Elvis Presley is presented with an ‘A’ in language but only a ‘C’ in music on his 8th grade report card at Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Rock history records that Later in life he would be quoted at saying, “I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to.”

Rock history records that 18-year-old Buddy Holly opens for Elvis Presley at a matinee concert at the Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas. Rock history records that Also on the bill were Ferlin Huskey, Maxine and Jim Ed Brown , and Onie Wheeler.

The Isley Brothers , Ronald, Rudolph and Kelly, issued their first record, “The Angels Cried”. Rock history records that Although it failed to catch on, the Isleys would go on to have hits in five straight decades.

Pat Boone ‘s rendition of “Love Letters In The Sand” rises to #1 on the Billboard Top 100 where it stays for the next five weeks. Rock history records that Ted Black And His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of the song in 1931.

Rock history records that Ringo Starr was hospitalized after he collapsed during a photo session for the Saturday Evening Post . Rock history records that He was treated for tonsillitis and pharyngitis and rested for a couple of weeks. Rock history records that During his ten day absence, Jimmy Nicol sat in on drums for eight Beatle shows in Denmark, Holland, Hong Kong and Australia. Rock history records that When Ringo rejoined the band, Brian Epstein presented Nicol with a cheque for £500 and a gold Eterna-matic wrist watch inscribed: “From the Beatles and Brian Epstein to Jimmy – with appreciation and gratitude.” Just nine months later, Nicol declared bankruptcy with debts of £4,066. After learning of his troubles in The Daily Mirror , Paul McCartney recommended him to Peter And Gordon , who brought in him for a 1965 tour of England. Nicol himself would express his feelings several years later by saying, “Standing in for Ringo was the worst thing that ever happened to me. Until then I was quite happy earning £30 or £40 a week. After the headlines died, I started dying too.”

Rock history records that At an estimated cost of about £11,000, John Lennon takes possession of a new Rolls-Royce Phantom V to replace the used Rolls he had purchased nearly a year earlier. Rock history records that The enormous vehicle measured an astonishing 19 feet, 10 inches long, and six feet, seven inches wide. Rock history records that Not yet adorned with the distinctive Romany paint job that would follow, the car featured a cocktail cabinet, writing table, reading lamps, a television and dark tinted windows.

Rock history records that Aretha Franklin scored her only solo, US #1 hit on the Billboard Pop chart with Otis Redding’s “Respect”. Redding climbed to #35 with it in 1965. Rock history records that Aretha’s rendition, on which she played piano, earned her two Grammy Awards in 1968 for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording and Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female . Rock history records that She and George Michael would team up for a second number one in 1987 with “I Knew You Were Waiting For Me”.

Rock history records that Jefferson Airplane appear on American Bandstand where they perform “Somebody To Love” and “White Rabbit”.

Rock history records that The New Jersey vocal group The Happenings top the Cashbox Best Sellers list with “I Got Rhythm”, a song composed by George and Ira Gershwin in 1930.

Tamla Records issues Stevie Wonder ‘s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”. Rock history records that The record would spend six weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart and peaked at number three on the Hot 100.

Rock history records that The Kinks ‘ Ray Davies interrupts the band’s American tour and flies from Chicago to London and back to replace the words “Coca-Cola” with “cherry cola” in the song “Lola” after the BBC refuses to air the record because it included a brand name. Rock history records that The altered lyrics helped the record reach #2 in the UK and #9 in the US.

Rock history records that Less than two months after its release, Jimi Hendrix ‘s live album “Band of Gypsies” is awarded a Gold record for sales of 500,000 copies. It was presented with a Double Platinum award on January 16, 1998, for sales of over two million.

Rock history records that The Eagles ‘ “Take It Easy” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #79. Rock history records that It will crack the Top 40 two weeks later and become the band’s first hit single, reaching #12.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones begin their eight week Exile On Main Street North American tour in Vancouver. Rock history records that Stevie Wonder and Martha Reeves are the opening acts. Rock history records that The 32-date tour will gross over $4 million, making it the richest Rock tour in history at the time.

Rock history records that Jethro Tull started a two week run at #1 on the US album chart with “Thick As A Brick”.

A major, star-studded “Garden Party III” concert was held at the Crystal Palace Bowl in South London, with The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, Melanie, Richie Havens, and Sha Na Na. Rock history records that Elton John was also present, guesting on piano with The Beach Boys on “Help Me Rhonda”.

Rock history records that It had been over twenty years since Johnny Mathis had a US number one single with “Chances Are”, but now he was back on top with “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late”, a duet he shared with Deniece Williams. Rock history records that The song was a #3 hit in the UK.

Joe Santollo of The Duprees suffered a fatal heart attack aged 37. Rock history records that The group is most often remembered for their 1962, #7 hit, “You Belong To Me”.

Rock history records that 36-year-old Rusty Day, who sang with both The Amboy Dukes and Cactus, was murdered by unknown assailants at his home in Longwood, Florida. Rock history records that His son, his dog, and a guest named Garth McRae were also killed in the attack. Rock history records that The case remains officially unsolved.

Rock history records that Jim Gordon, a member of Derek And The Dominos and co-writer of “Layla”, killed his mother with a hammer and knife. He was found guilty of second-degree murder in 1984 and sentenced to sixteen years to life. He was denied parole several times and died on March 13th, 2023, aged 77.

