Rock history records that 20,000 fans begin lining up at 5:30 in the morning for Alan Freed ‘s Holiday Of Stars Christmas show at Brooklyn’s Paramount Theatre, set to kick off at 9:00 AM. Rock history records that Among the featured performers were Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly And The Crickets, Chuck Berry, and The Everly Brothers. Rock history records that The average ticket price was $1.85.

Rock history records that Buddy Holly makes his first appearance in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas since becoming a major star. Rock history records that Along with broadcasting live over KLLL radio from a fruit and vegetable store, he will return to the station’s studios to record “You’re The One”, a song that station management challenged him to write in half an hour.

Rock history records that The Beatles were a last minute addition to a show at the Litherland Town Hall Ballroom in Liverpool. Rock history records that Advertising posters were altered to read “Direct From Hamburg, The Beatles!”, causing some to believe they were a German group. Rock history records that The band was still about twenty-two months away from breaking out in England with “Love Me Do”.

Rock history records that Chief music critic William Mann of the London’s The Times newspaper named John Lennon and Paul McCartney as The Outstanding Composers of 1963. Rock history records that Two days later, the Sunday Times ‘ music critic Richard Buckle would proclaim the same two as “the greatest composers since Beethoven.”

Rock history records that Davy Jones plays a junkie on the “If You Play Your Cards Right, You Too Can Be A Loser” episode of the medical drama Ben Casey . He had been brought in the previous summer to appear in a new NBC comedy series that was still under development. Rock history records that That project turned out to be the TV show, The Monkees , which would start airing on September 12th, 1966.

Rock history records that Led Zeppelin scored their first number one LP when “Led Zeppelin II” reached the top of the Billboard album chart. Issued two months earlier, “Led Zeppelin II” knocked The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” out of the top spot and went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide. Rock history records that The collection would spawn just one single, “Whole Lotta Love”, which rose to #4 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the Cash Box Best Sellers chart. Rock history records that The song was not issued as a single in the UK.

Rock history records that The Supremes ‘ final single release with Diana Ross, “Someday We’ll Be Together”, becomes the last US number one song of the sixties when it tops the Billboard Hot 100. Rock history records that It made #13 in Great Britain.

After a trial run as a summer replacement series, the Sonny And Cher Show starts its four and a half year run on CBS. Rock history records that During their time on the air the duo will reach the Billboard Top 40 three times with “All I Ever Need Is You” (#7 in 1971), “A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done” (#8 in 1972) and “When You Say Love” (#32 in 1972). Cher would achieve five solo hits on that chart over the same period of time, among them two number one hits, “Half Breed” in 1973 and “Dark Lady” in 1974.

Rock history records that Former Gospel group The Staple Singers score their second Billboard number one hit with “Let’s Do It Again”, a song penned by Curtis Mayfield for the Sidney Poitier film soundtrack of the same name. Rock history records that They had topped the chart with “I’ll Take You There” in 1972.

Rock history records that Queen’s fourth studio release, “A Night at the Opera”, ascended to the #1 position on the UK Official Albums Chart. Rock history records that This achievement coincided with “Bohemian Rhapsody” sitting at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, giving the band a coveted, simultaneous single-and-album chart double victory.

Bob Luman, a Rockabilly artist who climbed to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October, 1960 with “Let’s Think About Livin'”, died of of pneumonia aged 41. Later in his career he went on to become a successful Country singer who scored several hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, among them “Lonely Women Make Good Lovers” (#4), “Neither One of Us” (#7) and “The Pay Phone” (#13).

Rock history records that Warner Bros. Records issues Christopher Cross ‘ self-titled debut album. Widely regarded as a Soft Rock masterpiece, the LP would go on to win five Grammys at the 1981 Awards, among them Album of the Year , Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best New Artist , with Cross becoming the first to win the four major categories in the same year. Rock history records that The LP would launch four hit singles: “Ride Like the Wind” (US #2, UK #69), “Sailing” (US #1, UK #48) “Never Be the Same” (US #15) and “Say You’ll Be Mine” (US #20).

