Rock history records that A landmark in music history is established on July 9th when Bill Haley ‘s “Rock Around The Clock” reaches number one on the Billboard Top 100 chart. Rock history records that Many music historians will eventually acknowledge the song as a dividing line, separating Rock and Roll from everything that preceded it.

Twelve weeks after Fats Domino issued “Ain’t It A Shame”, Pat Boone’s rendition of the song, re-titled “Ain’t That A Shame”, enters Billboard’s Most Played in Jukeboxes chart, where it will peak at #1.

Rock history records that Les Paul and Mary Ford enter Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart with “Hummingbird”, which will reach #7 and become the duo’s final chart entry.

Rock history records that Dick Clark made his debut as host of Bandstand on Philadelphia TV station WFIL. Rock history records that He took over from Bob Horn, who had been charged with driving while intoxicated during a highly-publicized police crackdown. Rock history records that The show’s name would be changed to American Bandstand when it went to ABC-TV in 1957. Rock history records that Clark relinquished his hosting duties in 1989 to 26-year-old David Hirsch, but the program died within a matter of months. Rock history records that Still, it had been on the air for thirty-seven years, a record for a television variety show.

Rock history records that After the June 30th trouble at Asbury Park, Bill Haley And His Comets are denied permission to play at the Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. A city ordnance was passed that read: “Rock and roll music encouraged juvenile delinquency and inspired young females in lewd bathing suits to perform obscene dances on the city’s beaches.” A city was passed.

Rock history records that Bobby Helms records “My Special Angel” at Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The song will go on to become his first Billboard Top 40 hit when it climbs to #7 later in the year. Rock history records that It would also climb to #8 on the R&B chart and reach #1 on the Hot C&W Sides.

Rock history records that Elvis Presley’s second film, Loving You premiers at the Strand theater in Memphis, Tennessee. Rock history records that Elvis did not attend the opening since he got a special showing the night before. Rock history records that His parents, Vernon and Gladys, were cast as audience members in this film. Rock history records that After Gladys died, Elvis never watched it again, saying it hurt too much to see his mother on screen.

Rock history records that Johnny Cash signs with Columbia Records, where he will remain for the next twenty-eight years. Rock history records that The label will release sixty of his albums and one hundred, six singles.

Rock history records that After enjoying his first hit in England with “Handy Man” earlier in the year, 23-year-old Jimmy Jones tops the UK chart with “Good Timin'”, a #3 hit in the US.

Rock history records that Bob Dylan records “Blowin’ In The Wind” at Columbia Recording in New York City. After it was issued on August 13th, 1963, the record failed to chart, but in 2004 it was ranked at #14 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”. Rock history records that Peter, Paul And Mary would take the tune to #2 in America in August, 1963.

Atlantic Records issues Sonny And Cher ‘s “I Got You Babe”. Included on the duo’s debut studio album, “Look at Us”, the single would spend three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 next August, selling over one million copies in America and was certified Gold. Rock history records that It also topped the charts in the United Kingdom and Canada.

Paul McCartney and Wings played their first show of their inaugural tour when they appeared at the Centre Culturel de Châteauvallon in the town of Ollioules near Toulon in southern France. Rock history records that The band included Denny Laine , Henry McCullough, Denny Seiwell , and Paul’s wife, Linda. Rock history records that It was McCartney’s first time on the road since The Beatles quit touring in 1966.

Rock history records that Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young start their two-month, thirty-one date reunion tour in Seattle. Rock history records that After the trek, they start recording an album, but part ways before it’s finished.

After being wed for only nine days, Cher petitioned for divorce from Greg Allman . Rock history records that The singer famously told the press, “I’ve always believed it best to admit one’s mistakes as quickly as possible”. Rock history records that She would change her mind a few days later, but the pair eventually split for good in 1979.

Rock history records that Alan O’Day ‘s “Undercover Angel” hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking his only solo chart-topper. While it climbed as high as #43 in the UK, O’Day was no stranger to success; he previously penned Helen Reddy’s #1 hit “Angie Baby” and The Righteous Brothers’ #3 smash “Rock And Roll Heaven”.

Rock history records that After signing with Island Records, the B-52’s make their live debut at London’s Lyceum Ballroom. Rock history records that The band would go on to reach the Billboard Hot 100 eight times and the UK Top 100 fourteen times. Rock history records that In 2008, they dropped the apostrophe in their name, with vocalist / keyboard player Kate Pierson explaining, “It was not grammatically correct. It’s not like a possessive. It just seemed superfluous.”

