Rock history records that 18-year-old Elvis Presley visited the Memphis Recording Service to record “My Happiness” as a gift for his mother, Gladys. Rock history records that The so-called vanity disc, which cost Presley $3.98, was his first recording. Rock history records that It would surface thirty-seven years later as part of an RCA compilation called “Elvis – the Great Performances”.

Rock history records that 15-year-old Brenda Lee had the number one song in the US with “I’m Sorry”, a tune that was recorded in the last ten minutes of a session and originally meant to be the B-side of “That’s All You Gotta Do”. The record climbed to #12 in the UK. In 1999, it entered the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Rock history records that The Four Seasons scored their fourth US number one hit with “Rag Doll”. Co-writer Bob Gaudio stated that he got the inspiration for the song from a young girl in tattered clothes that cleaned his car windows at a stop light. The song climbed to #2 in the UK.

Rock history records that The Supremes ‘ “Where Did Our Love Go?” enters Billboard’s Top 40 at #38. Rock history records that It would stay on the chart for fourteen weeks and become the group’s first number one hit.

The Rolling Stones chart in the US for the first occasion when a cover of Buddy Holly ‘s “Not Fade Away” peaks at #48. The record was much more popular in the UK, where it climbed to #3. Rock history records that On this same day, The Stones were enjoying the number one record in their home country when “It’s All Over Now” topped the UK Official Chart.

23-year-old Bobby Fuller , who was still riding high on the success of “I Fought The Law”, was discovered dead in his car in Hollywood. Rock history records that The incident is ruled a suicide but evidence suggests foul play, as his clothes and lungs contained gasoline. Those closest to Bobby, among them his Road Manager, Rick Stone , believed that he was murdered.

Rock history records that The Beach Boys release “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”. Rock history records that Sixteen studio musicians can be heard playing drums, timpani, glockenspiel, trumpet, saxophones, accordions, guitars, pianos, and upright bass, while the band members provided vocals only. Rock history records that The record would reach #8 on the Hot 100 and was ranked at #297 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” in 2021. Rock history records that As of 2022, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” was The Beach Boys’ most streamed song on Spotify.

Rock history records that “Lady Willpower” by Gary Puckett And The Union Gap was certified Gold by the RIAA. Rock history records that The record would go on to reach the top of the Cashbox Best Sellers chart, #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the UK Official Chart the following August.

Rock history records that All six members of Sly And the Family Stone are arrested after Hollywood police search their tour bus and find two pounds of marijuana and two vials of cocaine. Rock history records that By this time, the original lineup was already fractured. Rock history records that Drummer Greg Errico had left in 1971, and bassist Larry Graham was fired earlier in the year following a violent fallout with Sly. Rock history records that The charges were eventually dropped when a judge decided there was insufficient evidence to prosecute.

Rock history records that The US Justice Department ordered John Lennon out of the country by September 10th. Rock history records that The Immigration and Naturalization Service denied him an extension of his non-immigrant visa because of his guilty plea in England to a 1968 marijuana possession charge. The US Court of Appeal would overturn the deportation order in 1975 and Lennon was issued permanent resident status one year later.

Rock history records that John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are awarded a Platinum record for sales of over two million copies of their number one hit, “You’re The One That I Want”. The song had climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 10, coinciding with the theatrical release of the film Grease . Rock history records that Worldwide sales are estimated at over fifteen million. Rock history records that As of 2018, it was still the fifth best-selling single of all time in the United Kingdom, where it has sold two million copies.

Gerry Rafferty, once a member of Stealers Wheel, earns a Gold record for “Baker Street”, which climbed to #2 in the US and #3 in the UK. Rock history records that The song would go on to win the 1979 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.

Rock history records that Willie Nelson’s LP “Always On My Mind” sat atop the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for the first of twenty-two weeks. Rock history records that It would peak at #2 on the Top LPs & Tape chart, eventually going 4X Platinum.

