1966: The Beatles’ George Harrison marries his girlfriend, British actress/model Patti Boyd, who he met on the set of the movie A Hard Day’s Night. Paul McCartney and Brian Epstein are in attendance. After they are married, Boyd will begin a notorious affair with Eric Clapton who writes about the affair in several songs including his classic “Layla.”

1973: After a string of country & western hits, Jerry Lee Lewis finally makes his debut at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He’s told to stick to country music and keep it clean. Lewis takes the stage and performs both country and his rock & roll hits, telling the crowd he’s “the rock and rollin', country and western, rhythm and blues singin' motherf----r.“

1959: As a sign that rock ‘n’ roll might have more staying power than its detractors had predicted, ABC-TV’s American Bandstand hosted by the perpetually youthful Dick Clark became the most watched daytime TV show in America on this day. Were you one of the millions who rushed home after school to catch it?

1965: Paul Simon drops out of the Brooklyn Law School to pursue a career in music full-time. No word on how Paul’s parents reacted to that news.

1994: Another busy day in Osmond family history. On this day Donny Osmond squared off against Danny  in a charity boxing match. It seems Donny was taunting Danny at a gym they both frequented.

Bonaduce wins a split decision.

The claim that Suzanne Crough (Tracy Partridge) knocked out Little Jimmy Osmond in the preliminary bout is just a wild rumor.

1976: I’m sure we all remember where we were and what we were doing on this day when Donny & Marie debuted on ABC. We also remember vividly whether we were a little bit country or a little bit rock & roll.

1955: An unknown singer performs on “The Louisiana Hayride, a popular radio program originating from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport. The singer is some Memphis truck driver named Elvis Presley who sings “That’s All Right, Mama,” “Hearts of Stone” and “Tweedle Dee.” In the audience and getting his first look at Elvis is an entrepreneur who calls himself Colonel Tom Parker.

1967: Put some flowers in your hair today to celebrate the anniversary of the first “Be-In,” held on this day in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Music is provided by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother & the Holding Company (natch).

1973: After kicking a very destructive heroin habit, singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire Eric Clapton stages his comeback concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London. He opens and closes the show with “Layla.” Pete Townsend, Ron Wood and Steve Winwood are among the all-star band backing Clapton.

1965: NBC airs the first episode of Hullabaloo. The music program is the network’s attempt to match the success of Shindig on rival network, ABC. That first broadcast features performances by The New Christy Minstrels, Gerry & the Pacemakers, and even Woody Allen.

A recurring segment of the program is broadcast from the UK where Brian Epstein introduces a local music act. On this first show that act is The Zombies