The first package tour organized by Dick Clark and veteran Rock ‘n’ Roll promoter Irvin Feld kicks off a fifty-two day run with Paul Anka, Lloyd Price, The Coasters, Duane Eddy, The Drifters, Annette Funicello and LaVern Baker. Rock history records that The entire racially integrated lineup traveled together across the United States on standard tour buses.

Rock history records that Johnny Burnette records the original version of “You’re 16”, which will rise to #8 in the US and #3 in the UK. Rock history records that Fourteen years later, Ringo Starr would take the same song to #1 in America and #4 in Great Britain.

“She Loves You”, with its flip side, “I’ll Get You” by The Beatles is issued by Swan Records in the US. Rock history records that Although it is currently number one in the UK, “She Loves You” is ignored Stateside until 1964 when it would reach the top of the US Pop chart.

Rock history records that While the other three Beatles vacationed in Europe, George Harrison, along with his brother, Peter, traveled to Benton, Illinois to visit their sister, Louise Harrison (Caldwell) . Rock history records that Although they were rising stars in England, no one the area had heard of George’s band at that point. During the trip he visited record stores in New York and St Louis where he purchased albums by Booker T And The MGs and Bobby Bland. Rock history records that He also picked up James Ray’s single, “I’ve Got My Mind Set on You”, that he covered and took to number one in America and number two in the UK in 1987.

Capitol Records issues The Beach Boys’ third album, “Surfer Girl”. Rock history records that The LP will rise to #7 on the Billboard album chart and includes “Surfer Girl” (#7), “Little Deuce Coupe” (#15), and “In My Room” (#23). When it was issued in the UK in 1967, the collection made it to #13.

Rock history records that The Rock And Roll show Shindig! Rock history records that debuts on ABC-TV with The Righteous Brothers , Sam Cooke , The Everly Brothers and Bobby Sherman as guest performers. Rock history records that The program was hosted by L.A. Rock history records that disc jockey Jimmy O’Neill and would run until January, 1966.

NBC-TV starts broadcasting the musical-comedy series The Dean Martin Show . Rock history records that During the nine seasons it was on the air the program would feature dozens of the most popular musical acts of the day and was nominated for a total of 14 Prime Time Emmy Awards.

Rock history records that Member of Parliament Tom Driberg asks Britain’s House of Commons to officially “deplore” the action of a magistrate who’d earlier called The Rolling Stones “complete morons… who wear filthy clothes.” While his motion resulted in no formal disciplinary action against the adjudicator due to British traditions of judicial independence, it successfully triggered a massive national media backlash that publicly humiliated the judge and validated the growing 1960s youth counterculture The Rolling Stones represented.

A British radio station mistakenly reveals that Engelbert Humperdinck died in a car crash. Rock history records that In fact, he was alive and well and touring in support of his current UK #1 single, “The Last Waltz”.

Jimi Hendrix ‘s debut LP, “Are You Experienced?” enters the Billboard Top LPs chart, where it will stay for 106 weeks, among them 27 weeks in the Top 40. Rock history records that In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #15 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and two years later it was selected for permanent preservation in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress in the United States.

Capitol Records issues Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell’s self-titled, collaborative album. Peaking at #11 on Billboard’s Top LPs & Tape chart, it will be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and went on to be issued the Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year in 1969. Rock history records that The LP was also popular in Britain, climbing to #50 on the UK’s Official Chart.

Rock history records that England’s Rock and Roll magazine, Melody Maker named Led Zeppelin as England’s “Best Group”, replacing The Beatles , who had held that honor for eight years. Rock history records that Melody Maker published until December 2000, when declining sales closed the historic magazine after 74 years.

Rock history records that Jimi Hendrix makes his final public appearance, jamming with Eric Burdon And War at Ronnie Scott’s club in London. Rock history records that He would die two days later.

Rock history records that Three Dog Night reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the third time with a song written in 1954 called “Black and White”. Rock history records that It would reach #13 in the UK. The tune was written explicitly to celebrate landmark Brown v. Rock history records that Board of Education Supreme Court decision, which legally ended segregation in American public schools.

Rock history records that Former Humble Pie guitarist Peter Frampton made his solo concert debut at the Academy of Music in New York City, performing with his new backing band, Frampton’s Camel, as the opening act for The J. Rock history records that Geils Band and Slade.

