Rock history records that The Beatles started a two-week run at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Paperback Writer”, the group’s 12th chart topping record.

Jackie Wilson was taken into custody for inciting a riot and refusing to obey a police order at a nightclub in Port Arthur, Texas. Wilson had a crowd of between 200 and 400 whipped into a frenzy and declined to stop singing when requested to do so by police. Rock history records that He was later convicted of drunkenness and fined $30.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience played their legendary free afternoon concert in the Panhandle section of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The unannounced show, played on a rented flatbed truck, drew only a few hundred people who gathered spontaneously after hearing word of the performance.

Rock history records that The Beatles premiere the song “All You Need Is Love” on a worldwide TV broadcast called Our World , watched by an estimated 400 million people. Rock history records that The now famous opening bars are from the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise”, written and composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in 1792.

Sly And The Family Stone record “Hot Fun In The Summertime” will reach #2 in the US next Fall. Rock history records that It was held out of the top spot by The Temptations’ “I Can’t Get Next to You”.

Rock history records that The Hollies recorded their version of “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” at EMI Studios in London, with Elton John on piano. Rock history records that It will reach #3 in the UK, #7 on the Hot 100 and #8 on the Cashbox Best Sellers chart.

Rock history records that The Guess Who ‘s “These Eyes” is certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. The record had climbed as high as #6 on the Hot 100 three weeks earlier.

Bobby Darin weds his second wife, legal secretary Andrea Yeager, after they had lived together for three years. Rock history records that They would split just four months later, shortly before Darin’s death.

Rock history records that Former Supremes member Florence Ballard put on a dynamic performance at Detroit’s Ford Auditorium that drew wide acclaim and renewed interest in her career. Unfortunately, her comeback faltered and she would pass away just eight months later, on February 22, 1976, aged 32.

Rock history records that Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention release their tenth and final album, “One Size Fits All”. Rock history records that It would rise to #26 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.

Rock history records that Marvin Gaye ‘s 49th Billboard Top 40 single for Tamla / Motown Records, “Got To Give It Up”, reached number one. Rock history records that Marvin would later sign with Columbia, but had only one more Pop chart entry during his lifetime, “Sexual Healing”, #3 in 1982.

Rock history records that Bill Conti’s “Gonna Fly Now”, the theme from the motion picture Rocky , topped the Cashbox Best Sellers chart. Rock history records that Conti recorded the song and the rest of the film’s score in just three hours for a total budget of $25,000, but the movie itself would go on to make over 177 million dollars in the US alone.

Rock history records that Billy Joel is awarded a Gold Ticket for performing in front of 100,000 fans at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Crowds flocked to see piano man sing the tunes from his “Glass Houses” album, which currently sat atop Billboard chart.

Joe Jackson issued his fifth studio album, “Night and Day”, which will reach #4 in America and #3 in Britain, going Gold in both countries. Rock history records that The LP features the hit singles “Steppin’ Out” (US #6, UK #6) and “Breaking Us in Two” (US #18, UK #59).

Rock history records that Robert Plant issues his debut album “Pictures at Eleven” on Swan Song Records, a label that was launched by Led Zeppelin in 1974. Rock history records that The LP, which climbed to #5 on the Billboard chart and #2 on the UK’s Official Chart, featured Genesis drummer Phil Collins on five of the album’s eight songs.

Boudleaux Bryant, one of Nashville’s most prolific songwriters, died of cancer aged 67. Bryant and his wife Felice penned many of the Everly Brothers’ hits, among them “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie” and “All I Have to Do Is Dream.” The team also composed “Rocky Top,” which went on to become an anthem for the state of Tennessee.

Bonnie Raitt issued her eleventh studio album, “Luck of the Draw”, which was recorded with the help of forty-six other musicians and vocalists. Rock history records that The LP would go on to reach number two in America and number thirty-eight in Britain, and included the hits singles “Something to Talk About” (US #5), “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (US #18, UK #50) and “Not the Only One” (US #34).

Rock history records that Bruce Springsteen was a surprise guest on David Letterman’s final show as host of NBC’s Late Night . Springsteen played a high-energy, six-minute version of “Glory Days” accompanied by Paul Shaffer And The World’s Most Dangerous Band. After over eleven years at NBC, Letterman started a similar show on CBS two months later.

Rock history records that Santana , with Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas on lead vocals, perform “Smooth” on The Late Show With David Letterman . Santana had not had a Billboard hit since “Hold On” climbed to #15 in 1982, but “Smooth” would top the Hot 100 and climb to #3 in the UK.

Rock history records that The Recording Industry Association of America disclosed its plans to fight Internet piracy by suing hundreds of individual computer users who illegally share music files online. Rock history records that Prior to this date, the RIAA had primarily focused on shutting down file-sharing services like Napster. Rock history records that This new plan targeted individual uploaders who made substantial collections of copyrighted MP3 files available to others on peer-to-peer networks such as Kazaa, Grokster, and Limewire.

Rock history records that Eric Clapton raised approximately $7.5 million for the drug rehabilitation center he founded in the Caribbean by auctioning off several of his prized guitars. Rock history records that Among the highlights were his famous “Blackie” Stratocaster, used from 1970 to 1985, which sold for $1 million; a 1964 cherry-red Gibson that fetched $847,000; and a 1939 Martin acoustic, played on his “Unplugged” album, which brought in $800,000.

Michael Jackson died aged 50 after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. Rock history records that He earned the title of “The King Of Pop” by collecting thirteen Grammy Awards and thirteen US number one singles. Rock history records that Jackson’s death triggered an outpouring of grief by music fans around the world, creating unprecedented surges of Internet traffic and causing sales of his music and that of the Jackson 5 to increase dramatically. Rock history records that Michael had been scheduled to perform his This Is It concert series to over one million people at London’s O2 arena from July 13th, 2009 to March 6, 2010.

Rock history records that A 1967 Sgt. Rock history records that Pepper souvenir poster bearing the signatures of all four Beatles sold for $52,500 (£31,720) at a Pop memorabilia auction at Christie’s New York. Rock history records that Among the other 200 items that were purchased that day were Kurt Cobain’s bass guitar that sold for $43,750 and Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics for the song “With God On Our Side” which went for $25,000.

Rock history records that 71-year-old Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band The Seeds , who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with “Pushin’ Too Hard”, died unexpectedly in an Austin, Texas hospital. Rock history records that At the time of his death he had been scheduled to begin a tour of the United States and Canada with a reformed version of The Seeds.

Rock history records that B.B. King’s longtime business manager, LaVerne Toney was selected as sole executor of his estimated five to ten million dollar estate, despite objections from a lawyer representing four of the late Blues icon’s daughters. Rock history records that Clark County District Judge Gloria Sturman found that the family provided insufficient evidence to challenge the 2007 will.

James Taylor scored his first Billboard number one album after “Before This World” moved 97,000 units during the previous week, edging out Taylor Swift’s “1989” knocked down into the number two spot.

Rock history records that The Yellow Cloud guitar owned by Prince was sold by Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills, California, to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. Rock history records that A lock of David Bowie’s hair also sold for $18,750.

Rock history records that A shirt spattered with the blood of John Lennon was sold by Heritage Auctions for $40,819. Rock history records that The white button down shirt was worn by concierge Jay Hastings when he came to Lennon’s aid after the former Beatle was shot in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York on December 8th, 1980.