1957, The Everly Brothers had their first No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wake Up Little Susie'.
1957, The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released. It become his ninth US number one single and stayed on the Billboard chart for nineteen weeks. The film clip from the movie where he sang the song is considered by many historians to be the first rock video.
1965, The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Checkmates, The Habit, The End and Charlie Dickins all appeared at The Odeon, Birmingham during a UK tour.
1966, Pink Floyd played their first ever "underground" set when they appeared at All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, London, UK.
1967, Bobbie Gentry started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Ode To Billie Joe'.
1969, Police in New Jersey issued a warrant for the arrest of Frank Sinatra in relation to his connections with the Mafia.
1971, Music publishing firm, Arco Industries filed a $500,000 dollar lawsuit against Creedance Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty, claiming that Fogerty's song Travelin' Band "containd substantial material copied from Little Richard's Good Golly, Miss Molly". The suit was eventually dropped.
1976, Aerosmith kicked off their first ever UK tour at Liverpool's Empire Theatre.
1988, Def Leppard became first act in chart history to sell seven million copies of two consecutive LPs, with Pyromania' (released in 1983) and 'Hysteria.'
1988, Bruce Springsteen appeared at Estadio Mundialista, Mendoza, Argentina to a crowd of over 30,000. The concert was also aired on Chile TV.
1989, Motley Crue started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Dr. Feelgood'.
1989, Tracy Chapman scored her second UK No.1 album with 'Crossroads'.
2000, The Beatles Anthology book was at No.1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.
2004, Eric Clapton was suspended from driving in France after being caught speeding at 134mph in his Porsche 911 Turbo near Merceuil. He was given a 750 euro (£515) fine and his UK licence was confiscated. After paying his fine Clapton posed for photographs with French police and then left the scene in his Porsche - with his secretary behind the wheel.
2006, Freddy Fender, the Tex-Mex singer died of complications from lung cancer at the age of 69. Known for standards as ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’ (US No.1 in 1975) and ‘Wasted Days and Wasted Nights’.
2009, Paul McCartney was named Songwriter of The Year at the 29th Annual ASCAP Awards in London, England. The awards presentation honored songwriters and publishers of the most performed works in the US during 2008.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1945, Colin Hodgkinson, Whitesnake
1946, Dan McCafferty, Nazareth
1946, Justin Hayward, The Moody Blues
1958, Thomas Dolby
1958, Anthony Jude Pero, Twisted Sister
1974, Natalie Maines, Dixie Chicks
1978, Usher
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