The Rolling Stones arrived in New York for their first U.S. tour.
Lee Andrews & The Hearts “Bluebird Of Happiness” (Gotham) and The Four Tops first, “Could It Be You” (Chess) were issued.
Dion & The Belmonts reunited at a Madison Square Garden concert. It was their first performance together in 13 years.
Top Single:
“Little Girl Of Mine” The Cleftones #4 R&B 1956
“I Can’t Stop Lovin You” Ray Charles #1 1962
Birthday:
John Carter (Flamingos) 1933
Otis Williams (Charms/Temptations) 1936
William Guest (Pips) 19
The Isley Bros. first single, the Doo Wop styled “The Angels Cried” (Teenage Records) was released. It would be two years before they would have their first hit, “Shout”.
Top Single:
“Young Blood” The Coasters 1957 #1 R&B
“Love Letters In The Sand” Pat Boone #1 1957
Birthday:
Curtis Mayfield (Impressions) 1942
Mike Freda (Dovells) 1943
The Miracles recorded their first single, “I Wanted You” (Ardell) at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. While considering a new name in engineer Bob Ross’ office, comedian Stan Freeberg came in. Posed with the question he sat down, unwrapped a candy bar, finished it and said, “The Jaguars” and left. The group then became The Jaguars of “The Way You Look Tonight” fame.
Top Single:
“Rolling Stone” The Fontane Sisters #18 1955
Birthday:
Michelle Phillips (Mama’s & Papa’s) 1945
El Debarge (Debarge) 1961
The Drifters “Honey Love” (Atlantic #40 Pop, #1 R&B), The Orioles cover of “Maybe You’ll Be There” (Jubilee) and The Moonglows “I Was Wrong” (Chance) were released.
Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) Married Kathy Silva on stage at Madison Square Garden prior to a concert by
his group, Sly & The Family Stone. It lasted 5 months. (The marriage, not the concert)
Top Single:
“Mama Said” The Shirells #4 1961
“Running Scared” Roy Orbison #1 1961
Birthday:
Floyd Butler (Friends of Distinction) 1941
The Platters classic “My Prayer” (Mercury #1 Pop & R&B) was released.
Gladys Knight * The Pips were the last Pop or Rock & Roll act to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Top Single:
“I Only Have Eyes For You”
The Flamingos #3 R&B 1959
“Chapel Of Love” The Dixie Cups #1 1964
Birthday:
Levi Stubbs (Four Tops) 1936
Howie Kirshenbaum (Jay & The Americans) 1942
The Ethics “Farewell” (Vent #32) was their first of 5 R&B charters. Three of those were done under the name The Love Committee.
Chuck Berry performed at The White House by the special request of President Carter. A month later (July 10th) he was sentenced to 4 months in jail for income tax evasion.
Top Single:
“Have Mercy Baby” The Dominoes #2 R&B 1952
“Get Back” The Beatles #1 1969
Birthday:
Billy Butler (The Enchanters) 1945
(Jerry Butler’s younger brother)
Simon & Garfunkel reunited (temporarily) beginning with a tour of Europe, starting in Paris.
Top Single:
“It’s My Party” Lesley Gore #1 1963
The Elegants “Little Star” (Apt #1 Pop and R&B), The Edsels “Lama Rama Ding Dong” (Its original title) and The Shirelles “My Love Is Charm” were released today. Johnny Mathis’ “Greatest Hits” album reached #1. It stayed in the Top 100 for 10 years.
Top Single:
“Standing On The Corner” The Four Lads #5 1956
“Purple People Eater” Sheb Wooley #1 1958
Birthday:
Jackie Wilson (The Dominoes) 1934
The Rock & Roll standards “To The Asile” (The 5 Satins),“Happy Happy Birthday Baby” (The Tune Weavers), “Mr. Lee” (The Bobbettes) and “Desiree” (The Charts) were issued.
