1960: Bob Dylan plays his very first gig in New York at the Café Wha? At the end of his performance, he asks if anyone in the audience is willing to give him a place to sleep that night.

1956: After being turned down by several labels, the small independent, King Records decides to take a chance on the unknown R&B act, James Brown and His Famous Flames and releases their first record, “Please, Please, Please.”

1959: Sitting all alone in his New York apartment, Buddy Holly turns on a tape recorder, picks up his acoustic guitar and makes what will be his final recordings.After his death, the recordings are discovered, taken into a studio and overdubbed with other musicians. Today, we know them as the Buddy Holly songs: “Crying, Waiting, Hoping,”“That’s What They Say,”“What to Do, That Makes It Tough’ and “Peggy Sue Got Married.”

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.