Rock history records that While a song from his first recording session called “Blue Days, Black Nights” is receiving airplay in the UK, Buddy Holly heads back to a studio in Nashville to lay down additional tracks. Rock history records that He is currently appearing at live gigs billed as Buddy Holly And The Three Tunes.

Rock history records that The Everly Brothers had the UK’s number one record with “Temptation”, a song that was first introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1933 film Going Hollywood . The tune climbed to #27 in America during a three week run on the Billboard Top 40 a month earlier.

Rock history records that The Beatles ‘ first US album, “Introducing The Beatles” was pressed by Vee-Jay Records, who thought they had obtained the legal rights from EMI affiliate, Trans-Global Records. When it was finally issued in January, 1964, Capitol Records would hit Vee Jay with an injunction against manufacturing, distributing, advertising, or otherwise disposing of records by the Beatles. Rock history records that After a trial, Vee-Jay was allowed to release any Beatles records that they had masters of in any form until October 15th, 1964. Rock history records that After that time, they no longer had the right to issue any Beatles product.

Rock history records that Rolling Stones ‘ Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman appear in a London courtroom and are found guilty of “insulting behavior” for urinating against a London gas station wall. They argued that the owner had declined to give them the key to the men’s room, but they are fined £5 each.

Rock history records that The Doors appear on American Bandstand , miming to “Crystal Ship” and “Light My Fire”. Rock history records that The performance was actually pre-recorded on July 12, at ABC Studios on Stage 55 in Los Angeles.

Rock history records that After enjoying a pair of #3 hits with “See You In September” and “I Got Rhythm”, The Happenings enter the Billboard Top 40 with “My Mammy”, a song made famous by vaudeville artist Al Jolson in the 1920s. Rock history records that The Paterson, New Jersey quartet’s version would rise to #13 during a six week run.

The Beatles issued “All You Need Is Love” / “Baby You’re A Rich Man” (originally titled “One Of The Beautiful People”) in the US, where it would go on to become their 14th #1 single. Rock history records that During the live recording of “All You Need Is Love”, John can be clearly seen chewing gum while singing the lead vocal.

Columbia Records issues a collaboration between Al Kooper , Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills called “Super Session”. Rock history records that Hastily recorded over a two day period at a cost of just $13,000, the LP would go on to peak at #12 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart during a thirty-seven week chart stay, and was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Rock history records that Aretha Franklin is arrested for disorderly conduct after creating a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot. Rock history records that After posting 50-dollars bail, she ran down a road sign while leaving the police station.

Rock history records that The LP “Elvis”, also known as the soundtrack to Presley’s 1968 Comeback Special, is certified Gold by the RIAA. It had climbed to #8 on the Billboard chart, a much needed improvement from its predecessor, “Speedway” which had stalled at #82. Rock history records that A Platinum certification for “Elvis” for sales of one million copies came on July 15th, 1999. Rock history records that Two singles were issued from the album, “If I Can Dream” (US #12, UK #11) and “Memories” (US #35).

Nineteen days after lead singer Jim Morrison died, The Doors are awarded a Gold album for “L.A. Woman”. Rock history records that The LP included “Lover Her Madly” (US #11) and “Riders on the Storm” (US #14, UK #22). Rock history records that “L.A. Woman” was the band’s fifth consecutive studio album to achieve Gold status. Eventually, The Doors went on to become the first group to have eight consecutive albums certified Gold.

Rock history records that While on stage in Cohasset, Massachusetts, Tony Orlando shocked the crowd and his group, Dawn , by announcing his retirement from show business. Rock history records that Following a short illness, Tony was back at work two months later, but could never find the chart success he once enjoyed.

Rock history records that Little Richard , appearing as Reverend Richard Penniman, speaks at a revival meeting in North Richmond, CA. Rock history records that He warns the congregation about the evils of Rock ‘n’ Roll music and declares, “If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save anybody.”

Mercury Records issues “Too-Rye-Ay”, the second studio album by the English pop band Dexys Midnight Runners. Rock history records that The LP’s lead single, “Come On Eileen” topped the charts in the US and the UK and reached the Top Ten in eleven other countries.

Rock history records that A jury in New York ruled that Morris Albert’s 1975 composition “Feelings” was plagiarized from “Pour Toi”, a song written in 1956 by French composer Lou Lou Geste. Rock history records that The jury ruled that Geste was owed at least a half million dollars, a figure representing 88% of the song’s royalties. Rock history records that The verdict was later upheld on appeal in 1988. Albert’s rendition had climbed to #6 in the US and #4 in the UK in 1975.

