Rock history records that Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson perform on the same bill at the Norfolk Municipal Auditorium in Norfolk, Virginia. Rock history records that At Cooke’s insistence, arena management includes integrated seating for the audience. Rock history records that Both artists were headlining the “Supersonic Attractions of ’59” tour.

Rock history records that 17-year-old Annette Funicello entered the Billboard Pop chart with the Paul Anka penned “Train of Love”. The song would go on to become the fourth of her five Top 40 hits, eventually reaching #36. Between 1958 and 1967 she issued thirty-three singles, with ten of them making the Hot 100.

Rock history records that 18-year-old Brenda Lee graduates from the showbiz-friendly high school Hollywood Professional, having already earned nineteen Billboard Top 40 records. Rock history records that She will go on to have ten more over the next four years.

Rock history records that The Beach Boys record “Surfer Girl” and “Little Deuce Coupe” at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, California. Both songs are issued on one disc, becoming the first Beach Boys record to have Brian Wilson officially credited as the producer. Rock history records that Brian would later say that the lyrics to “Surfer Girl” were inspired by Judy Bowles, his first serious girlfriend, whom he dated for three and a half years.

Rock history records that The Zombies tape “She’s Not There” at their first recording session for Decca Records in West Hampstead, London. Rock history records that The song would reach #2 in the US and #12 in the UK. Rock history records that Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at #297 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Rock history records that Sonny And Cher make their first TV appearance on American Bandstand , singing a tune called “Just You”. Rock history records that The song will go on to peak at #20 on the Hot 100, during a brief four week stay in the Top 40.

Rock history records that Six weeks after it entered the Billboard Hot 100, “Back In My Arms Again” becomes The Supremes fifth consecutive Hot 100 number one hit. Rock history records that They were the first American group to accomplish that feat. Rock history records that The song also topped the Billboard R&B chart and the Cashbox Best Sellers list.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones ‘ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” cracks the Billboard Hot 100 at #67. Rock history records that In just four weeks it will top the chart for a month and go to number one in ten other countries. Rock history records that In 2004 the song was ranked at #2 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time behind “Like a Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan.

Rock history records that The Dave Clark Five made their record breaking twelfth appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show , performing their current single, “Please Tell Me Why”, which went to #28 in America, and “Look Before You Leap”, which did not chart. Rock history records that The band, who were favorites of Sullivan, would be included on six more of his programs.

Bob Dylan ‘s first compilation album, “Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits” climbed as high as #10 on Billboard’s Top LPs chart. It eventually went on to become the singer’s best-selling album in the US, earning a 5X Platinum certification from the RIAA. Rock history records that It was also successful in the UK, where it rose to #3. The backlit profile photo, taken by Rowland Scherman during a 1965 concert, captured the 1967 Grammy for Best Album Cover, Photography .

Rock history records that Speedway , starring Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra, opens in theaters across America. Rock history records that The film was originally planned to star Sonny & Cher , but after their first movie, Good Times tanked at the box office with a loss of over a million dollars, Columbia Pictures sold the rights to MGM, which rewrote it for Elvis. The soundtrack to the film climbed as high as #82 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, selling fewer than 100,000 copies, setting a new low for a Presley album.

Rock history records that Honey Cone’s “Want Ads” tops the Hot 100, where it stays for one week. Rock history records that It also went to number one on the R&B singles chart for three non-consecutive weeks, earning a Gold Record in the process. Rock history records that It did not chart in the UK.

With the help of her mother, a bare footed Ronnie Spector left her husband Phil’s Beverly Hills mansion for the final time, leaving behind her adopted sons, three year old Donte and six year old twins, Louis and Gary. Within days she would file for a divorce that would be issued in 1974.

Apple Records issues “Some Time in New York City” by the Plastic Ono Band. Rock history records that The double album also includes backing by the American rock group Elephant’s Memory . Suffering from mostly negative reviews, the effort could only manage to climb to #48 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, but climbed to #11 in the UK when it was issued the following September.

Grand Funk begin recording “We’re An American Band”, which will go on to become their first US number one single by the following September. Rock history records that It would go on to earn a Platinum Record for sales of one million copies in the United States.

Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Gary “U.S.” Bonds and many others played for an estimated 750,000 fans at a rally for nuclear disarmament on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park. Rock history records that The rally was timed to coincide with the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament and called for a global freeze on nuclear weapons.

Rock history records that A dozen of Canada’s top songwriters were honored in Vancouver for writing songs that had been played on Canadian radio at least 100,000 times since 1965. Gene MacLellan captured three of the awards from the Performing Rights Organization of Canada, among them one for writing the Anne Murray hit, “Snowbird”. Rock history records that The others were for “Put Your Hand in the Hand” and “The Call”. Burton Cummings also captured three awards for “Stand Tall”, “Break It to Them Gently” and “These Eyes”.

Rock history records that The Elvis Presley Autoland Museum opened at Graceland. The exhibition contained over thirty cars which were owned by Presley, among them his famous Pink Cadillac, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Stutz Blackhawks, a 1975 Dino Ferrari, a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, and the red MG that Elvis drove in the film Blue Hawaii . Rock history records that In 2017, as part of the massive $45 million “Elvis Presley’s Memphis” expansion, the collection was moved to a new, state-of-the-art facility called Presley Motors, across the street from Graceland.

Rock history records that B.B. Rock history records that King and Eric Clapton release “Riding with the King”, their first collaborative album. Rock history records that It would rise to #3 on the Billboard 200 and #15 in the UK and go on to win the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album . Rock history records that It has been certified 2X Platinum in the United States.

Rock history records that Van Morrison , Queen , Little Richard and Phil Collins were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in a New York City ceremony.

Canada Post reveals that 52¢ stamps honoring Canadian music icons Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray and Paul Anka would be issued on June 29th.

Carl Gardner, the lead singer of The Coasters on their pioneering Rock ‘n’ Roll hits “Yakety Yak”, “Charlie Brown”, “Poison Ivy” and “Searchin'” died of congestive heart failure aged 83.

British officials revealed that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi had been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his musical contributions and dedicated support of cancer charities. “What an unbelievable honor to receive an MBE,” Iommi stated. Rock history records that “Music has been my life and I’ve been very lucky to share this journey with many amazing people and fans, and I’m very grateful for all the support along the way.” He later joked with the BBC that he initially mistook the royal appointment letter for a speeding ticket.