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Sousa And His Band play at The Lyric Theatre, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. The performance is billed as a "Farewell Concert."
George Edward Heath is born in Wandsworth, South London, UK. He will find success as dance band leader and recording artist Ted Heath. (N.B. He should not be confused with Edward Heath the Conservative politician, who also had musical leanings.)
The musical comedy The Prince Of Pilsen is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of four months.
Rolf Harris is born in Bassendean, Perth, Australia. Harris will go on to become a maker of innovative novelty hit singles and a much-loved tv personality in the UK.
The Casa Loma Orchestra records Never In A Million Years, Would You Like To Buy A Dream, One Two Three Little Hours and There's A Lull In My Life for Decca Records in the USA.
Louis Jordan And His Orchestra open for one week at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Shirley Marie MacLeod is born. She will find notoriety as Re Styles, guitar and vocals with shock-rock band The Tubes, founded in San Francisco, California, USA, in the early 1970s.
Pee Wee King is playing during a week of shows at The Orpheum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Ray Charles plays at Memorial Hall, Lima, Ohio, USA.
Liverpool-born Frankie Vaughan, Della Reese and Jane Morgan are the musical guests on CBS tv's Ed Sullivan Show, recorded in New York City, USA.
Lenny Welch plays at The Kay Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Barbra Streisand continues with a month-long residency at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Della Reese opens at The Paramount Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
In Los Angeles, California, USA, Ella Mae Cooley, wife of former country music star Spade Cooley telephones her sister, Elizabeth Kidwell, saying she is in "bad Shape" and needs a place to hide. Her poor condition has been caused by her husband frequently beating her.
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Tommy Roe, Chris Montez and The Beatles play atThe Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The BBC radio special From Us To You, about The Beatles, is broadcast in the UK.
The Fugs play at The East End Theatre, New York City, USA.
A new club, The Scotch of St James, opens at 13 Mason's Yard, London, UK.
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A shipment of raw LSD arrives at Owsley Stanley's Bear Research Group in Lafler Road, Los Angeles, California, USA. Owsley is now ready to become the main supplier of hallucinogenics to the West Coast musical community.
Tim Dorney, keyboard player with 90s rock band Republica, is born in Ascot, Berkshire, England, UK.
Nico (backed by Jackson Browne on guitar) plays at Stanley's in the basement of The Dom, New York City, USA, supported by Tim Buckley.
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The Grateful Dead, The Charles Lloyd Quartet and The Mystery Trend play during a six-night engagement at The Rock Garden, San Francisco, California, USA.
Phil Ochs plays at The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tom Jones is playing during a month of live dates at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The First Edition (led by Kenny Rogers) play during a week of shows at Soul City, Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Lemon Pipers play the third of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Alexander's Timeless Bloozband, Jerry Steig And The Satyrs, The Sons of Champlin and The Fourth Way play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Herbie Goins plays at Ewell technical College, Ewell, England, UK, Europe, supported by Robert Plant And The Band Of Joy.
Bob Dylan is working on the songs All The Tired Horses, Copper Kettle and Belle Isle in Columbia Music Row Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Ernest Carl "Wimpy" Jones, a former member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys, dies.
Michael Jackson of The Jackson 5, reveals in an interview that he receives $5 a week allowance, which he spends on art supplies.
Roger Taylor of Queen releases his second solo single, Future Management, in the UK.
Rickie Lee Jones plays the first of two nights of shows in New York City, USA.
Ronnie Scott and Gail Thompson play at The Civic Hall, Hayes, Middlesex, England, UK, Europe.
Crazy by Kenny Rogers reaches No1 in the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles Chart in the USA.
Jayne County (formerly Wayne County) plays at The Pink Toothbrush, Rayleigh, England, UK, Europe.
Eric Clapton plays at The Coliseum, Charlotte, Southern Carolina, USA.
Shakin' Stevens plays at The Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, England, UK, Europe.
Dylan plays the first of two nights at the Cameo Theater, Miami Beach, Florida.
Gomez release their sixth album, A New Tide, in the UK on Eat Sleep Records.
As a promotional device for his upcoming album Together Through Life, one track, Beyond Here Lies Nothin', is made available as a free download for one day, via Bob Dylan's official website.
A research study into celebrity and brand equity by Millward Brown reveals that amongst UK adults aged between 18 and 65, Kylie Minogue rates highest, followed by Cheryl Cole and David Beckham, making this trio the UK's most powerful celebrities for brands to partner with.
On the sixth leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, South America, supported by Muse.
Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Soundgarden, Johnny Marr, New Order, Pixies and others play at Lollapalooza, Parque O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile, South America.
On his 20/20 Experience World Tour, Justin Timberlake plays at Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England, UK.
The Blake Shelton LP Sangria is released to radio in the USA by Warner Bros.
On her Anti World Tour, Rihanna plays at The Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Arlester Henderson, aka 'Punch', the bodyguard of rapper Tyga, dies in a collision on a freeway in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Meat Loaf plays at The Hard Rocksino, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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