![]() ![]() singles chart.ġ976 - The Band plays their final show at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.ġ979 – The Guinness Book of World Records certifies that ABBA is the biggest-selling recording group in music history.ġ983 – Michael Jackson’s 14-minute Thriller video makes its debut in a theater in Los Angeles. album chart, eventually peaking at Number 2.ġ974 – John Lennon’s “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” tops the U.S. The band is part of a package tour that includes The Nice, The Move, and headliner Jimi Hendrix – among others.ġ968 – The Beatles’ animated film “Yellow Submarine” makes its New York premiere.ġ968 - Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce perform their final concert as Cream at London's Royal Albert Hall.ġ968 – Led Zeppelin stage their first-ever show, performing at Manchester College of Science & Technology in the U.K.ġ970 – Santana release the single, “Black Magic Woman.”ġ973 – David Bowie is the featured artist in a special edition of ABC’s “The Midnight Special.” The elaborately staged special is called “The 1980 Floor Show.”ġ973 – The Who’s second rock opera, Quadrophenia, enters the U.K. tour, performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall. national TV debut, performing “Get Off of My Cloud” on NBC’s “Hullabaloo.”ġ966 – Jefferson Airplane records “Somebody to Love.”ġ966 – The Doors sign a seven-album deal with Electra Records.ġ967 – Pink Floyd kick off their first U.K. It's a move that proves invaluable.ġ960 - It's discovered that George Harrison is underage, and the Beatles have to perform at Hamburg's Kaiserkeller Club without their 17-year-old band member.ġ960 – Ray Charles’ “Georgia on My Mind” tops the singles chart.ġ964 - The UK's first commercial radio station, called Radio Manx, starts broadcasting from the Isle of Man.ġ964 - The Who perform their first concert under their new name, after going by The High Numbers, at London's Marquee Club.ġ965 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience performs in public in the UK for the first time at the Bag O'Nails Club in London.ġ965 – The Rolling Stones make their U.S. ![]() ![]() Read on for a look back at other significant moments that shaped rock and roll during this historically eventful week.ġ956 – “Love Me Tender,” the first feature film to star Elvis Presley, premieres at the Paramount Theater in New York.ġ955 - RCA Records scoops up Elvis Presley's recording contract from Sun Records for $35,000. A spate of classic albums was released as well, including landmark records by The Velvet Underground, John Lennon, and U2. television debut, a glam-rock icon staged his own episode of “The Midnight Special,” and Nirvana taped an historic concert. One of rock’s most important bands made their U.S. ![]()
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