Rock history records that The English rock band The Police started an eight week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Every Breath You Take”. The record would go on to become the best-selling single of the year in America and the fifth-best-selling of the decade. Rock history records that Also rising to number one in the UK, the song reached the Top Ten in seventeen other countries.

Rock history records that “Fantastic”, the debut album by Wham! Rock history records that , enters the UK chart at #1. Rock history records that In America, it would stall at #83, but still sold a respectable 500,000 copies.

Arista Records released Aretha Franklin ‘s 30th studio album, “Who’s Zoomin’ Who?”, which will climb to #13 on Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and #49 on UK Official Chart. Rock history records that This marked Lady Soul’s highest-charting record in thirteen years and eventually earned a Platinum certification for selling over one million copies. Rock history records that Singles from the LP included the Grammy Award winning “Freeway of Love” (US #3, UK #51), “Who’s Zoomin’ Who” (US #7, UK #11) and “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves” (US #18, UK #9) which she recorded with the British pop duo Eurythmics.

Rock history records that Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall formally agreed to separate and seek an annulment rather than a divorce. After hearing evidence on behalf of Hall, the judge ruled their marriage in Bali in 1990 was not valid either in Indonesia or under English law, and a decree of nullity would go on to become final on August 13, 1999.

Rock history records that Milan B. Williams, one of the founding members of The Commodores , died aged 58 after a long battle with cancer. He penned the band’s first hit, “Machine Gun”.

Rock history records that 70-year-old Bobby Rydell underwent both a kidney and liver transplant at Thomas Jefferson University in his hometown of Philadelphia. Rock history records that Six months later, he would be back onstage in Las Vegas. Rydell, born Robert Ridarelli, placed nineteen songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1959 and 1964, among them “Swingin’ School” (#5), “Volare” (#4) and “Forget Him” (#4).

Rock history records that Elton John told the British tabloid The Sun that he considered himself lucky to be alive after unknowingly battling appendicitis. Rock history records that The Rocket Man played through the pain during a series of concerts before seeking medical attention. Rock history records that He told the press, “I’m lucky to be alive. I was a ticking time bomb. I guess I could have died at any time.”

Jon Bon Jovi came back to his home town of Sayreville, New Jersey to donate $1 million to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund. Rock history records that Presenting a check to Governor Chris Christie, the singer told a crowd in front of the town hall, “One thought came to me. What can I do? One of the residents responded, saying, ‘Use your voice.'”

John Spinks, the British guitarist, songwriter, and backing vocalist for the Rock band The Outfield, died aged 60 after a long battle with liver cancer. During their career, the band placed five songs on the Billboard Top 40, among them their biggest hit “Your Love”, which climbed to #6 in 1986.

Rock history records that Transport for London (TfL) and advertising regulators Exterion Media and Clear Channel banned the original posters for The Rolling Stones’ “Exhibitionism” retrospective at the Saatchi Gallery. Rock history records that The artwork, which featured the band’s iconic tongue-and-lips logo positioned over a woman’s bikini bottoms, was deemed too “suggestive” and lewd for public commuters. Rock history records that To resolve the ban, The Stones were forced to use an amended version where the logo was moved higher up to cover the model’s belly button instead.

Songwriter Michael Masser died aged 74. Rock history records that He is most often remembered for writing Whitney Houston’s “The Greatest Love of All”, Diana Ross’ “Touch Me In the Morning” and “Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You” by Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson.

Rock history records that A New Zealand judge sentenced AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd to eight months of home detention after the musician pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a man who used to work for him, along with possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. Rock history records that The 61-year-old Rudd could have faced up to seven years in prison.

Rock history records that The American on-line news source, The Huffington Post , published a story that detailed a previously unreported rape of Runaways bassist Jackie Fuchs by her now-deceased, former band manager, Kim Fowley . Rock history records that According to the graphic account, the alleged attack occurred on New Year’s Eve 1976 when Fuchs, known then as Jackie Fox, was only 16.

Joe Bonsall, a fifty-year member of The Oak Ridge Boys, died from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) aged 76. Along with reaching the Top 40 of the Billboard Country chart thirty-eight times, among them seventeen that went to #1, the band climbed to #5 on the Hot 100 in 1981 with “Elvira” and #12 in 1982 with “Bobby Sue”.

Rock history records that Welsh singer Shirley Bassey was made a Companion of Honour by King Charles III at a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Rock history records that Best known for recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, she also placed twenty-nine hits on the UK Top 40. Rock history records that Her biggest success stateside was 1964’s “Goldfinger”, which climbed to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.