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The New Princes' Toronto Band records I Love My Baby, Lullaby Baby, Say It When You Get The Chance and Love Bound, for Columbia Records in London, UK.
The Third Man Theme by Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians peaks at No1 on the Canadian pop singles chart and stays in the top slot for eleven weeks.
Chain Gang by Sam Cooke spends the second of two weeks at No2 in Billboard magazine's US Pop singles chart. On the same day, Let's Think About Livin? by Bob Luman reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
Paul Anka appears on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, singing The Story Of My Love. On the same day, Anka plays the sixth night of three-weeks at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
The First Mariposa Folk Festival, a two-day event, comes to an end at Oval Park, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Performers appearing over the two days of the event include Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker [aka Ian And Sylvia], O.J. Abbott, Omar Blondahl, Jean Carignan, Alan Mills, Jacques Labrecque, The Travellers, Al Cherney, Bonnie Dobson, the Canadian folklorist Edith Fowke, Merrick Jarrett, Alan McRae and Peter Wyborn, Finvola Redden, Ted Schafer, Mary Jane and Winston Young and The York County Boys.
Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians play a one-nighter at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Paul Anka records Love Me Warm And Tender, I Never Knew Your Name and I'd Like To Know in New York City, USA.
The 
Glen Campbell records guitar instrumental versions of King Of The Road, Sassy Street, Ticket To Ride (by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles) and the Bob Dylan composition Mr. Tambourine Man in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
During sessions for Big Brother and The Holding Company's Columbia Records debut album, Cheap Thrills, in Columbia Studio E, New York City, USA, the band, featuring Janis Joplin, records Roadblock and Flower In The Sun.
Buffalo Springfield performs at The Community Concourse, San Diego, California, USA, with The Electric Flag.
Joni Mitchell is playing during eight nights at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Her support acts change during this period, but include David Steinberg and Bunky And Jake.
Blood, Sweat And Tears play the second of two nights at The Rockpile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jim Morrison of 
National Health play during four nights at The Edge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
A 20th Anniversary of Woodstock concert is held at Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, with a line-up including Country Joe And The Fish, John Kay and Steppenwolf, Sha-Na-Na, Buffy Sainte-Marie, John Sebastian, Melanie, Richie Havens, Band of Gypsies and Iron Butterfly.
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The album Rain Dogs by 
On her Heart Of Stone tour, Cher plays at The Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Robbie Robertson, formerly of The Band, inducts slide guitarist Elmore James into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, at The Waldorf Astoria, New York City, USA. Other inductees include Johnny Cash, The Isley Brothers, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Yardbirds.
Bruce Cockburn records Turn, Turn, Turn, at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, for the tribute album Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Songs Of Pete Seeger.
Three Doors Down drummer Daniel Adair announces on radio in the USA that he has left his band to join Nickelback.The Dears, supported by The Shout Out Louds, play at The Earl, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Alanis Morissette, supported by Jason Mraz, continues her Jagged Little Pill Acoustic tour at The Arlene Schnitzer Hall, Portland, Oregon, USA.
The multiple-act heavy rock travelling festival Gigantour, featuring Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory and others plays in The Bell Centre, Quebec, Canada.
Neil Young is confirmed as the third headline act for this year’s Glastonbury Festival in Pitlon, Somerset, England, UK, along with Bruce Springsteen and Blur.
Aerosmith cancel tonight's gig in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, because of a leg injury suffered by singer Steven Tyler. The injury will cause the band to cancel a further four gigs.
When Justin Bieber hears his single One Less Lonely Girl being sung on a karaoke machine in Malibu, California, USA, he and his girlfriend Selena Gomez pop in to the party - which turns out to be a wedding reception - and pose with the surprised and delighted bride and groom.On his My World tour, Justin Bieber plays at The National Stadium, Santiago, Chile, South America.
Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Tweedy, Gogol Bordello, Jenny Lewis, July Talk, Hollerado, Man Man, The Paper Kites, New Country Rehab, Twin Forks, Noah Gundersen, Bidini Band, Joe Pug, Jon-Boy Lanford And The Burlington Men's Welsh Chorus and The Devin Cuddy Band play in TURF (The Toronto Urban Roots Fest), Fort York Garrison Common, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lady Antebellum announce a new tour during a gig streamed on Facebook Live, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, during which they perform several new tracks from their upcoming album, Heart Break. The tour is to be called the You Look Good World Tour and will cover North America, South Africa, the UK and Europe, and features Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young as support acts.
On his 44-show Boy Meets World tour Drake plays the first of two nights at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by Giggs.
On her We Were Here Tour, Lights plays at The House Of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA.1926 |
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