Heart’s Nancy Wilson has praised Dolly Parton for taking herself out of the running for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame’s class of inductees. She says she now wants to write a rock album with Dolly and is going to give her a call.
In the History of Rock in 1955 – Elvis Presley signed a management contract with Colonel Tom Parker. Parker had previously managed the ‘Great Parker Pony Circus’ with one of the acts being a troupe of dancing chickens.
In 1968– The Rolling Stones started daily sessions at Olympic Studios in London to start recording their next album, Beggars Banquet. They worked from 7pm to 8am each day without a break.
And in 1975 – The Doobie Brothers went to number 1 on the U.S. singles chart with 'Black Water', the group’s first of two U.S. number 1’s.