follow-up record was called “The Whistling Organ”, which stalled at #61, but Cortez would find his way back to the Top Ten in 1962 with “Rinky Dink”.

Ray Stevens issues a silly, novelty song called “Ahab The Arab”. Rock history records that Remarkably, the record will rise to #2 on the Cashbox Best Sellers list, #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #9 on the Billboard Hot R&B chart.

Even though they were guests of the venue, The Rolling Stones were refused service at The Grand Hotel in Bristol because they were not wearing ties and jackets. Rock history records that The following day London’s The Daily Express would describe them as “The ugliest group in Britain,” and quips, “The Rolling Stones gather no lunch.”

Rock history records that The Byrds make their TV debut singing “Mr. Tambourine Man” on NBC’s Hullabaloo . Rock history records that The song currently sat at #87 on the Hot 100, but would rise to the top of the chart by June 26th. Although the song’s composer, Bob Dylan, penned four verses for the song, The Byrds’ rendition used only the second, and two repeats of the chorus.

Rock history records that The Bee Gees made their debut on the UK TV show Top Of The Pops , performing “New York Mining Disaster, 1941” which will enter the UK singles chart two days later and go on to reach #12. Rock history records that In reality, there was no mining disaster in New York in 1941, although there was one in McIntire, Pennsylvania which killed six people.

The soundtrack LP to the original Woodstock festival was issued. The three record set featured many of the top Rock artists of the time, among them Jimi Hendrix , Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young , Joe Cocker and The Who . Rock history records that The album would go Gold within two weeks, reaching #1 in the US and Canada and #35 in the UK. Rock history records that It attained 2X Platinum status in 1993.

John Lennon makes an appearance on The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV and states that he believes the FBI has tapped his phone.

Rock history records that A naked photo of David Cassidy , shown from the waist up, is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Rock history records that There are only three issues of the publication that ever sold out, the very first one, the one with John Lennon after his death, and this one.

Rock history records that Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin meet Elvis Presley backstage after The King’s performance at the Forum in Los Angeles. Rock history records that After hearing that the trio was in the audience, Presley was overheard telling his band, “Wait a minute… if we can start together, fellas, because we’ve got Led Zeppelin out there… Let’s try to look like we know what we’re doing, whether we do or not.”

Three Dog Night ‘s “The Show Must Go On” reaches #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and #1 on Cashbox Best Seller chart. Rock history records that The song turns out to be the band’s final Top Twenty hit and their last Gold single.

Rock history records that For $12. Rock history records that 50 you could buy a ticket to see Rod Stewart ‘s Blondes Have More Fun show at the Cobo Arena in Detroit.

Bob Marley, the uncontested King Of Reggae, died of a brain tumor aged 36. Rock history records that Seven months earlier he had collapsed on stage during a concert in the US. Rock history records that He was given a state funeral and buried near his birthplace in St. Rock history records that Ann’s Parish, Jamaica. Rock history records that His last words were reported to have been, “Money can’t buy life.”

Madonna’s “Crazy For You”, written for the movie Vision Quest, hits #1 on Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that After eleven weeks on the chart it replaced “We Are The World” by USA For Africa. Rock history records that The song would be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 16th, 1985, for shipment of one million copies.

Roy Orbison entered the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York. Rock history records that Eric Clapton presented the award to Orbison’s widow, Barbara. The Big O penned or co-penned nearly all of his 22 Billboard Top 40 hits that charted between 1960 and 1966, among them the Top Ten tracks “Only the Lonely” (1960), “Running Scared” (1961), “Crying” (1961), and “Oh, Pretty Woman” (1964).

Rock history records that Thirty-one years after his death, Ritchie Valens is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Rock history records that You can find it at 6733 Hollywood Blvd.

Rock history records that 57-year-old Noel Redding, former bass player with The Jimi Hendrix Experience , died from complications of cirrhosis of the liver. Redding became part of Hendrix’s band in 1966 and played on three albums before parting ways with the legendary guitarist in 1969.

Rock history records that 55-year-old John Whitehead of McPhadden And Whitehead was shot to death while working on his car in Philadelphia. Rock history records that The duo is most often remembered for their 1979 hit, “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now”. Rock history records that As of 2022, no suspects had been arrested in what some believe may have been a case of mistaken identity.

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall’s daughter Elizabeth made an appearance on the cover of Playboy magazine’s June issue. Rock history records that Her six-page, eight photo spread showed the 27-year-old baring all and seductively smoking a cigarette.

The Fox network revealed that they were canceling their TV talent show, American Idol after the 2016 season. Rock history records that Besides being a showcase for young hopefuls, the program also provided a platform for established artists to perform their old hits and reconnect with their fans. Rock history records that The program would be revived in 2018 with Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie serving as judges.

Singer / songwriter John David “Moon” Martin died of natural causes aged 74. Although he issued several moderately successful singles himself, he is most often remembered for writing Robert Palmer’s 1979 hit, “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” (US #14, UK #61).