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Orchestral conductor and Composer Sir Thomas Beecham is born in St. Helens, Lancashire UK.
Jack Hylton's Kit-Kat Band records Brown Eyes In Your Dreams and Silver Rose, for HMV Records in the Small Queen's Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
Ray Noble And His Orchestra, with The Merriel Abbott Dude Ranch Revue, plays at The Empire Room, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Alma Cogan plays the first of six nights at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, UK, supported by Semprini and The Lucky Stars.
Stanley Dale's Skiffle Show Of 1958 plays the fourth of five nights at The Gaumont, Bradford, England, UK, Europe, featuring Jim Dale, Wally Whyton And The Vipers, Susan And Valerie Pardoe, Stan Van, Campbell And Rogerson and Betty Fox's Eight Dancing Teenagers.
Tony Bennett plays during a month of shows at The Pigalle, London, England, UK, Europe.
US Army private James Marshall Hendrix [Jimi Hendrix] takes a photograph as he jumps from a plane, and another just before landing, at the 101st Airborn Division jump school, Fort Campbell, Kentucky,USA.
The Dudley Moore Trio plays at The Marquee, Soho, London, UK.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the single The Loco-Motion by Little Eva.
Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
UK newspaper the Daily Mirror reports on a recent meeting between American recording star Gene Pitney and The Rolling Stones, quoting Pitney as saying, "When I first saw them I didn't know whether to say hello or bark."
Have I The Right by The Honeycombs reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
The Alex Harvey Soul Band plus Long John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK.
Herman's Hermits play the last of three nights at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Dusty Springfield plays at Tito's, Stockton, England, UK, Europe
Roadie Neville Chesters joins the Jimi Hendrix Experience crew. In the evening, Jimi Hendrix Experience play at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, with The Denny Laine Electric String Band, The Chiffons and Procol Harum. Later, Hendrix goes to see The Turtles at The Speakeasy. Paul McCartney and George Harrison of The Beatles attend the show and the post-gig party is held at McCartney's home.
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Peter, Paul And Mary play at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
Leslie Hutchinson, aka 'Hutch', one of the biggest cabaret stars in the world during the 1920s and 1930s, dies of pneumonia in London, England, UK, Europe. Only 42 people will attend his funeral.
Having been in the USA for promotional purposes, Ringo Starr of The Beatles flies back to the UK.
John Martyn plays at Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Sutherland Brothers.
Black Sabbath, The J. Geils Band and Blue Oyster Cult play at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, Long Island, New York State, USA.
Osibisa play at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, England, UK, Europe, supported by Moon.
Touring in support of their fifth LP Deceptive Bends, 10cc play the second of two nights at The Civic Hall, Newcastle, England, UK.
Ozzy Osbourne’s father dies.
Bob Dylan goes to see the stage musical, Evita, in London, UK.
The Police play at Western Spring Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania.
Gary Glitter plays at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by JoBoxers and Beltane Fire.
Pallas play at Leicester University, Leicester, England, UK, Europe.
The Hoodoo Gurus play at The Granary, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Hoodoo Gurus play a UK Farewell Concert at Porchester Hall, Queensway, Bayswater, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Chills.
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones announces that he has signed a solo recording contract with Virgin Records.
A row over ownership of the name Yes ends in a compromise when the current line-up of Anderson, Squire, White, Howe, Kaye and Wakeman agrees to tour under the name Yesshows.
Paul McCartney plays the second of two nights at The Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy, Europe.
The Rolling Stones play the first of two nights in Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK, supported by the Dan Reed Network.
Billy Idol plays at The World Music Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
My Chemical Romance play at Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, England, UK.
Steve New (aka Stella Nova), remembered best as a member of punk band The Rich Kids, dies of cancer, aged 50, in London, UK.
Pendulum enter the UK album chart at No1 with their new album Immersion. The album's first week sales of almost 60,000 put it almost 14,000 sales ahead of the nearest challenger.
Coldplay play a 'secret' gig at the Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe, with Ant And Dec as hosts. The show is a fundraiser for Crisis, raises £250,000 to help establish a new Crisis Centre for the homeless.
Bandleader, musical arranger and filmscore composer John Barry dies aged 77 of a heart attack at his home in Oyster Bay, New York State, USA.
Influential guitarist, songwriter and singer Bert Jansch dies of cancer, aged 67, in a hospice in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
Morrissey plays at Tennis Indoor Theater, Jakarta, Indonesia, Asia.
On their AM Tour, Arctic Monkeys play at The Entertainment Centre, Brsibane, Australia, supported by Pond.
McBusted release the album McBusted on Island Records in Germany and Ireland, Europe.
On their Get Weird tour, Little Mix play at the Kia Theatre, Manila, Philippines, Asia.
Biffy Clyro play at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band play at The Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
Epic 45 release a new LP, Through Broken Summer, on Wayside And Woodland Recordings Ltd in the UK.
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