As a follow-up to his six million seller, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, Jerry Lee Lewis records his biggest hit, “Great Balls of Fire” at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. When released a month later it will sell over a million copies in the first ten days, eventually selling five million more. The...
Capitol Records releases “Little Deuce Coupe” by The Beach Boys. The LP would reach #4 on the Billboard chart during a 46 week stay and would eventually be certified Platinum by the RIAA
Just days after recording what would be her biggest hit, 27 year old Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose at Hollywood’s Landmark Hotel . “Me and Bobby McGee” would reach number one in early 1971, her highest chart success since “Piece Of My Heart” with Big Brother And The Holding Company in 1968.
Billy Joel released the first digitally recorded, live album, “Songs in the Attic”, a collection of tunes he had recorded before his big breakthrough, “Just The Way You Are”.