Today was an influential day in music history. The Platters had started a two week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart on this day in 1956 with their song "The Great Pretender"
Ray Charles recorded "What'd I say" In New York City on this day in 1959 and on this same day in 1965 The Beatles were at work in the Abbey Road studio recording John Lennon's "you've Got to Hide Your Love Away".
If that weren't already enough to make today a special day in music history The Beach boy's Brian Wilson recorded the future classic song "Good Vibrations" on this same day in 1966.
Here they are in the same order:
