On This Day in Music History:

July 5th: On this day

1954, Working together for the first time in a recording studio

with Scotty Moore and Bill Black, Elvis Presley fools around

during a break with an up-tempo version of 'That's All Right.'

Producer Sam Phillips has them repeat the jam and records it. It

became Presley's first release on Sun Records.

1963, The Beatles played at the Plaza Ballroom in Dudley in the

West Midlands. Appearing with The Beatles - Denny and the

Diplomats, led by Denny Laine, who went on to join the Moody

Blues and eventually, Paul McCartney's group Wings.