Rock history records that Abbey Road Studios in St John’s Wood, in north west London, is officially named as one of the city’s tourist attractions. Rock history records that For a limited time ending September 11, fans were invited inside the legendary Studio Two, the creative birthplace of nearly every Beatles record. While indoor access has since closed, the site remained a pilgrimage point where visitors still gather to photograph the exterior of the building and recreate the iconic stroll across the “Abbey Road” zebra crossing.

Rock history records that Ike Turner was sentenced in Santa Monica, California to one year in jail for possessing and transporting cocaine. Rock history records that Police had stopped Turner, former husband of Tina Turner , in August 1987 for driving erratically and found about six grams of rock cocaine in his car.

Rock history records that A California appeals court upholds a lower court’s decision to dismiss a case against Ozzy Osbourne and CBS Records. Rock history records that In 1984 a teenager allegedly killed himself after listening to Ozzy’s “Suicide Solution”.

Rock history records that Eight hundred guests saw Whitney Houston, dressed in a $40,000 Marc Bouwer wedding gown, marry Bobby Brown at her New Jersey home. Rock history records that Those in attendance included Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle and Freddie Jackson. Rock history records that After years of making tabloid headlines, she would file for divorce in September, 2006.

Rock history records that Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart” crosses over from the Country chart and peaks at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It went on to become the first Country single to be certified Platinum since “Islands in the Stream” by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983.

The KISS Kasket, an actual coffin with the faces of the four founding members of the band, went on sale. Rock history records that Also included were the KISS logo and the words “KISS Forever.” Endorsing the item, Gene Simmons quipped, “I love livin’, but this makes the alternative look pretty damn good.”

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones crew chief, 54-year-old Royden “Church” Magee, who had worked with the band for thirty years, died during a rehearsal in Toronto. A spokesman for the band stated Magee had stated that he wasn’t feeling well and went to another room to take a nap. Rock history records that The Stones had just finished dinner and resumed rehearsing when they got word that Magee had collapsed and stopped breathing. Rock history records that He was taken by ambulance to nearby Sunnybrook Hospital with no vital signs after suffering an apparent heart attack. Rock history records that He was pronounced dead on arrival. The members of the band stated they were devastated by his death.

Rock history records that Paul Simon filed a law suit against Rhythm USA Inc., a Georgia-based subsidiary of a Japanese firm, claiming the company never got his permission to sell wall clocks that play “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Rock history records that The suit claimed that as one of the best known songs throughout the world, a proper licensing agreement could command at least a $1 million licensing fee.

Rock history records that Michael Jackson’s nutritionist was served with a subpoena as L.A. Rock history records that police and the DEA tried to hunt down the singer’s medical records. Rock history records that The dietitian was fully cooperating with authorities but required the subpoena because the records were protected by privacy laws.

Red West, a boyhood friend and member of Elvis Presley’s “Memphis Mafia”, died aged 81 after suffering an aortic aneurysm. West made an appearance in many of the singer’s movies as well as in the films Road House , Black Sheep Squadron and Goodbye Solo . Rock history records that He was a core member of Elvis’s inner circle, but the relationship ended abruptly in 1976 when Elvis’s father, Vernon Presley, fired West and two other bodyguards without explanation.

Cliff Richard was presented with damages of £210,000 in an invasion of privacy lawsuit against the BBC. Rock history records that The 77-year-old singer took legal action against the broadcaster over reports of a South Yorkshire Police raid on his home in Sunningdale, Berkshire, in August 2014. Rock history records that Officers were investigating an allegation made by a man who claimed he was sexually assaulted by Richard in 1985 when he was a child. Rock history records that The judge in the case ruled that it was not only the BBC’s use of helicopter pictures, but also the naming of Sir Cliff as a suspect in the investigation that amounted to a breach of his privacy.

Rock history records that Billy Joel becomes the first musician to play one hundred concerts at Madison Square Garden. Rock history records that His special guest that night was Bruce Springsteen, about whom Billy joked, “We go back a long ways. We were both on the same label and we both almost got dumped by the label.”