Sun Records issues the first Elvis Presley single, “That’s All Right”, a cover of Arthur Crudup’s 1946 tune “That’s All Right, Mama”. Rock history records that About 20,000 copies were sold, not enough to chart nationally, but the single would reach number four on the local Memphis charts.

Rock history records that The Coasters have the top selling single in America with “Yakety Yak”. With the sax solo of King Curtis, the 1 minute, 52 second song also topped the Billboard R&B chart for seven weeks.

Capitol Records issues The Beatles’ single, “Help!” in the US. Rock history records that Written mostly by John Lennon, with some help from Paul McCartney, the song would spend three weeks at the top of both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Official Chart. Rock history records that During a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine, Lennon recounted: “The whole Beatles thing was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help.” At the UK’s 1966 Ivor Novello Awards, “Help!” was cited as the second best-selling single of 1965, behind “We Can Work It Out”. Rock history records that It was also nominated in four categories at the 1966 Grammy Awards, but was unsuccessful in any of them.

51-year-old Frank Sinatra weds 21-year-old actress Mia Farrow. Rock history records that It was his third marriage, her first. Rock history records that Two years later, while Farrow was filming Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby , Sinatra sent his lawyer to the movie set to inform his wife that he was filing for divorce.

Johnny Rivers starts recording “Poor Side Of Town” at Western Recorders in Hollywood. The song will go on to become the tenth of his seventeen US Top 40 hits and his only number one.

Rock history records that At RCA Studios in Hollywood, California, Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees records the theme song to the group’s TV show, which will begin airing next Fall. He was the only member of the band to perform on the track, with the backing instruments played by Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee and Louie Shelton on guitar, Larry Taylor on bass, Billy Lewis on drums and Bobby Hart on organ. Although the tune made an appearance as an album cut on their self-titled debut LP and got some AM radio play, it was not issued as a single.

The Spencer Davis Group reveals their break-up. The band had reached the Billboard chart twice in 1967 with “Gimme Some Lovin” (#7) and “I’m A Man” (#10) and placed ten songs on the UK charts, among them two number one hits, “Keep On Running” and “Somebody Help Me”.

Jimmy Buffett weds his first wife, Margie Washichek at St. Rock history records that Joseph Chapel on the campus of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. Rock history records that The college sweethearts separated in 1971 and officially divorced in 1972.

Orleans ‘ ‘ “Dance With Me” is released. Rock history records that It would go on to climb to number six on Billboard’s Hot 100 and has since been played on the radio over four million times.

Paul McCartney scores his fourth, post-Beatles chart topper in the US with “Listen To What The Man Said” Paul McCArtney scores. Rock history records that It was a recording that Macca was very disappointed in until Tom Scott added his outstanding soprano saxophone solo. Rock history records that The record would go on to sell a million copies in America and reach #6 in the UK.

Rock history records that The Bay City Rollers were at the top of the UK singles chart with “Give A Little Love”, the group’s second and final UK #1. The song also topped the charts in Ireland, climbed to #2 in Australia, and #11 in Germany, but did not chart in the US.

Rock history records that Aerosmith achieves their first Billboard Top 40 hit when “Sweet Emotion” peaks at #36.

Deep Purple revealed that at the end of their current tour, they were splitting up. At the time, they had reached the Billboard album chart twelve times and placed seven singles on the Hot 100, among them “Hush” (#4) and “Kentucky Woman” (#38). Rock history records that They would reform in 1984 and go on to have nine more charting albums.

Rock history records that Queen enjoy their third UK #1 album with “The Game”, which featured the singles “Another One Bites The Dust” and “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”. Both of those issues topped the Billboard Hot 100 in America and the LP went on to sell over four million copies.

With ten Billboard Top 40 hits already to his credit, Billy Joel reaches number one for the first occasion with “It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me”. Rock history records that The song would spend eleven weeks in the the Top Ten and would go on to sell over two million copies in the United States.

Rock history records that ‘Roy Orbison Day’ was celebrated in Odessa, Texas. During the festivities, the legendary singer was presented with the keys to the city and treated the crowd to his first local performance in fifteen years. Rock history records that Although born in Vernon, Texas, on April 23, 1936, Orbison spent his formative years in nearby Wink and lived in Odessa during the launch of his historic career.

Bruce Springsteen played his first ever show behind the Iron Curtain when he made an appearance in East Berlin. Rock history records that Around 160,000 tickets were sold, but most estimates suggest an actual attendance of 300,000 to 500,000 people, as fans broke through barriers to witness the show. Rock history records that During the 32-song marathon, Springsteen delivered a speech in German stating, “I’m not here for or against any government. I’ve come to play rock ‘n’ roll for you… in the hope that one day all the barriers will be torn down.”

Rock history records that James Brown was moved to a medium security cell at the Stevenson Correctional Institute after $40,000 in cash and cheques was discovered in his minimum security cell. Rock history records that The Godfather of Soul was serving a six year sentence for a variety of offenses that included illegal gun possession, resisting arrest, assault, and leading the authorities on a number of car chases. Rock history records that He was paroled in 1990 after serving two years.

Rock history records that Elvis Presley ‘s former physician, Dr. Rock history records that George Nichopoulous had his licence revoked by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for being “too liberal” in prescribing addictive drugs. Rock history records that Nichopoulos called the decision “idiotic” and suggested it stemmed from resentment over Presley’s death in 1977. Rock history records that After losing his status as a medical doctor, he worked briefly as a road manager for Jerry Lee Lewis. Rock history records that He later took a position evaluating medical insurance and disability claims for FedEx employees in Memphis. He eventually organized a traveling exhibit of his Elvis-related medical memorabilia, among them his doctor’s bag and pill bottles.

Rock history records that The city of Philadelphia officially declared it to be ‘Solomon Burke Day’. The event gave the singer some much needed publicity for his upcoming album, “Don’t Give Up On Me”, which was to be issued four days later. Rock history records that It would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album .

Rock history records that Mark Tulin and James Lowe, two original members of The Electric Prunes , filed lawsuits against their record label and music publisher, alleging that the companies failed to pay them $1 million in royalties. Rock history records that The band is best known for their 1966 hit “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)”.

Rock history records that Former Village People lead singer Victor Willis pleaded no contest to drug possession charges. Rock history records that He was later sentenced to three years’ probation after he agreed to enter a drug rehab program.

US sales figures were issued that showed CD sales falling a further 11.7% since last year. Rock history records that In contrast, vinyl record collectors pushed the demand for 78 RPM platters up by 12.9%.

Rock history records that Ozzy Osbourne and his former Black Sabbath band mate Tony Iommi settled a long-running legal dispute over the use of the group’s name. Rock history records that Ozzy had filed suit against the guitarist in May of last year, accusing Iommi of falsely proclaiming to be the sole owner of the Black Sabbath name by lodging an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The pair issued a joint statement confirming they have settled the dispute “amicably.”

Rock history records that Queen made UK chart history by becoming the first act to sell seven million copies of an individual album when their 1981 LP “Queen’s Greatest Hits” surpassed the mark.

Rock history records that The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts revealed that The Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt would be among this year’s honorees.

Rock history records that Forbes magazine reported that, thanks to continuing tours over the last few years and selling his masters and publishing rights to Sony, Bruce Springsteen had become a billionaire.