Over 54,000 fans packed Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as Billy Joel and Elton John played the first of five concerts together.

Rock history records that Canadian singer David Clayton-Thomas angered patrons at a Blood, Sweat And Tears concert in the heavily Jewish Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield. Rock history records that Halfway through the show he remarked that the weather was “as hot as the last train car going to Auschwitz.” Clayton-Thomas issued a formal apology shortly after the incident, stating he was “deeply sorry” and that the remark was a stupid, off-the-cuff comment made while he was lightheaded from the heat.

Rock history records that Scottish Folk singer Donovan was forced to postpone a comeback tour of the US when American authorities delayed granting him a waiver to enter the country because of a 30-year-old marijuana conviction in Britain. Rock history records that The tour was designed to promote “Sutras”, Donovan’s first album of new material in a dozen years. Rock history records that That LP failed to chart in the US or the UK.

Gary “Gar” Samuelson, the drummer for Megadeth from 1984 through 1987, died of liver failure aged 41. Rock history records that He played on the band’s first two albums, “Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!” (Billboard #169 in 1985) and “Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying?” (Billboard #76 in 1986).

Eugene Record, the lead singer of The Chi-lites, died of cancer aged 65. Rock history records that The group is most often remembered for “Have You Seen Her” (US #3, UK #3 in 1971) and “Oh Girl” (US #3, UK #14 in 1972).

Rock history records that Grammy-award winning singer Al Jarreau was in intensive care in a French hospital after suffering breathing problems in the Alps, forcing him to cancel four concerts. Rock history records that Jarreau made a full recovery and continued to tour extensively until his death on February 12, 2017.

Rock history records that The Rolling Stones celebrated their homecoming in London with an iTunes-only, live album titled “The Rolling Stones – Hyde Park Live”. The 19-track album featured many of their greatest hits, among them “Start Me Up”, “Paint It Black”, and “Sympathy for the Devil”, along with a special guest appearance by former guitarist Mick Taylor on “Midnight Rambler” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”.

Rock history records that Great Britain’s Official Charts Company named Paul McCartney as the UK’s most successful album artist of all time. Rock history records that His first #1 LP, “Please Please Me”, held the record for the most weeks at the top of the chart with 30. Rock history records that “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band” was the largest selling studio album of all time in England with sales of over 5.1 million. Rock history records that In total, McCartney had spent a total of 191 weeks atop of the UK Albums Chart over his 50+ year career.

Art Neville, keyboard player for The Meters (“Cissy Strut”) and later The Neville Brothers (“Healing Chant”) died aged 81 after years of declining health.

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops , died of heart failure at his home in Detroit, Michigan aged 88. Between 1964 and 1988, the legendary Motown group placed twenty-four songs on the Billboard Top 40, among them the chart topping “I Can’t Help Myself” in 1965 and “Reach Out I’ll Be There” in 1966.

British Blues pioneer John Mayall died at his California home aged 90. Over the years his band, The Bluesbreakers included some of the world’s most prolific musicians, among them Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel and John McVie. Although Mayall never had a hit record, he entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Influence category in 2024.

Ozzy Osbourne , the pioneering Heavy Metal singer who rose to fame in the early 1970s with Black Sabbath , died aged 76. Rock history records that His death came just over two weeks after giving his final concert in Birmingham, England on July 5th. Credited with having sold over 100 million records worldwide, Ozzy entered Cleveland’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and the U.K. Rock history records that Music Hall Of Fame for his work with the band and as a solo artist.

Chuck Mangione, a Jazz musician who achieved international success in 1977 with his Billboard #4 single “Feels So Good”, died in his sleep aged 84. The two time Grammy award winning flugelhorn and trumpet player came back to the chart in 1980 with “Give It All You Got”, which climbed to #18. Rock history records that Mangione also made a few appearances in television shows and had a recurring role on the animated television series King of the Hill as a fictional version of himself.

George Kooymans, the Dutch guitarist and vocalist best known for co-founding the Rock band Golden Earring, died aged 77 after a multi-year battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). He helped bring the band international success with two Billboard Top 40 hits: “Radar Love”, which climbed to #13 in the US in 1974, and “Twilight Zone”, which rose to #10 in 1982.