1955 : Elvis Presley signed a management contract with Colonel Tom Parker. Parker had previously managed the ‘Great Parker Pony Circus’ with one of the acts being a troupe of dancing chickens.

1955 : Ray Charles peaked at No.2 on the US R&B charts with the Atlantic single ‘I Got A Woman’, widely considered the first song to be labelled “soul” – a blending of R&B and gospel.

1958 : Elvis Presley performs his last concert before leaving for the Army, a show at Memphis’ Russwood Park. Aside from two benefit shows in 1961, this would be the last Presley concert until 1969.

1964 : The Rolling Stones kicked off a 58-date UK tour at the Invicta Ballroom in Chatham, Kent. Half the dates saw the Stones playing two shows in one evening.

1966 : Tonight’s winners at the Grammy Awards in New York City are Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for “A Taste of Honey” (Record Of The Year); Frank Sinatra’s September Of My Years (Album Of The Year) and “The Shadow Of Your Smile” (Song Of The Year); and Tom Jones wins Best New Artist.

1967 : The first session recording George Harrison’s new song ‘Within You Without You’ took place at Abbey Road studios, London. George was the only Beatle to perform on this song, which was still called ‘Untitled’. Harrison played the swordmandel and tamboura, Natver Soni played tabla, Amrat Gajjar played dilruba, PD Joshi played swordmandel, and an undocumented musician played a droning tamboura.

1968 : The Stones started daily sessions at Olympic Studios in London to start recording their next album, Beggars Banquet. Working from 7pm to 8am each day without a break, the Stones worked on ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’, ‘Child Of The Moon’, ‘Jigsaw Puzzle’ and ‘Parachute Woman’ as well as the instrumental foundation for a song called ‘Did Everybody Paid Their Dues?’ (which would later become Street Fighting Man).

1969 : John Lennon and Yoko Ono get caught “standing in the dock at Southampton, trying to get to Holland or France” as passport problems stall their wedding. They would get married 5 days later in Gibraltar, and use their adventure in the lyrics to The Ballad Of John And Yoko.

1969 : Cream started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their fourth and final original album ‘Goodbye.’ The single, ‘Badge’, (which was written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison, ) was subsequently released from the album a month later.

1969 : Tommy Roe started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Dizzy’, also No.1 in the UK. In 1991 Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff took the song to No.1 on the UK chart.

1969 : Janis Joplin was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents. The magazine was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, the first issue of November 9, 1967 was in newspaper format with a lead article on the Monterey Pop Festival.

1969 : During a Scandinavian tour Led Zeppelin played two shows in one day. The first was at Teens Club Box 45, Gladsaxe, Denmark and the second at the Brondby Pop Club in Norregard, Denmark. Also on the bill for the second show was The Keef Hartley Band, Ham and Swedish band Made In Sweden.

1971 : CBS-TV announces it will cancel The Ed Sullivan Show, then the longest-running TV show in history, after 23 years.

1972 : As a publicity stunt, the Los Angeles radio station KHJ DJ Robert W. Morgan plays Donny Osmond’s Puppy Love for 90 minutes straight. Concerned listeners call the LAPD, who show up at the station to find no laws – except good taste – are being broken.

1973 : Roberta Flack was at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ and Elton John had the No.1 album with ‘Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player’.

1974 : The Emerson, Lake and Palmer film, Pictures At An Exhibition premieres in Los Angeles.

1975 : Led Zeppelin went to No.1 on the UK chart with the double album Physical Graffiti the first on their own ‘Swan Song’ label, the album spent six weeks at No.1 on the US chart.

1975 : The Doobie Brothers went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Black Water’, the group’s first of two US No.1’s.

1976 : Released on this day, KISS – Destroyer

1977 : Pink Floyd played the first of six sold-out nights at Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England.

1978 : The Alan Freed biopic American Hot Wax, widely considered one of the best Rock and Roll movies of all time, premieres in New York City, featuring appearances and performances by Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.

1979 : At a party following a Stephen Stills concert, Elvis Costello gets in an argument with Bonnie Bramlett of Delaney and Bonnie, and reportedly refers to Ray Charles as a “blind, ignorant ni**er.” Costello pleads inebriation, and says he was just trying to outrage her.

1982 : Bob Dylan was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame at the 13th annual dinner held at the Hilton Hotel in New York City. After the ceremony Dylan gave a short interview to Jane Hansen, which was broadcast by NBC, TV in New York City.

1983 : Cathy Smith is arrested for second-degree murder for providing the drugs that killed John Belushi.

1988 : Mick Jagger opened his first ever solo tour, his first ever performances in Japan and his first full concerts since 1982, with three shows at Osaka’s Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan. The show is mostly made up of Rolling Stones songs, including songs not performed for a long time, including Bitch, Gimmie Shelter, Ruby Tuesday and Sympathy For The Devil as well as the Jimi Hendrix song Foxy Lady.

1989 : The Rolling Stones signed a $70 million contract to play 50 North American dates. It was the largest contract in rock history.

1999 : Curtis Mayfield, Del Shannon, Dusty Springfield, Paul McCartney, The Staple Singers, Billy Joel, and Bruce Springsteen are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Springsteen reunites with the E Street Band to perform at the ceremony.

2000 : Mick Jagger was ordered to increase his child support payments to Brazilian model Luciana Morad from $5,500 a month to $10,000. Mick was asked to confirm that he was the father of her child by the court, while Ms. Morad was seeking a $10 million settlement. Morad told the court her monthly expenses: $3,500 for a nanny; $2,500, for food and $3,350 to rent her place on New York’s Upper West Side.

2000 : Sir Paul McCartney confirmed that him and former model Heather Mills had become ‘an item’. The couple had met after working on the same charity project.

2002 : Yoko Ono unveiled a seven foot bronze statue of John Lennon overlooking the check- in hall of Liverpool John Lennon airport. The re-branding of the airport featured a sketch of Lennon’s face with the words ‘Above Us Only Skies.’

2004 : George Harrison Prince, Bob Seger, The Dells, Traffic and ZZ Top were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City.

2006 : Remnants of Fats Domino’s three pianos are discovered and saved by the Louisiana State Museum after attempting to salvage his Ninth Ward home after Hurricane Katrina.

2008 : Six people were charged with conspiracy to defraud the Isle of Wight Festival by trying to sell fake tickets and wristbands. A police investigation was launched after alleged counterfeit tickets were discovered at last year’s event, which was headlined by The Rolling Stones.

2010 : The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2010 – ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, The Hollies, The Stooges – are inducted at the 25th Annual Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

2010 : Sony Music announced the biggest recording deal in history with the estate of Michael Jackson worth more than $200m. The deal involved 10 album projects over seven year’s including one of previously unreleased material. Sony had sold about 31 million copies of Jackson’s albums worldwide since his death on 25 June, 2009.

2011 : Disney Studios scrapped plans for a 3D remake of The Beatles 1968 film Yellow Submarine. The new film which was being developed by Forrest Gump Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis was going to incorporate the 16 Beatles songs and recordings from the original animated film. Budget issues and a cancelled meeting with surviving Beatles’ members were cited as reasons for the film’s demise.

2015 : Mike Porcaro bassist with Toto died following a battle Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro. Toto who formed in 1978 are best known for such classic rock hits as ‘Hold the Line,’ ‘Rosanna’ and ‘Africa’ and won an Album of the Year Grammy for 1982’s Toto IV.