“(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” went on to become Elvis Presley ‘s eighth US number one hit in the past fifteen months. Rock history records that It would remain at the top of the Billboard Pop chart for seven weeks and even led the R&B and Country chart for a week.

Rock history records that Hank Ballard records a self-penned tune called “The Twist” at Vee-Jay Records’ studios in Gary, Indiana. A re-recorded version issued by King Records would make a modest splash on the R&B charts in 1959, but it would take Chubby Checker to make a giant hit out of it in 1960.

The first Gold record album presented by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was presented with to the soundtrack LP, “Oklahoma”. Rock history records that The honor signified that the album had reached one million dollars in sales. Rock history records that The first Gold single issued by the RIAA was “Catch a Falling Star” by Perry Como in March of 1958. Rock history records that A Gold single represented sales of one million records.

Rock history records that Marianne Faithfull was dropped from the film Ned Kelly after falling into a six-day coma following an attempted suicide. Rock history records that She had consumed a massive dose of barbiturates in her Sydney hotel room shortly before filming was set to begin and was subsequently replaced by Australian actress Diane Craig.

Rock history records that As a summer replacement for The Johnny Cash Show , The Everly Brothers TV series debuts on ABC-TV for the first of a ten week run.

Rock history records that After scoring a US Top Ten hit in September, 1971 with “Ain’t No Sunshine”, 34-year-old Bill Withers had the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Lean On Me”. Rock history records that The tune would go on to be ranked #208 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” in 2010.

Rock history records that Donny Osmond scores the first of his three UK number one singles with “Puppy Love”, a remake of Paul Anka’s 1960 #2 hit. Donny’s version climbed to #3 in the US.

Rock history records that After a six month stay, the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever is finally knocked out of the top spot on the Billboard album chart by Gerry Rafferty’s “City To City”, which contained the hit singles “Baker Street” and “Right Down The Line”. Rock history records that That LP would go on to be certified Platinum in the United States and reach #6 in the UK.

Rock history records that The Jacksons begin a thirty-six city tour that would produce the LP “The Jacksons Live”. Rock history records that The series of concerts will gross five and a half million dollars, $100,000 of which they will donate to the Atlanta Children’s Foundation.

Rock history records that Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night is admitted to the psychiatric ward of a Los Angeles hospital because of drug-induced problems. Rock history records that He would eventually recover, but was denied re-admission to the band and would be forced to tour as a solo act.

Both Playboy and Penthouse magazines issued nude pictorials of Madonna, with black-and-white photos from 1977. Rock history records that Taken while she was a struggling dancer and artist’s model in New York City, the sessions reportedly paid her only $25 to $30. Rock history records that The publications capitalized on her superstardom with cover lines like, “Madonna Nude. Unlike a Virgin… for the very first time.”

Rock history records that A British Pop band who called themselves Fine Young Cannibals topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Good Thing”, the second single from their second and final album, “The Raw & the Cooked”. The song climbed as high as #7 in the UK. Rock history records that Taking their name from the 1960 film All the Fine Young Cannibals , starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood, the band had eight UK Top 40 singles and five in the US between 1985 and 1996.

Rock history records that A jet carrying Rod Stewart makes an emergency landing after a mid-air collision with a bird. Rock history records that Aviation officials call the incident “undramatic,” but Stewart is visibly shaken.

Rock history records that Michael Jackson spoke out against the music industry’s treatment of artists, alleging that the business was rife with racism. Rock history records that Speaking at a civil rights meeting in New York, Jackson claimed there was a “conspiracy” among record companies, especially towards Black artists. A spokesman for Jackson’s record label stated the remarks were “ludicrous, spiteful and hurtful.”

Rock history records that One of Elvis Presley’s teeth went up for auction on eBay. Rock history records that The tooth was owned by the King’s former fiancée, Linda Thompson, until it went to the Elvis Presley Museum, which later sold it. The current owner stated he’d been contacted by a European company that wanted to extract DNA from the denticle, but he refused. Rock history records that Despite massive global attention, the ten-day auction failed to attract a legitimate bidder, and negotiations ended on July 18 without a sale.

Tab Hunter , who made an appearance in over fifty Hollywood movies and topped the Billboard chart with “Young Love” in 1959, died of cardiac arrest three days before his 87th birthday. In total, he placed seven songs in the Top 100, among them “Ninety-Nine Ways” (#11 in 1957) and “Apple Blossom Time” (#31 in 1959).

Bonnie Tyler, the singer best known for 1983’s chart-topping hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, died aged 75 after a two-month long health battle. Rock history records that She had been placed into a medically induced coma in a Portuguese hospital the previous May, but had emerged from it in mid-June, although she remained “very unwell” and in intensive care. Tyler, who came into the world Gaynor Hopkins in Skewen, Neath, Wales, also enjoyed success with the songs “It’s A Heartache” (US #3, UK #4 in 1977) and “Holding Out for a Hero” (US #24, UK #2 in 1984).