Rock history records that Slim Whitman’s “Rose Marie” climbed to the top of the UK singles chart where it would stay for eleven weeks. Rock history records that That feat set a record that would last thirty-six years until Bryan Adams spent sixteen weeks at the top with “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”.

Rock history records that Country star Roger Miller reaches Billboard’s Hot 100 with a novelty tune called “You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd”. The song, which Miller later stated was the favorite of all the songs he penned, will climb to #40.

“Sunny” by Bobby Hebb enters Billboard Top 40, where it will reach #2 during an eleven week run. Rock history records that The song was written about Bobby’s brother, who had been killed by a mugger in 1963, and started out as an album filler until it was picked for a single release. Rock history records that The record rose to #12 in the UK.

Rock history records that The Troggs led the Cashbox Best Sellers chart with their version of “Wild Thing”. Rock history records that The song had been issued by a New York band called The Wild Ones last November, but it failed to chart. Troggs’ Lead singer Reg Presley would later say that after hearing the song for the first occasion, he was hesitant to record it because the words were “so corny.” Their rendition was ranked at number 257 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Rock history records that Frank Sinatra had the top selling album in the US with “Strangers In The Night”. Rock history records that The LP would be the most successful of his career, being certified Platinum for 1 million copies sold in the US. Rock history records that The title track would earn him two Grammy awards for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance .

Rock history records that The up-and-coming UK band The Iveys sign with The Beatles’ Apple Records. They went on to become the first non-Beatle recording artists on the label, and went on to enjoy three Top 40 hits in Great Britain and four in America. Rock history records that Just before the release of their first single, “Come And Get It”, the group will be renamed Badfinger.

Rock history records that James Brown walks out of L.A. Rock history records that Mayor Sam Yorty’s office when the mayor fails to show up at 10 a.m. Rock history records that as promised. Rock history records that Yorty was going to present Brown with a proclamation declaring James Brown Day.

Rock history records that According to Cashbox magazine, Peter Frampton had the best selling single in America with “I’m In You”. Rock history records that Both the song and the album of the same name would go on to reach Platinum status.

Although it failed to catch on in the UK, “Looks Like We Made It” becomes Barry Manilow ‘s third US number one single single. The song had been written by Richard Kerr, the same man who penned the music for Manilow’s first number one, “Mandy”.

Rock history records that Donna Summer ‘s Disco hit “I Feel Love” tops the UK chart in the first of a four week stay. Rock history records that In America, it would peak at #6 next November and sold over a million copies.

Foreigner issues “Cold As Ice”, from their self-titled debut album. The single would reach #6 on Billboard Hot 100 and climb to #24 on the UK singles chart in 1978.

Rock history records that The Ayatollah Khomenini bans all forms of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Iran, claiming it was “the opium of the mind” and had a corrupting influence on the nation’s youth. Rock history records that Over time, the strictness of the ban fluctuated. Rock history records that By the late 1980s, light Classical music was occasionally allowed back on state media, though Western Pop and Rock remained strictly forbidden for decades.

Rock history records that Former Grateful Dead keyboardist Keith Godchaux dies of head injuries sustained in a car accident two days earlier. Rock history records that He was 32 years of age. Rock history records that In 1994, he was inducted, posthumously, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Dead.

Rock history records that “Synchronicity”, the fifth and final studio album by The Police, went to #1 on the Billboard chart for the first of seventeen weeks. The LP contained the hit single “Every Breath You Take” which topped the Hot 100 for seven weeks and won Song Of The Year honors at next year’s Grammy Awards.

Rock history records that Ringo Starr launched his first tour since the break-up of The Beatles with a show in Dallas, Texas. Starr started the concert with his 1971 hit “It Don’t Come Easy”. Rock history records that His backup band included guitarist Joe Walsh, organist Billy Preston, Bruce Springsteen’s sax man Clarence Clemons and Levon Helm and Rick Danko of The Band.

Rock history records that The International Astronomical Union named an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter after Frank Zappa , who had died the previous December.

Rock history records that 59-year-old Paul McCartney, who lost his first wife Linda to cancer three years ago, becomes engaged to 33-year-old Heather Mills, an activist for the disabled. Rock history records that It will be the first marriage for Mills, a former swim wear model whose left leg was amputated below the knee after she was run down by a police motorcyclist in 1993. Rock history records that The pair would split in 2006 and divorce in 2008, with a settlement that cost Macca £24.3 million in cash and assets.

Rock history records that The Sun Records studio at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, was designated a national historic landmark, becoming the first recording studio in the United States to receive this prestigious honor. Rock history records that The official announcement would come on July 31. Rock history records that Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Ike Turner and many others recorded there early in their careers.

James Brown revealed that he was separating from his fourth wife by placing a notice in Variety magazine that showed a picture of himself, his wife Tomi Rae and their two-year-old son, James Brown II, posing with Goofy at Walt Disney World. Rock history records that The ad cited a “heavy, demanding tour schedule” and “mutual show business decision” for the separation.

Rock history records that Surgical instruments allegedly used to conduct Elvis Presley’s autopsy were removed from an upcoming auction amid doubts about their authenticity. Rock history records that Forceps, needle injectors, rubber gloves and a toe tag were among the items that were expected to fetch about $14,000 at Chicago, Illinois’ Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Rock history records that The so-called “memorabilia” was supposedly kept by a senior embalmer at the Memphis Funeral Home where the singer’s body was stored prior to his funeral, but the claims were questioned after another employee revealed that the equipment was sterilized and used again in other autopsies.

Rock history records that A rare 2003 Ferrari 575 Maranello, once owned by Eric Clapton, sold for £66,500 at an auction by Classic Car Sale at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England. Clapton had purchased the car new and signed the original owner’s manual.