Stevie Wonder & Aretha Franklin sang at the burial of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin and Michael Jackson paid for the funeral.
Top Single:
“Oh Girl” The Chi-Lites #1 R&B 1972
“Respect” Aretha Franklin #1 1967.
Birthday:
Gerald Gregory (The Spaniels) 1934
Shirley Alston Reeves (The Shirelles) 1941
The Spaniels made their debut appearance at the Apollo Theatre.
Top Single:
“A Blossom Fell”
Nat “King” Cole and The Four Knights 1955 #4
Birthday:
James “Pookie” Hudson (The Spaniels) 1934
The Dominoes “Three Coins In The Fountain”, The Robins “Riot In Cell Block #9” and The Checkers “Over The Rainbow” were released.
Jerry Lee Lewis’ first single, “Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Going On” charted. It went on to sell 6 million copies and Consequently, Lewis reportedly upped his performance price from $50 to $10,000 a night.
Top Single:
“Back In My Arms Again” The Supremes #1 1965
“Travelin’ Man” Rick Nelson #1 1961
“Ain’t That Good News” by The Tempo Toppers was released. The groups lead singer was Little Richard.
The Drifter original lead singer, Clyde McPhatter died. Considered by many as on of rock & roll’s greatest voices. Elvis Presley frequently stated that he wished his voice was equal of Clyde’s.
Top Single:
“Rock Steady” The Whispers #1 R&B 1987
“Cathy Clown” The Everly Brothers #1 1960
Birthday:
Bobby Freeman (The Romancers) 1940.
The Dominoes were so hot that they were booked at the Washington Auditorium for an afternoon performance and then flew to New Orleans for an evening performance.
Stephen Stills and Bruce Springsteen (among others) performed at the Hollywood Bowl in what was billed as the “No Nukes” benefit concert.
Top Single:
“Love Can Make You Happy” Mercy #5 1969
“Sister Golden Hair” America #1 1975
Birthday:
Renaldo “Obie” Benson (The Four Tops) 1936
Kyu Sakamoto’s “Sukiyaki” became the first Japanese record to reach #1 in America. For that matter, it was the first Japanese record to chart at all.
Top Single:
“Boogie Fever” The Sylvers
The Danleers “One Summer Night” #7 Pop, #4 R&B and The Kodaks “Oh Gee, Oh Gosh” were released.
The Mama’s & The Papa’s, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin and Buffalo Springfield were among the acts who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival, the first legendary Pop & Rock festival.
Top Single:
“Playboy” The Marvelettes #9 1962
“The Wayward Wind” Gogi Grant #1 1956
Birthday:
Eddie Levert (The O’Jays) 1942
James Smith (The Stylistics) 1950
The Dell-Vikings Doo Wop classic, “Whispering Bells” was released and reached #9 Pop and #5 R&B. The same day the Moonglows “Please Send Me Someone To Love” was issued and Atlantic Records signed the teen sextet The Bobbettes who’s “Mr. Lee” was released a week before.
The Kinks arrived in America via New York for their first U.S. tour.
Top Single:
“Searchin” The Coasters #1 1957
“Shadow Dancing” Andy Gibb #1 1978
Jerry Winston of Brooklyn formed Onyx Records with the debut disc “My Love come Back” by The Velours.
Top Single:
“Sweet Talking Guy” The Chiffons #11 1966
Birthday:
Sir Paul McCartney (The Beatles) 1942
The Chanters “No, No, No” charted reaching #41 Pop, #9 R&B more than three years after its initial release and two years after the group broke up.
Rock Guru Don Kirshner, a power behind The Monkees success, formed a new group called Tomorrow which immediately failed and disbanded. One of the members was a winsome 23 year old Australian named Olivia Newton-John.
