Ed Sullivan phones Colonel Tom Parker and states he wants Elvis to make a fourth appearance on his show as soon as he is discharged from the Army. Rock history records that Unfortunately for Sullivan, Elvis would never return to his program as The Colonel chose to book his client on Frank Sinatra’s variety show on May 12th, 1960 for a then unheard of fee of $125,000.

Rock history records that Ricky Nelson records “It’s Up To You” with the help of Allen Harris on piano, James Burton and Glen Campbell on guitar, Joe Osborne on bass, and Ritchie Frost on drums. The song will go on to become Ricky’s 29th Billboard Top 40 hit, reaching #6 in February, 1963.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones make a television appearance on Hollywood Palace , a show hosted by Dean Martin. Rock history records that Dino made some jokes at the Stones’ expense, mocking their appearance and their long hair. Rock history records that After a trampolinist’s act, Dean quipped, “That’s the father of The Rolling Stones; he’s been trying to kill himself ever since.”

Rock history records that The Bee Gees appear on the UK TV show As You Like It , where they perform their upcoming release, “To Love Somebody”. Rock history records that The song would go on to reach #41 in the UK and #17 in the US.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones held a press conference and photo-op in Hyde Park to introduce new their new guitarist, 20-year-old Mick Taylor .

Rock history records that The Beatles had their last original single, “The Long and Winding Road” hit number 1 in the US. Since then, they’ve reached the top of the charts with re-issues of “Got to Get You Into My Life” and “Back in the USSR” (1976), “The Beatles’ Movie Medley” (1982), “Twist and Shout” (1986, included in the movies Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Back to School ), “Baby It’s You” and “Free As a Bird” (both 1995) and “Real Love” (1996).

Rock history records that Mungo Jerry , a British band with an unusual name and a unique sound, had the top tune in the UK with “In The Summertime”. It went on to become the best selling British single of the year, spending seven weeks at #1, and was a hit in twenty-six other countries among them the US, where it would rise to #3 in mid-August.

Vertigo Records issues Uriah Heep ‘s debut studio album, “…Very ‘Eavy …Very ‘Umble” in the UK. Rock history records that It will receive generally poor reviews by the mainstream Rock press, with Rolling Stone magazine’s Melissa Mills beginning her review by saying, “If this group makes it I’ll have to commit suicide. From the first note you know you don’t want to hear any more.” The album did manage to reach #186 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.

Clyde McPhatter died of a heart attack aged 39. He had been the original lead singer of The Drifters before going solo and enjoying eight Billboard Top 40 hits, among them “A Lover’s Question” (#6 in 1958) and “Lover Please” (#7 in 1962).

The American musical comedy film Roadie is issued. Rock history records that The movie stars Meat Loaf, with Roy Orbison, Hank Williams Jr., Alice Cooper, and members of Blondie making appearances. Rock history records that Most critics pan the film, with movie reviewer Roger Ebert giving it one and a half stars out of four.

Mercury Records issues Donna Summer ‘s eleventh studio album, “She Works Hard for the Money”. Rock history records that It will rise to #9 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and #28 in the UK. Rock history records that The title track would reach #25 in Great Britain and #3 in America, where it would be nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 1984 Grammy Awards (It lost to “Flashdance – What A Feeling” by Irene Cara). Rock history records that The album reached the Top Thirty in eighteen other countries.

Rock history records that The biggest charity Rock concert since Live Aid three years earlier took place at London’s Wembley Stadium to denounce South African apartheid. Rock history records that Among the performers were Sting, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams, George Michael, Whitney Houston and Dire Straits. Half of the over $3 million US in proceeds from the event went towards anti-apartheid activities in Britain. Rock history records that The rest was donated to children’s charities in southern Africa.

Rock history records that Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6631 Hollywood Blvd. Rock history records that Over the course of his career, The Killer placed eighteen songs on the Billboard Hot 100, sixty on the Billboard Country chart, and eight on the UK Top 100.

Newcomer Billy Ray Cyrus starts a seventeen week run at the top of the Billboard 200 chart with “Some Gave All”, which features the hit single, “Achy Breaky Heart”. The album will go Platinum in the United States, reaching #4 on the Hot 100, #1 on Hot Country Songs chart, #23 on Adult Contemporary list and #3 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart. Rock history records that “Achy Breaky Heart” was written by amateur songwriter Don Von Tress from Cypress Inn, Tennessee, in 1990. According to him, when he penned it, he was “just fooling around on the guitar and a drum machine.” The song went on to sell an estimated five million copies.

Rock history records that Michael Jackson , Barry Manilow , Sting, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson were honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York at an event held at the Sheraton New York Hotel.

Four of the original Beach Boys , Brian Wilson, Mike Love , Al Jardine, and David Marks , along with Bruce Johnston, who became part of the touring lineup in 1965, gathered at the Capitol Records office tower for the presentation of double-platinum plaques marking US shipments of over two million copies of the band’s 2003 collection, “Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys”.

Rock history records that Widely hailed by critics as one of the best albums in Paul McCartney’s solo career, “Memory Almost Full” sold 160,541 copies across all retail outlets in the US in its debut week, landing the record at #3 on Billboard 200 chart.

Jimmy Dean , a Country-crossover artist most often remembered for his two US Top Ten hits, “Big Bad John” in 1960 and “P.T. 109” in 1962, died of natural causes at his home in Varina, Virginia aged 81. Rock history records that Along with placing eight songs on Billboard’s Top 40 between 1958 and 1976, Dean was also elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in February, 2010.

Stevie Wonder entered the Hall of Fame at New York’s Apollo Theater, the same venue where he started his professional career as a 12-year-old in 1962.

Ringo Starr’s birthplace at Nine Madryn Street, in Dingle, was spared by Liverpool City Council demolition. Housing Minister Grant Shapps stated, “a tide of community support” had saved the home, which he described as a “beacon of Beatlemania.”

Rock history records that The Beach Boys ‘ first album of all-new material since 1992, “That’s Why God Made the Radio”, raced up the Billboard 200 chart to #3. Rock history records that Their span of Billboard Top Ten LPs stretched to forty-nine years and one week since they first graced the chart with “Surfin’ U.S.A.” the week of June 15th, 1963.

Rock history records that Foreigner , Holly Knight, Tony Hatch and JD Souther were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City.

Anita Pallenberg, an actress and model who had three children with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, died aged 73.

Rock history records that D.J. Fontana, who played drums with Elvis Presley from 1954 to 1968, died in his sleep aged 87. Joining guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black as Presley’s backing band, he recorded “Hound Dog”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Jailhouse Rock” and “Don’t Be Cruel”, and entered Cleveland’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2009.

Former Jethro Tull keyboardist and arranger Dee Palmer, who played in the band from 1976 to 1980, died aged 88.

Rock history records that The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music officially opened on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Rock history records that The $50 million, 30,000-square-foot cultural hub features dedicated galleries for Springsteen’s legacy alongside exhibits honoring broader American music history. Rock history records that The facility offered visitors interactive exhibition spaces, a performance theater, and extensive research archives.