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Emery Williams Jr is born in Haynes, Arkansas, USA. He will find success as blues pianist/vocalist Detroit Junior.
Former Ford motor plant employee Joe Louis defeats Italy's Primo Carnera in the sixth round of a boxing match before a crowd of 60,000 in Yankee Stadium, New York City, USA. "Whether it was the South Side of Chicago, St. Antoine Street of Detroit, or the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Negro communities throughout the nation went crazy with joy," reported the New York Amsterdam Star-News. A folk hero had been born and the song He's In The Ring [Doin' The Same Old Thing] by blues guitarist and singer Memphis Minnie was inspired by Louis' success in the ring.
Gerard Richard Stickells is born in Lydd, kent, England, UK, Europe. He will find success as Gerry Stickells, a renowned tour manager, working with Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Abba, Fleetwood Mac, Bette Midler and Madonna.
Barbra Streisand continues with a month-long residency at The Caucus Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Ben E. King, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Mary Wells, Sugar Pie DeSanto and others play the fourth night in a week of concerts at The Regal, Chicago Illinois, USA.
Dinah Washington, with Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, records Let's Fall In Love, Sometimes I'm Happy and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Mercury Records.
Ahmad Jamal And His Trio are playing at The Minor Key Coffee House, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Motortown Revue, featuring The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, and Martha And The Vandellas, plays the second of two nights at The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA. On these two dates the artists play four shows per day.
Little Stevie Wonder continues with his Christmas season booking at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Little Stevie Wonder continues with his Christmas season booking at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Bobby Vee marries his first and only wife, Karen Bergen, in Holy Rosary Church, Orchard Lane, Detroit, Michigan, USA, then heads off to honeymoon in Acapulco. They will have four children, sons Jeffrey, Thomas, and Robert, and daughter Jennifer.
The Supremes appear on UK radio show Top Gear in London, UK. Also on the show are Tommy Quickly and Matt Monro.
The Top 5 Singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on thios day are as follows :
1. BABY LOVE - THE SUPREMES
2. Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones
3. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
4. Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
5. Ringo - Lorne Greene
1. BABY LOVE - THE SUPREMES
2. Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones
3. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
4. Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
5. Ringo - Lorne Greene
Do The Boomerang by Junior Walker and the All-Stars peaks at No36 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA, for just one week.
Lesley Gore plays at Basin Street East, New York City, USA, along with Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels, The Invitatiuons, King Ernst And The Palace Guards and The Castaways.
The Top Ten Singles for the week ending on this date in Cashbox magazine in the USA are as follows :
1. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD - Rolling Stones - London
2. I HEAR A SYMPHONY - Supremes - Motown
3. A LOVER'S CONCERTO - The Toys - DynoVoice
4. 1-2-3 - Len Barry - Decca
5. YESTERDAY - The Beatles - Capitol
6. KEEP ON DANCING - The Gentrys - MGM
7. RESCUE ME - Fontella Bass - Checker
8. YOU'RE THE ONE - The Vogues - Co And Ce
9. EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN - Gary Lewis And The Playboys - Liberty
10. LET'S HANG ON! - The Four Seasons - Philips
1. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD - Rolling Stones - London
2. I HEAR A SYMPHONY - Supremes - Motown
3. A LOVER'S CONCERTO - The Toys - DynoVoice
4. 1-2-3 - Len Barry - Decca
5. YESTERDAY - The Beatles - Capitol
6. KEEP ON DANCING - The Gentrys - MGM
7. RESCUE ME - Fontella Bass - Checker
8. YOU'RE THE ONE - The Vogues - Co And Ce
9. EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN - Gary Lewis And The Playboys - Liberty
10. LET'S HANG ON! - The Four Seasons - Philips
The previously recorded instrumental track for the song Ain't That Real Satisfaction is assigned to The Isley Brothers and their vocals are added, at Motown's Hitsville Studio, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Supremes make an appearance at the Shamrock Hilton DJ Party in Houston, Texas, USA.Scott Richard Case, December's Children, Thyme and Odds And Ends play the second of two nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Lady Madonna by The Beatles entering at No21.
The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, plays at the 5th Dimension, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Having stalled at No67 the previous year, a re-release of Vanilla Fudge's drastic re-interpretation of The Supremes' You Keep Me Hanging On enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA. It will peak at No6.
During their first-ever European tour The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe.Ghetto Child by The Detroit Spinners enters the UK Popular Singles Chart, where it will peak at No7 during a ten-week run on the chart. The musical feel and structure of this song will inspire Elvis Costello to write his second single, Alison, in 1977.
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Ted Nugent, Scorpions and Def Leppard play at The Paramount Theatre, Portland, Oregon, USA.
The Royal Variety Performance, held at the London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe, is transmitted on tv in the UK, featuring Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Chris De Burgh, David Essex and more.
The 20th Annual Songwriters' Hall Of Fame awards ceremony is held in the New York Hilton Hotel, New York City, USA. Whitney Houston inducts Smokey Robinson to the Hall, and wins the Hitmaker Award for herself.
Michael Jackson undergoes tests St John's Hospital and Health Center, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA, where he has been admitted suffering from severe chest pains.
When Michael Jackson plays at the Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany, Europe, a stage-prop bridge collapses as he dances along it, hurling him into the pit. He is not seriously injured.
Wearing a black ski mask, Michael Jackson goes shopping at Wal-Mart. Finding their masked visitor very suspicious, Wal-Mart calls the police. Not long after, the police pull him over. Nothing comes of it because he is simply vacationing near Aspen, Colorado so his children can see snow.
The 
A collection of almost 2,000 Michael Jackson-related items dating from the mid-1960s to the early '90s, goes up for auction in the Hard Rock Cafe in Las
Vegas, Nevada. Items up for grabs include including Michael's
sunglasses, microphone, the gold award for Thriller and his fedora from the Bad video. Handwritten lyrics for The Jackson 5 hit ABC, Randy Jackson's futuristic 1984 stage boots, Janet Jackson's ballet shoes and a Mae West costume she wore when she first performed with the Jackson 5.
On her 
A feature in trade magazine Billboard in the USA reveals that Michael Jackson's estate has earned more than $1bn (£677m) since his death a year earlier.
UK newspaper the Daily Mail reports that Madonna's brother, Anthony Ciccone, lives under a bridge in Traverse City, Michigan, USA, and depends on a local soup kitchen for food.Edwin Shirley, the rock'n'roll trucking pioneer whose fleet of vehicles transported artists including The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Abba, Queen and Michael Jackson, dies aged 64 in Homerton Hospital, Hackney, London, England, UK, Europe. He had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2009 but continued working for as long as possible.
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Stevie Wonder launches a tour, during which he performs his classic album Songs In The Key Of Life in its entirety, with a show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.The Temptations and the Four Tops play the fourth of seven nights at The Palace Theatre, Times Square, New York City, USA.
Lady Antebellum perform The Star-Spangled Banner during a rainstorm before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Nyquist wins the race, which is also attended by Joey Fatone, Eddie Montgomery, Travis Tritt, Will Chase, Tanya Tucker and Mary Wilson of The Supremes.
On their 19-date Rock Paper Scissors tour Sting and Peter Gabriel play at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.
Tyrone 'Lil Ty' Barkley of psychedelic soul group The Undisputed Truth dies aged 70 in Arizona, USA.
On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the first of ten shows at The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the second of ten shows at The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.1931 |
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