1958: Hank Ballard and the Midnighters are in the studio on this day recording the B-side for their upcoming single “Teardrops on Your Letter.” It was a little song Hank called “The Twist.”
Two years later, Chubby Checker would record a cover of the tune and all hell would break loose.

1965: Disgusted with the more pop/less blues direction the Yardbirds decide to take, guitarist Eric Clapton quits the band.