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Hernan Cortez, the conquistador lands in Mexico, which he will conquer for the Spanish empire, brutally slaughtering any natives who stand in his way. Neil Young will be inspired to write his 1975 song Cortez The Killer, embellishing a few historical facts with liberal lashings of his vivid imagination.
Pete Pumiglio is born in in Cristobal, Panama, Central America. He will achieve success as a jazz alto saxphonist and clarinetist player, best known for his work with Joe Venuti's Blue Four and The Raymond Scott Quintette.McKenzie's Candy Kids [aka The Mound City Blue Blowers] record When My Sugar Walks Down the Street and Panama, for Vocalion Records in New York City, USA.
The movie musical Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is released to cinemas in Mexico, North America.
The anarchic musical comedy movie Hellzapoppin', starring Olsen and Johnson opens at cinemas in Mexico, North America.
John Henry Deutschendorf Jr is born in Roswell, New Mexico, USA. He will find international fame as country singer and songwriter John Denver.
The movie Stormy Weather, starring Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller and others, opens to cinemas in Portugal, Europe.Dick Shurman is born in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. He will find success as a record producer working mainly in the blues field, with artists including Albert Collins and Johnny Winter.
MGM's movie remake of the Kern-Hammerstein musical play Show Boat, starring Howard Keel, Ava Gardner and Kathryn Grayson, is released to cinemas in Mexico, Central America.Buddy Holly plays lead guitar on recording sessions for vocalists Jack Huddle and Jim Robinson at producer Norman Petty's recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico, USA.
Buddy Holly plays lead guitar on recording sessions for vocalists Jack Huddle and Jim Robinson at producer Norman Petty's recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico.
Frank Sinatra acts as best man when music promoter Lee Gordon marries dancer and model Arlene Topfer in Acapulco, Mexico, Central America.
Bill Haley And His Comets play the second night in a three-week season at The Terrazzo Cafe, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America.
Bill Haley And His Comets play the fourth night in a three-week season at The Terrazzo Cafe, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America.
Robbie Alford releases It's Breaking My Heart, backed with Soft Pedals by Larry Dennison, on Goldust Records of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
Chubby Checker plays the first of ten nights at the National Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America.
The movie The Continental Twist, (aka Twist All Night) is released to cinemas in Mexico, North America. The movie stars Louis Prima and Sam Butera And The Witnesses.
The Having been arrested the previous day on charges of smuggling drugs into the USA from Mexico, Johnny Cash is transferred from El Paso County Jail to the Federal Courthouse, where he is given a $1000 fine and receives a 30-day suspended sentence.
Acid guru Timothy Leary is busted for pot at the border between Mexico and America.
José José represents Mexico in an international song festival, the Latin Song Festival II, in the Teatro Ferrocarrilero in Mexico City, Mexico, North America. His performance of the song El Triste elicits tears, standing ovations, expressions of amazement and cheers from the judges and spectators, despite which he only takes third place. Neverthless, this performance giveS Jose Jose his first major break as a popular artist.
On their Worldwide Texas tour, ZZ Top play at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, supported by Jay Boy Adams and The Outlaws. The tour features an onstage menagerie of typically Texan live animals such as a longhorn steer, a black buffalo, two vultures and two rattlesnakes. Various Texan plants, such as yucca, agave and cacti, also decorate the stage, which has been built in the shape of Texas.
Black Sabbath’s current North American tour ends with the second of two nights at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
The Housemartins play at Thames Polytechnic, Woolwich, London, England, UK, Europe. The show is a benefit for Nicaragua.
Former Staff Sgt Barry Sadler, best known for his militaristic right wing 1966 hit, The Ballad of the Green Berets, is injured by a bullet to the head in a taxi cab in Guatemala City, South America. The authorities conclude he was drunk and accidently shot himself. Friends and family say he was the victim of a robbery or an assassination attempt.
On their New Jersey Syndicate Tour, Bon Jovi play the first of two nights at Estadio Tecnológico, Monterray, Mexico, North America.
John Sebastian, the owner and general manager of radio station KLSK FM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, plays Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin for twenty-four hours non-stop to inaugurate the station's format change to Classic Rock. Police arrive at the station twice with guns drawn: once when a listener reports that the DJ has apparently suffered a heart attack, and a second time when it is suspected that, this being during the Gulf War, the station has been taken hostage by terrorists dispatched by Saddam Hussein, known to be a Zeppelin fan.
On a day off during his Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson is staying in his suite of rooms on the 42nd floor of the Hotel President Stouffer, Mexico City, Mexico, North America.The film North Country, starring Charlize Theron, is released in the UK and Mexico. The movie features several Bob Dylan songs, including the newly-recorded Tell 'Ol Bill.
Sir Paul McCartney has to be rescued by police after youths surround his vehicle and jump up and down on the roof after a concert at Foro Sol stadium, Mexico City, Mexico, North America.
On the third leg of his Twisted Road tour, Neil Young plays at the Marina Civic Center, Panama City, Florida, USA.
On his 80-concert Sailing To Philadelphia Tour, Mark Knopfler plays the second of two nights at The National Auditorium, Mexico City, Mexico, North America.On the seventh leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America, supported by Snow Patrol.
On her California Dreams tour Katy Perry plays in The Auditorio Telmex, Zapopan, Mexico.
During his On The Run Tour, Paul McCartney plays a free concert in the Zócalo de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico, to an audience estimated at 230,000.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at The Pavilion, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays the first of two nights at Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Central America.
On their America Latina Ole Tour, The Rolling Stones play the first of two nights at Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico, North America, supported by Little Jesus.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at Estadio El Campin, Bogota, Colombia, South America, supported by Noel Gallagher's High FLying Birds
Efterklang hold a 'listening event' in advance of the release of their new LP Altid Sammen, at La Roma, Mexico City, Mexico, North America.1519 |
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