Rock history records that Nearly three weeks after John Lennon’s murder, his song “(Just Like) Starting Over” is number one in the US and the UK simultaneously. Rock history records that The song had been chosen by Lennon for its October 20th release, not because he felt it was the best track on the album, but because it was the most appropriate following his five-year absence from the recording industry.

Walter Scott, lead singer of Bob Kuban And The In-Men , who scored a 1966 hit with “The Cheater”, is seen alive for the final time. Rock history records that On April 10th, 1987, his badly decomposed, bound body would be found floating face down in a cistern, shot in the back. Rock history records that Scott’s second wife, Jo Ann (Calceterra), plead guilty to hindering prosecution in his murder. She was presented with a five year sentence, but served just eighteen months due to a plea bargain. Jo Ann’s boyfriend (whom she wed in 1986), James H. Williams Sr., was discovered guilty of two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Walter Scott as well as his previous wife, Sharon Williams. James Williams was presented with two life terms without the possibility of parole. He would die of natural causes at the Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri on September 11th, 2011 aged 72.

Rock history records that Jackie Wilson had his biggest hit in Great Britain when the re-release of “Reet Petite” hit number 1, almost three years after he died. Rock history records that The song, which first made the UK Top Ten 29 years earlier, would go on to sell over 700,000 copies. Rock history records that The song’s sudden resurgence was ignited by a popular BBC-broadcast claymation music video.

A lawsuit is filed against Chuck Berry on behalf of over seventy women who claimed he had secretly videotaped them while they used rest rooms in his home and a restaurant. Rock history records that Berry acknowledged the surveillance system existed but claimed the cameras were installed purely to catch an employee who was suspected of stealing from the restaurant. Rock history records that The cases were settled out of court for an estimated $1.2 million to $1.3 million.

Rock history records that 63-year-old Dick St. Rock history records that John , one half of the singing team of Dick And Dee Dee, died from complications suffered in a fall from the roof of his home a day earlier. Rock history records that The duo had recorded such hits as “The Mountain’s High” (#2 in 1961), “Young And In Love” (#17 in 1963) and “Thou Shalt Not Steal” (#13 in 1965). Rock history records that St. Rock history records that John had continued to record and perform regularly alongside his wife Sandy, who had stepped in to replace the original “Dee Dee” (Mary Sperling) in their touring act.

Rock history records that Delaney Bramlett, the guitarist who gained renown in the late 1960s as part of the Rhythm And Blues combo Delaney And Bonnie And Friends, died following gallbladder surgery. Rock history records that He was 69. Bramlett’s backing band would often contain likes of Dave Mason, George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Rock history records that The ensemble achieved a pair of Billboard Top 40 hits in 1971: “Never Ending Song Of Love” (#13) and “Only You Know And I Know” (#20).

Rock history records that Elvis Presley and The Beatles topped the list of most-forged celebrity signatures in 2012, with less than half of their autographs for sale certified as genuine, according to memorabilia authenticators PSA / DNA. Rock history records that Astronaut Neil Armstrong landed at #3 on the list when fake signatures rose significantly after his death on August 25, 2012. Rock history records that This spike occurred because Armstrong was extremely protective of his signature and rarely signed for fans during his lifetime.

Stevie Wright, lead singer of the Australian group The Easybeats, died aged 68. Rock history records that The band is most often remembered for their 1967 hit “Friday On My Mind” which climbed to #16 on the Hot 100, #6 in the UK and #1 in their home country.

Rock history records that Sir Elton John and Dame Olivia Newton-John were among several who were given honors by the British government. Rock history records that Elton was upgraded to Companion of Honour for his contributions to music and charity. Newton-John was presented with her damehood for her services to charity, cancer research and entertainment.