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On this day in 1956, the BBC banned Bill Haley's new single Rockin' Through The Rye, because they felt the song went against "traditional British standards" with the lyrics, "All the lassies rock with me when rockin' through the rye." youtu.be/Atp87mTzwoQ pic.twitter.com/ueQIfBS5gs

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On this day in 1963, The Beach Boys released their third album, Surfer Girl. Five of the tracks have the word "surf" in the title. youtu.be/lHNcMs8W660 pic.twitter.com/iAo707qnCS

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Bluesman B.B. King was born Riley B King in Mississippi on this day in 1925. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and is one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of the Blues". youtu.be/SgXSomPE_FY pic.twitter.com/squlObYNcK

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Singer Pat Barrett (of The Crew-Cuts) was born in Toronto, Canada, on this day in 1933. Along with Rudi Maugeri, he co-wrote the band’s first hit, Crazy 'Bout You, Baby, in 1954. He died in 2016. youtu.be/2rdw1n5zvnQ pic.twitter.com/wmRRtH3e08

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On this day in 1955, Little Richard recorded one of the greatest rock’n’roll records of all time, Tutti Frutti, in New Orleans. youtu.be/Cj059o9OwqY pic.twitter.com/pDCRFEyhG2

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