Top Single:
“I Can’t Help Myself” The Four Tops #1 1965
“Silly Love Songs” Wings #1 1976
Birthday:
Tommy DeVito (The Four Seasons) 1936
Spanky McFarlane (Spanky & Our Gang) 1942
A concert at Radio City Music Hall honoring the return Dion to New York after 15 years included The Del-satins and Carlo of The Belmonts backing Dion as well as The Brooklyn Bridge and The Five Satins.
The Carpenters “Close To You” charted en route to #1
Top Single:
“Help Me Somebody” The 5 Royals #1 R&B 1953
“Chapel of Love” The Dixie Cups #1 1964
Birthday:
Birthday: Billy Guy (The coasters) 1936
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) 1942
The Beach Boys performed at London’s Wembley Stadium to an audience of 72,000 people.
Top Single:
“Love Will Keep Us Together” Captain & Tennille
“Give The People What They Want” The O’Jays #1 R&B 1975
Little Stevie Wonder’s “Fingertips Pt 2” became the 13 year old’s first of 61 chart records through 1988.
Top Single:
“Heaven” Bryan Adams #1 1985
Doo Wop standards “Can’t We Be Sweethearts” The Cleftones, “Your Way” The Heartbeats, and “Castle In The Sky” The Bop Chords were released.
Bobby Darin’s “Splish Splash” entered the Top 100. The first of his 41 hits over 13 years. (1958-1973)
Top Single:
“Yakety Yak” The Coasters #3 1958
“Hot Stuff” Donna Summer #1 1979
The Flamingos signed with Decca Records and The Velours“Can I Come Over Tonight” was issued. Dion’s first single was not with The Belmonts, but a group he never met called The Timberlanes. Their 45 “The Chosen Few” was issued today.
Top Single:
“Use To Be My Girl” The O’Jays #7 1978
“Groovin’” The Rascals #1 1967
The Nutmegs, The Ravens and The Cardinals joined Bill Haley & The Comets in concert at the Philadelphia Arena.
Top Single:
“Something’s Gotta Give” The McGuire Sisters #39 1955
Birthday:
Bobby Nunn (The Coasters) 1936
Eddie Floyd (The falcons) 1937 Harold Melvin (The Blue Notes) 1939
The Platters “Tell The World” and The Five Keys “Deep In My Heart” were released.
Elvis Presley made his last performance at The market Square in Indianapolis, Indiana. The last song he sang was “Can’t Help Falling In Love”.
Top Single:
“Those Oldies But Goodies”
Little Caesar & The Romans #9 1961
“Quarter To Three” Gary U.S. Bonds #1 1961
Birthday:
Billy Davis Jr. (The 5th Dimension) 1940
Jackie Wilson made his recording debut with The Dominoes cutting “You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down”.
Meanwhile, R&B standards “Gee” The Crows #14 Pop, “I Cover The Waterfront” The Orioles and “Paradise Hill” The Embers were released.
The legendary Rock performance venue Fillmore East closed.
Top Single:
“These Foolish Things” The Dominoes #5 R&B 1953
“A World Without Love” Peter & Gordon #1 1964
An All-Star show at The Apollo Theatre included The Jesters, The Charts, The Velours, The Heartbeats and The Sensations.
The “British Invasion” briefly returned to New York when Herman’s Hermits, The Searchers, Gerry & The Pacemakers and Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders played a revival concert at Madison Square Garden.
Top Single:
“One” Three Dog Night #5 1969
“Love Will Keep Us Together” Captian & Tennille #1 1975
The Drifters first single “Lucille” was recorded.
Top Single:
“Sundown” Gordon Lightfoot – #1 1974
The Orioles “Crying In The Chapel” #11 Pop, #1 R&B was recorded.1975 Cher & The Allman Brothers Greg Allman were married four days after she and Sonny Bono were divorced. The Cher & Greg combination lasted 10 days.
Top Single:
“I Want You To Be My Girl” Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers #6 R&B 1956
“On My Own” Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald #1 1986
Birthday:
Florence Ballard (The Supremes) 1943
William Brown (Ray, Goodman & Brown) 1946