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Simon Nkabinde is born in Alexandra, a township outside Johannesburg in South Africa. He will find fame as the mbaqanga singer Mahlathini, aka The Lion Of Soweto.
Tom McGuinness of Manfred Mann, McGuinness Flint and The Blues Band, is born in London, UK.
Red Nichols And His 5 Pennies play at Club Morocco, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tanor sax man and Chess Records recording artist Claude McLin [nicknamed The Crown Prince OfThe Tenor Sax] files a new six nights-a-week contract to play in the Morocco Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with his local Musicians Union.
Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa is born in Nigeria, Africa. He will find success as singer/songwriter, producer, TV presenter and publisher Charly Boy.
Miriam Makeba plays the sixth night of a four week season at the Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
John Coltrane, Miriam Makeba, Oscar Brown Jr., and Machito's Band play the fifth night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Henri Mancini records The Theme From Hatari and The Sounds Of Hatari for RCA Victor Records in the USA. The tracks will appear on the soundtrack of the Howard Hawks' film Hatari!
The hit single The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows visit Nairobi National Game Park in Kenya, Africa, as guests of the park warden Mr. Stephen Ellis during a break in their tour of East Africa.
Big Pete Deuchar's Country Blues play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, who will eventually become Manfred Mann.
The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, later to become Manfred Mann, play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, later to become Manfred Mann, play at The Marquee, London, England, UK, Europe.
Manfred Mann play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play the first of two nights at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
The second day of The British Song Festival is held at The Dome, Brighton, UK, with performers including Elkie Brooks, Wayne Fontana And the Mindbenders, Billy J. Kramer, Lulu, Manfred Mann, Julie Rogers and Mark Wynter.
The Animals, The Small Faces, Tommy Quickly, The Soulmates and Beryl Marsden play in The Odeon, Colchester, England, UK, Europe
The Beatles sign a contract to represent the BBC and Britain, on Our World, the world's first live television satellite link-up, which will be be seen by approximately 400 million people across five continents.
Miriam Makeba, Count Basie and Wes Montgomery play at Westchester Copunty Center, White Plains, New York State, USA.
Latifa Bint Alayah Al Arfaoui is born in Maniba, Tunisia, Africa. She will find success as Arab pop singer Hugh Masekela And Big Black, Chicago Transit Authority and the Illinois Speed Press play at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, California, USA.
Hugh Masekela plays the last of six nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Chicago Transit Authority.Hugh Masekela plays during a week of shows at Red Foxx's Club, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA, with The Les McCann Trio.
Pink Floyd's album The Wall is declared to be "prejudicial to the safety of South Africa" by that country's ruling apartheid government.
Mongo Santamaria and the Hugh Masekela Band play the third of thirteen nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Mongo Santamaria and the Hugh Masekela Band play the last of thirteen nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
When European singing star Demis Roussos flies from Athens, Greece, Europe, to Rome, Italy, with his girlfriend Pamela, the plane is hijacked and Roussos is held hostage in Beiruit, Lebanon, for five days.
Thomas Mapfumo And Blacks Unlimited play at The Africa Centre, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Indian classical musician Amjad Ali Khan, a virtuoso player of the sarod, plays at The Music Village, Holland Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
Peter Gabriel enters the UK singles chart with Biko, about murdered South African Civil Rights leader Steve Biko, which will peak at No38.
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Mallethead, Hardlicks, Livewire, Egypt and Blue Tiger play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Dave Matthews Band plays at The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
It is announced that, one week after licensing their music for download exclusively via iTunes, The Beatles have sold more than 2m tracks and 450,000 albums digitally worldwide.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill On Sea, England, UK, Europe.Bono of U2 joins the Soweto Gospel Choir in St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa, the day before Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday to sing a birthday tribute for the retired archbishop.
The fifth annual Record Store Day is held in record shops across the world. For this year, 
The Dave Matthews Band plays the first of three nights at The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA.
On her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour, Mariah Carey plays the second of two nights at The Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Amr Diab, one of the most successful singers and recording stars in the Middle East, enters The Guinness World records listing as the first Arab singer to win a large number of global awards in the Middle East region.1937 |
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