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Bob Dylan plays at S.I.U. Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA.
Queen begin their Jazz tour of the USA at The Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Ahmet Ertegun, President of Atlantic Records, recommends that the controversial Rolling Stones' song Some Girls should be re-edited, to remove racist and sexist lyrics in the song.
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Sid Vicious, former bassist of The Sex Pistols, attempts suicide again in the bathroom of the Hotel Seville, Madison Avenue, New York City, USA, by slashing his wrists with a razor blade and a broken light bulb, then tries to jump out the window. He is admitted to the psychiatric ward of Bellevue Hospital.
The Rolling Stones issue a statement to the press, apologising for the offensive and discriminatory lyrics of their song Some Girls. Many observers perceive the apology as a cynical attempt to crawl out of responsibility for lyrics that were blatantly mysogynistic and racist.
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Bob Dylan's latest single, Is Your Love In Vain, enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No56 during a three-week run.
Nick Gilder reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA with Hot Child In The City.
George Scott-Wood dies aged 75 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe. He had achieved success as a jazz pianist,arranger and bandleader of the 1930's Big Band era. Often credited as Scott Wood, he played with Jay Whidden And His Band (1928-1930), and subsequently accompanied artists including Richard Tauber, Sir Harry Lauder, Beatrice Lillie, Larry Adler, Gracie Fields, Max Miller and Vic Oliver.