The 5th Dimension's "Up, Up and Away" win 6 Grammy Awards 1968

The 5th Dimension's 1967 recording of Up, Up and Away took home 6 Grammy Awards at the 10th annual ceremony held February 29, 1968.  Producers Johnny Rivers and Marc Gordon took home Record of the Year.  Jimmy Webb, songwriter, received Song of the Year.  The 5th Dimension won Best Performance by a Vocal Group, Best Performance by a Chorus, Best Contemporary Group Performance (Vocal or Instrumental), and Best Contemporary Single. 

Boris Karloff (horror movie icon) won a Grammy for Best Recording for Children, for his work on Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Elvis Presley won Best Sacred Performance for his recording of How Great Thou Art.

The Beatles won 4 Grammys for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: Album of the Year; Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts; Best Contemporary Album; and Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical. 

The Pointer Sisters appear on the Grand Ole Opry 1974

The Pointer Sisters first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry October 25, 1974, becoming the first black female group to perform at the venue.  They performed Fairytale which went on to win a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group. 

Later, Elvis Presley covered Fairytale.

Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" reaches #1 1957

Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock, the first single from the soundtrack of the movie of the same name, reached #1 on Billboard Hot 100, October 21, 1957. The song was written Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and was released in September.  It remained at #1 for seven weeks.

Jailhouse Rock has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The Pointer Sisters win their first Grammy 1975

The Pointer Sisters win their first Grammy Award, March 1, 1975 for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for Fairytale.  The song was written by Anita and Bonnie, who were also nominated for Best Country Song as the songwriters.  Later Fairytale was covered by Elvis Presley. 

Based on the song's success, the Pointer Sisters were invited to Nashville, and became the first African-American group to perform at the Grand Ol' Opry!

Elvis Presley releases "Suspicious Mind" 1969

Elvis Presley released his eighteenth and last #1 hit, Suspicious Minds, August 26, 1969.  It was a cover of a song written and recorded by Mark James.  It would reach #1 in November.  When James' recording failed commercially, Elvis covered it.  It revived Elvis' chart success and is ranked by Rolling Stone as No. 91 on the list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Elvis Presley hits #1 with "Suspicious Minds" 1969

The week of November 1, 1969, Elvis Presley hit #1 with his release of Suspicious Minds, his first #1 since Good Luck Charm in 1962, and it would be his last before his untimely death.

No one is sure why producer Felton Jarvis put the 15-second fade near the end of the song, as if was ending, but it didn't matter to sales.  Suspicious Minds put Elvis back on top.

It achieved platinum status in the United States and Rolling Stone ranked it #91 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.