Billboard reports last year's most-played jukebox disc was country star Jimmy Dean's „Big Bad John.“ One vote behind was Chubby Checker's „The Twist.“ (1962)
Bob Dylan walks out of dress rehearsals for „The Ed Sullivan Show“ when CBS censors tell him he cannot perform his „Talking John Birch Society Blues.“ When told the tune may be libelous, Dylan refuses to appear on the show. (1963)
The winners at the sixth annual Grammy Awards are announced. Henry Mancini's „The Days of Wine and Roses“ is Record and Song of the Year. Album of the year is „The Barbra Streisand Album.“ (1964)
The Rolling Stones begin two days of recording at Chess Studios in Chicago. They put down the original tracks for „Satisfacation,“ which they work on again two days later at RCA's Hollywood Studio, where they also record tracks for the album „Out of Your Heads.“ (1965)
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