1968: Simon And Garfunkel record "Mrs. Robinson", which will become their second US number one and win a Grammy Award for Record Of The Year. Simon would later say that his inclusion of the phrase "coo-coo-ca-choo" is an homage to the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus".

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1965: At the Arthur Smith Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, James Brown records "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", which will reach #8 on the Billboard Pop chart and #1 on the R&B chart the following August and later win a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording.

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1963: The Beach Boys record "Surfin' USA", which will climb to number three in the US by mid-April. Although it was credited as being composed by Brian Wilson, the tune was a note-for-note cover of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen". Following a lawsuit, Berry was granted writing credit and royalties from the record.

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1956: Elvis Presley records a cover version of Carl Perkins "Blue Suede Shoes" which will reach number 20 on the US Pop chart in April.

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1973: Johnny Rivers received a Gold record for the Billboard #6 hit single, "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu". Huey "Piano" Smith And The Clowns had a #52 hit with it in 1957.

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