1962 - The Beatles perform for producer George Martin at EMI Records in London. Martin was later quoted as saying "They were pretty awful. I understand why other record companies turned them down," but signed them to a contract the following month. John, Paul, George and Pete Best were each paid 7.10 pounds ($12.07) for the session.

1965 - The Rolling Stones released the single ’(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ in the US, which went on to give the band their first No.1.

As the legend goes, Keith Richards woke up in his hotel room with the guitar riff and lyric "can't get no satisfaction" in his head. He recorded it on a portable tape deck, went back to sleep, and brought it to the studio that week. The tape contained his guitar riff followed by the sounds of him snoring.

Keith Richards ran his guitar through a Gibson Fuzz Box to create the distortion effect. He had no intention of using the sound on the record, but Gibson had just sent him the device, and he thought the Fuzz Box would create sustained notes to help sketch out the horn section. The band thought it sounded great and wanted to use the sound because it would be very unusual for a rock record. Richards thought it sounded gimmicky and did not like the result, but the rest of the band convinced him to ditch the horn section and use the distorted guitar sound. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

1971 - John Lennon makes his first stage appearance since 1969 when he and Yoko Ono jam with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the Fillmore East in New York. The show is recorded and released as a bonus disc with the Lennon/Ono album Some Time In New York City.

1974 - RCA Records released 'I Will Always Love You' by Dolly Parton. She wrote the song for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was professionally splitting at the time.

After this song was released, Elvis Presley wanted to cover it. Parton was interested, but Presley's handlers insisted that he be given a share of the publishing rights if he recorded it - a common demand at the time. Parton held her ground, which was a very difficult decision, but one that worked out very well for her, since the publishing rights she would have relinquished turned out to be substantial. A good move considering the payday she got when Whitney Houston turned it into a global smash in 1992, on the Bodyguard soundtrack.

BTW, it was her co-star Kevin Costner who gave the song to Houston.

Birthdays:

Soul singer Gary "U.S." Bonds is 84. His stage name, originally just "U.S. Bonds," comes from posters advertising United States savings bonds. His big hit comes in 1961 with the #1 "Quarter To Three." Bruce Springsteen co-produced and lent the E Street Band to his albums "Dedication" and "On The Line".

Levi Stubbs was born on the day in 1936. Best known as the lead vocalist for the Four Tops. He was also a voice artist in film and animated television series, most famously for the voice of the alien plant in the 1986 comedic horror film Little Shop of Horrors.

R.I.P.:

2022 - Jim Seals of the duo Seals and Crofts, died at the age of 80. The singer was behind laid-back 1970s classics like 'Diamond Girl' and 'Summer Breeze'

2020 - Dr. John died at the age of 77. Dr. John first became a star by taking the sounds and traditions of New Orleans blues, jazz, and R&B and twisting them into new forms. He would become one of the strongest proponents of the Crescent City's musical heritage, celebrating the songs that made the city -- as well as the men and women who made them.

2006 - Billy Preston died aged 59. As a teenager in the late '50s and early '60s backing up Little Richard, Sam Cooke, and later, Ray Charles. In 1969, he was invited to join the Beatles on their Let It Be sessions and their famous final rooftop concert. Billy was the only backing musician to ever be credited on a Beatles single when his name appeared on "Get Back".

He had hits on his own hits, "Will It Go 'Round In Circles", "Nothing From Nothing", and Outa-Space.

On This Day In Music History was sourced from Allmusic, Classic Bands, This Day In Music, Songfacts, and Wikipedia.

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