In 1957...Fats Domino released his debut album, This is Fats.

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LAS VEGAS - JUNE 27: Singer Fats Domino attends the 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards held at the Las Vegas Hilton on June 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ()

In 1960...Chubby Checker's "The Twist" entered the top 40. Fueled by the dance craze. the song eventually rose to number one. A year later, it reached number one again, being the only record other than Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" to pull off that feat.

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PHILADELPHIA - JULY 09: Chubby Checker performs a free concert to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of "The Twist" at Dilworth Plaza,City Hall July 9, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ()

In 1963...The Oregon band The Kingsmen released "Louie Louie." Many radio stations banned the song when they decided the indecipherable lyrics must be obscene.

In 1964...The Animals released "House of the Rising Sun," which became their first chart-topper.

In 1964...Bob Dylan released his album Another Side of Bob Dylan.

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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 11: Musician Bob Dylan Performs onstage during the 37th AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas at Sony Pictures on June 11, 2009 in Culver City, California. ()

In 1966...South Africa banned Beatles records as a reaction to John Lennon's remark that the band was "more popular than Jesus."

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 01: Ringo Starr (L) and Sir Paul McCartney introduce the new video game "The Beatles: Rock Band" for the Microsoft XBox 360 at the E3 2009 gaming expo on June 1, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is a three-day event dedicated to the gaming industry. ()

In 1969...The Beatles held their photo session for the Abbey Road LP cover in front of the Abbey Road studios.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: A street sign for Abbey Road in North London on which the Abbey Road recording studios stand, that have been put up for sale by their owner EMI on February 17, 2010 in London, England. The studios are synonymous with the Beatles and in particular their album 'Abbey Road' whose cover image was taken on the zebra crossing outside the studios. Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has said he hopes the famous studios can be saved and preserve their status as a working recording studio. EMI, which is owned by private equity firm Terra Firma, needs to raise over 100m GBP to prevent a breach of its banking arrangements with Citigroup. It is estimated that the sale of the studios could raise as much as 30m GBP. ()

In 1970...Janis Joplin bought a headstone for her heroine Bessie Smith's unmarked grave in Philadelphia.

In 1976...Epic Records released Boston's self-titled first album. The album became the fastest selling debut ever.

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BOSTON - NOVEMBER 24: (L-R) Boston band members Michael Sweet, Tom Scholz and Gary Pihl attend the launch party of Kidz B Kidz clothing line, donating a portion of all proceeds to childhood cancer research programs, at Children's Hospital Boston, Patient Entertainment Center November 24, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. ()

In 1980...The Plasmatics suffered a blow in London when local authorities told them they couldn't blow up a car onstage at the Hammersmith Odeon.

In 1981...MTV made its first live concert stereo broadcast. The lucky band was REO Speedwagon.

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Singer/guitarist Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon performs at the Greek theater, in Los Angeles, California, on June 4, 2011. AFP PHOTO/VALERIE MACON ()

In 1985...Keith Richards guest starred on Phantom, Rocker & Slick's "My Mistake." He accepted a leopard-skin as payment.

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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 04: Musician Keith Richards accepts the Brass Balls award at Spike TV's 5th Annual "Guys Choice Awards" at Sony Studios on June 4, 2011 in Culver City, California. ()

In 1986...having served his sentence for possession of drugs and firearms, David Crosby was released from prison.

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LOS ANGELES - JUNE 25: Singer David Crosby arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "License to Wed" at the Cinerama Dome Theater on June 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. ()

In 1991...Rock organist Billy Preston, known for "Nothing From Nothing," was charged with exhibiting pornography to a minor.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Musician Billy Preston performs during the "Jammin for Ray" Post-Grammy Party following the 47th Annual Grammy Awards at Spago's Restaurant on February 13, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. ()

In 1992...In Montreal, an onstage explosion injured Metallica lead singer James Hetfield, leading the band to call off their portion of the show. Guns N' Roses hit the stage next and also cut their set short because of Axl Rose's voice problems. In turn, the Canadian fans rioted.

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INDIO, CA - APRIL 23: Musician James Hetfield of Metallica performs onstage during The Big 4 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2011 in Indio, California. ()

In 2000...James Brown's head of security was arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed his Augusta, Georgia offices. Brown was also sued for sexual harrassment again, this time by a former backup singer.

In 2002...3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell was cleared of assault charges stemming from a fight at a party. Terry Alexander claimed Harrell knocked out seven of his teeth after he discovered he was being secretly taped. Alexander claimed he needed to tape his conversations because of his fading memoryu=.

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FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 09: Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down performs prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas. ()

In 2005..."Walking in Memphis" singer Marc Cohn was shot in the head during a tour bus-jacking in Denver. He miraculously survived.

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NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Singer Marc Cohn performs at the 25th Anniversary Summerstage Gala "The Music Of Simon & Garfunkel" at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on June 8, 2010 in New York City. ()