1963 - Lesley Gore makes her first TV appearance, performing "It's My Party" on American Bandstand. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100, the Cashbox Best Sellers list, and the UK Official Chart.
1964 - "Love Me Do" became The Beatles' fourth US number one hit. The version released in America is one that had session drummer Andy White playing drums while Ringo played the tambourine. The British single was a take on which Ringo played the drums. An easy way to distinguish between the two versions is Starr's version does not include a tambourine.
1966 - Anne Murray signed a contract with the CBC-TV show Singalong Jubilee. She would be paid $71.50 for each appearance on the show, and $99 if she soloed.
Dolly Parton marries Carl Thomas Dean, the owner of a Nashville asphalt road-paving business. The pair celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2016. Dolly has been quoted as saying, "We're really very proud of our marriage. It's the first for both of us. And the last." She has also stated that her passport read "Dolly Parton Dean", and she sometimes uses Dean when signing contracts.
The Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the US, where it will go on to become the band's twelfth Billboard #1 hit. The disc will eventually sell over a million copies and earn a Gold Record in America for that accomplishment. The song also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, West Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Norway.
1968 - The Beatles began recording what became known as the White Album, a two disc set whose official title was simply "The Beatles". The first track they lay down is "Revolution". With sales of 300,000 the LP would spend 22 weeks on the UK charts, far fewer than the 149 weeks amassed by "Sgt. Pepper". In America, it racked up 215 weeks on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, selling over 12 million copies. The album has since been certified 24X platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
1970 - Ray Stevens achieved the first of his two Billboard number one hits when "Everything Is Beautiful" reached the top for the first of a two week stay. His second came almost exactly four years later with "The Streak".
1972 - John Ryanes, second bass singer for The Monotones, passed away at the age of 31. The group had one big hit, "Book Of Love", which reached number 5 in the US in 1958.
1973 - As the follow-up to 1970's critically acclaimed "All Things Must Pass", George Harrison releases his fourth studio album, "Living in the Material World". It will become his second US number one LP, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America two days after it was issued. The main single, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)", would top the Billboard Hot 100, pushing Paul McCartney And Wings' "My Love" to second spot.
1975 - Alice Cooper's first solo album "Welcome to My Nightmare" was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. It was later awarded a Platinum disc for selling one million units. Three tracks were released as singles, "Department of Youth" (US #67), "Only Women Bleed" (US #12) and "Welcome to My Nightmare" (US #45).
1980 - Carl Radle, bass guitarist for Derek And The Dominos, died of kidney failure at the age of 37. After The Dominos split he continued to work with other artists such as George Harrison, Joe Cocker and J.J. Cale. His first taste of success was as the bassist for Gary Lewis & the Playboys from 1965 to 1967.
1984 - Capitol Records releases Tina Turner’s fifth solo studio album, "Private Dancer". The LP peaks at #3 on the Billboard 200 and remains in the Top Ten for 39 weeks, from August 1984 to May 1985. In the UK, it would reach #2 on the Official Albums Chart, where it is certified triple platinum and spends a total of 150 weeks on the chart. At the 1985 Grammy Awards, "Private Dancer" wins four of the six awards for which it is nominated.