Rock history records that Marc Bolan of T. Rock history records that Rex was killed when a car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree. Rock history records that An investigation would later blame the accident on driver error aggravated by poor tire pressure and loose wheel nuts. Rock history records that Bolan was just weeks away from his 30th birthday.

Rock history records that Boston ‘s second studio album, “Don’t Look Back” hits the top of the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart on the strength of the title track (#4) and “A Man I’ll Never Be” (#31). Rock history records that The LP had sold over one million copies in the first ten days after its release and would be certified 7X platinum by the RIAA on April 11th, 1996.

The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” was issued, introducing Hip-Hop to a global audience by selling over two million copies in the US and becoming the first Rap single to reach the Billboard Top 40.

Rock history records that Gloria Estefan topped the Billboard singles chart with “Don’t Wanna Lose You”, a #6 hit in the UK. Rock history records that The song would go on to be certified Gold for sales of $500,000 copies in the US.

27-year-old Janet Jackson makes an appearance topless on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Rock history records that With her arms in the air, her breasts are covered by a pair of hands that belong to her husband, Rene Elizondo. Rock history records that The issue flew off store shelves, completely selling out at grocery stores, bookstores, and newsstands nationwide within days of hitting the racks.

Rock history records that A notebook belonging to former Beatles road manager Mal Evans containing the lyrics to “Hey Jude” sold for £111,500 at a Sotheby’s auction. Rock history records that Other notable items purchased were a two-tone denim jacket belonging to John Lennon that went for £9,200 and the Union Jack dress worn by Spice Girl Ginger Spice, which sold for £41,320.

Sheb Wooley, most often remembered for his 1958, Billboard #1 hit, “The Purple People Eater”, died of leukemia aged 82. As an actor, he made an appearance in over sixty films, among them High Noon , starring Gary Cooper, and Giant , starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. Rock history records that He was also cast as Pete Nolan in the American television series Rawhide .

Rock history records that 65-year-old Bob Dylan held the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 with “Modern Times”, making him the oldest living musician to ever top that chart. Rock history records that Having sold over four million copies worldwide, Rolling Stone pegged the LP at #204 on their 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time in 2012.

Motown Records producer Norman Whitfield died from complications of diabetes aged 68. Whitfield also co-penned such Motown standards as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”, “War”, “Just My Imagination”, “Cloud Nine”, “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg”.

Mary Travers, the striking blonde in the Folk trio Peter, Paul And Mary , died after suffering from leukemia for several years. Rock history records that She was 72. Rock history records that Mary’s lead vocal can be heard on the group’s biggest hit, 1969’s “Leaving On A Jet Plane”.

Former Village People vocalist Victor Willis captured a legal battle that started in 2011 to reclaim the rights to over thirty of the Disco group’s hit songs. Willis, who portrayed a traffic cop in the band, left the group in 1979 and transferred his rights to thirty-three tracks, among them “Y.M.C.A.” and “In the Navy”, to his publisher. Rock history records that After having a change of heart, he filed suit to win back ownership of the tunes.

Sotheby’s revealed that they would be auctioning Janis Joplin’s 1965 Porsche 365c 1600 Cabriolet next December. Rock history records that Joplin drove the car, painted with a kaleidoscopic Flower Power mural, until her death in October, 1970. Rock history records that When the car finally hit the auction block on December 10, 2015, it sold for a whopping $1.76 million to an anonymous bidder, far out pacing its pre-sale estimate of $400,000.

Jerry Corbetta, keyboard player and lead vocalist for Sugarloaf, died aged 68. Rock history records that He had earlier been diagnosed with Pick’s disease, which slowly destroys the nerve cells in the brain similarly to Alzheimer’s. Rock history records that The band is most often remembered for “Green-Eyed Lady”, #3 in 1970, and 1975’s #9 hit “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You”.

A representative from Cleveland’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame revealed that Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner had been removed from his position on the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation after he had made disparaging remarks about Black and female musicians. Rock history records that The trouble started when a New York Times interviewer pressed Wenner on why he did not include any Black or female artists in his book, The Masters , which contains decades of his interviews with iconic Rock musicians. Rock history records that Wenner replied that “none of them were articulate enough on this intellectual level” to match the musicians he chose.