Debbie Reynolds topped Cashbox with “Tammy” from Tammy and the Bachelor. The year’s best-selling single went Gold and earned an Oscar nomination, losing to “All the Way.”

The Beatles first performed under that name at Hamburg’s Indra Club, playing up to six hours nightly during a 48-night engagement after earlier billing themselves as the Silver Beatles and the Beetles.

Glasgow ordered men and boys with Beatle-style haircuts to wear bathing caps in city pools after officials said shed hair was clogging filtration systems.

The Byrds canceled a Portsmouth Guildhall show after only 250 tickets sold in a 4,000-seat venue. Poor sales and a naming lawsuit from Britain’s Birds ended their troubled UK tour early.

At a Toronto press conference, the Beatles supported American draft resisters moving to Canada and stated their opposition to war and killing for any reason.

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap recorded “Woman, Woman” at Columbia Studios in Hollywood. It reached No. 4 on Billboard, No. 3 on Cashbox, and became a million-selling Gold record.

The Rascals’ “People Got to Be Free” reached No. 1, later selling four million copies. The group said it was inspired by threatening treatment they received in Florida because of their long hair.

Cashbox ranked the Doors’ “Hello, I Love You” as America’s best seller. A British plagiarism ruling redirected UK royalties to Ray Davies because of its similarity to the Kinks’ “All Day and All of the Night.”

Deep Purple’s two-take recording of “Hush” entered the Hot 100 at No. 83 and reached No. 4 five weeks later, becoming the first of the band’s eight U.S. chart hits.

During the Who’s Woodstock set, Pete Townshend forced activist Abbie Hoffman offstage when Hoffman attempted a political speech; Townshend later said he had not recognized him.

Temptations singer and choreographer Paul Williams died at 34 from a gunshot officially ruled self-inflicted, although relatives questioned the circumstances. Ill health had forced him from the group in 1971.

Yes hired Patrick Moraz to replace Rick Wakeman. Moraz remained three years but appeared on only Relayer before Wakeman returned for Going for the One.

Paper Lace topped Billboard with “The Night Chicago Died.” When management sought a civic welcome, Chicago mayor Richard Daley’s office responded with a sharply dismissive letter.

The Three Degrees began two weeks atop the UK chart with “When Will I See You Again,” a song they initially disliked before it became a multimillion-selling international hit.

Eric Clapton’s 461 Ocean Boulevard began four weeks at No. 1 in America. Its “I Shot the Sheriff” reached the Top 10 in nine countries and became Clapton’s only Hot 100 chart-topper.

British punk fanzine Sniffin’ Glue published its first issue. Circulation grew from about 50 to 15,000 before founder Mark Perry closed it in 1977 to avoid mainstream absorption.

President Jimmy Carter marked Elvis Presley’s death by calling him unique and irreplaceable and crediting his fusion of country and Black rhythm and blues with permanently reshaping American culture.

Flower orders sent to Graceland set an FTD one-day record and exhausted every florist in Memphis, forcing suppliers to fly additional stock into the city.

Prolific studio drummer Gary Chester died at 62 after more than 15,000 sessions, including “Sixteen Candles,” “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” “Brown Eyed Girl,” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.”

Don Henley criticized Joe Walsh for performing “Life in the Fast Lane” on tour with Ringo Starr, arguing that Walsh’s contribution to the Eagles song was limited to its opening riff.

Wayne Newton filed for bankruptcy with debts of about $20 million, much connected to libel litigation against NBC. The former Guinness-listed highest-paid entertainer recovered financially by 1999.

Los Angeles police opened an investigation into child-abuse allegations against Michael Jackson. No criminal charge followed; a civil lawsuit was settled in 1994 for a reported multimillion-dollar amount.

A pair of Elvis Presley’s black underwear was stolen during opening hours from Ripley’s Believe It or Not in Los Angeles, apparently taken over a protective barrier.

Carlos Santana received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star near Hollywood and La Brea and closed his remarks by wishing the crowd peace, love, light, and joy.

Dan Fogelberg disclosed advanced prostate cancer that had spread to his bones and canceled a 16-city tour for treatment. The singer of “Longer” and “Leader of the Band” died in 2007.

General Motors retired Bob Seger’s “Like a Rock” from Chevrolet Silverado advertising after 13 years; Seger said the song had originally been inspired by the end of a relationship.

Spiral Starecase keyboardist Harvey Kaye, heard on the 1969 No. 12 hit “More Today Than Yesterday,” died from a heart attack five days before turning 70.

California’s Supreme Court declined to review Phil Spector’s murder conviction. The producer was serving 19 years to life for the 2003 shooting of actress Lana Clarkson and remained imprisoned until his death.

Paul McCartney signed a worldwide recording agreement with Capitol Records, returning his solo catalogue of master recordings to the label associated with the Beatles’ American releases.

Forty years after Elvis Presley’s death, 50 Greatest Hits reached No. 2 in Britain, becoming his 52nd UK Top 10 album; Glen Campbell’s final album Adiós placed third.