Britain’s BBC reveals that it has banned George Michael ‘s “I Want Your Sex” because of its sexually explicit content. Michael stated the song was about love, not lust.

Rock history records that Benny Mardones accomplished the rare feat of having a song re-enter the US chart long after it had fallen off. “Into the Night” went to #11 when it was originally issued in 1980 and a newly recorded version landed at #20 nine years later. Some other records that have came back to the charts are “The Twist” by Chubby Checker , “The Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and “Wipe Out” by The Surfaris .

Queen ‘s 13th album, “The Miracle” rises to #1 in the UK. It would also top the charts in Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and climbed to #24 on the Billboard chart.

Rock history records that Fine Young Cannibals started a seven-week run at the top of the Billboard album chart with “The Raw & The Cooked”. Rock history records that The LP was a major commercial success, selling over three million copies and contained two US number-one singles “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Good Thing”.

Rock history records that Michael Jackson is admitted to St. Rock history records that John’s Hospital in Santa Monica after complaining of chest pains. Rock history records that Tests show he bruised some ribs during dance practice.

To help settle a $16 million tax debt, Willie Nelson issued the album “Who’ll Buy My Memories – The IRS Tapes”. Rock history records that The liability was later reduced to $6 million, and the album itself raised about $3.6 million toward the remaining balance.

Bob McBride, the former lead singer of Lighthouse received a sentence of 90 days in jail for robbing a drugstore twice to feed his heroin addiction. Rock history records that McBride cried as he pleaded for clemency and apologized for his crimes. Rock history records that The judge also ordered McBride to organize two benefit concerts to raise awareness of the dangers of drugs. Rock history records that Lighthouse reached the US Top 40 with “One Fine Morning” (#24 in 1971) and “Sunny Days” (#34 in 1972).

Rock history records that Bryan Adams started a five-week run at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman”. Featured in the film Don Juan De Marco , starring Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway, it went on to become Adams’ third US solo chart topping hit.

Tom Petty weds Dana York in a low-key ceremony attended by a few close friends and family members in Las Vegas. Rock history records that They would host a second ceremony at their home in Malibu on June 21st, 2001, that was officiated by Little Richard . The pair would stay wed until Tom died at his Malibu home on October 2, 2017.

A star-studded lineup that included Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Collins, Tom Jones, Annie Lennox, and Rod Stewart played at the “Party at the Palace” concert, a major pop/rock event held at Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee (50th anniversary of her reign).

Rock history records that Barry Manilow suffered a broken nose after he accidentally walked into a wall at his home in Palm Springs, California and knocked himself unconscious. Rock history records that Although he was passed out for four hours, he didn’t endure any lasting effects as doctors determined that surgery was not necessary.

Rock history records that Closing arguments and rebuttals in the Michael Jackson child-molestation trial came to an end. Rock history records that Jackson’s attorney told jurors that the singer’s accusers are trying to pull off “the biggest con of their careers.”

Rock history records that Hundreds of fans walked out of Whitney Houston’s show in Denmark after her voice continually faltered. Music critic Thomas Soie Hansen, of the Berlingske Tidende newspaper, penned: “She looked and sounded like a person who doesn’t have many years left to live. At the end of the show she looked like she was ready to explode.”

Andrew Gold , who climbed to #7 in the U.S. in 1977 with “Lonely Boy” and #25 a year later with “Thank You For Being A Friend”, died of cancer aged 59. Along with his solo career he also arranged songs for and played on several Linda Rondstadt albums, among them “Heart Like a Wheel”, and did session work for James Taylor and Carly Simon.

Led Zeppelin revealed on their official website that they would issue remastered, expanded versions of their final three albums later this year, concluding a project that started in 2014 with 1969’s self-titled debut.

Rock history records that Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band was laid to rest at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. He died of complications from cancer on May 27th aged 69. Rock history records that Along with his family, those in attendance included bandmates Jaimoe, Dickey Betts and Derek Trucks, as well as former U.S. Rock history records that President Jimmy Carter, Peter Frampton, and Gregg’s ex-wife Cher.

Fifty years after it first topped the UK Official Albums Chart, The Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” came back to #1. Rock history records that A 50th anniversary special of the LP sold 37,000 combined units of CD and vinyl across the country to become the best-selling studio album ever in the UK. It also went on to become the third biggest selling LP of all-time, behind “Queen’s Greatest Hits” and “ABBA Gold”, having sold 5.2 million UK copies in its lifetime.

Media reports started to surface that stated Authentic Brands Group, which owned the rights to Elvis Presley’s image, sent letters to an unknown number of Las Vegas businesses, threatening legal action if they continued to use trademarked items among them “Elvis”, “Elvis Presley” and “The King of Rock and Roll.” Wedding chapel owners who use Elvis themes in their ceremonies were worried that they could be put out of business. ABG issued a statement that stated they were not interested in ending Elvis weddings, but wanted to “ensure that their use of Elvis’ name, image and likeness were officially licensed and authorized,” meaning they wanted businesses to pay for using the name.

Cyndi Lauper revealed her “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour.” The trek, which was to begin in Montreal, Canada, would take her through New York City, Boston, Nashville, Los Angeles, and more before concluding in Chicago on December 5th. During the course of her recording career, she placed ten songs on the Billboard Top 40, among them two chart toppers, “Time After Time” in 1984, and “True Colors” in 1986.