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Hal Swain's New Princes Orchestra records You're In My Heart
[But Never In My Arms], Laughing Marionette, Sonny Boy and Dakota, in The Cafe
Royal, London, UK, for Regal Records.
The Hollywood Starlets, featuring the Hollywood Starlets Trio aka The Gumm Sisters, play the sixth of seven nights at The Million Dollar Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. One of the sisters, Frances Ethel Gumm, will go on to much greater fame as Judy Garland.
Bert Ambrose and his orchestra with Evelyn Dall on vocals, record Lulu's Back In Town, in London, UK.
Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band record Straight From The Wood for Parlophone Records in London, UK.
Billy Eckstine, The George Shearing Quintet and The Count Basie Band play at The Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The EddieLockjaw' Davis - Shirley Scott Sextet records Come Rain Or Come Shine, That Old Black Magic and other tracks for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson play in The Palace Hotel, Gstaad, Switzerland, Europe.
Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, on The Swinging Blue Genes' Guest Night. (The Swinging Blue Genes will find international success after changing their name to The Swinging Blue Jeans.)
Clive Jackson is born in Knotty Ash Hospital, Liverpool, UK. He will find fame as leader of 80s band Doctor And The Medics, best-known for their No1 hit Spirit In the Sky, originally recorded by Norman Greenbaum.
John Lennon of The Beatles publishes his first article, under the pen-name Beatcomber, in Mersey Beat magazine, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. In the same issue, local DJ Bob Wooler's regular column refers to The Beatles as "a unique fusion of talent".
Mike Dee And The Jaywalkers play at The Community Centre, Southall, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Searchers, Manfred Mann, The Rolling Stones, The Fourmost, The Bachelors, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Gerry And The Pacemakers and Billy Fury make live appearances on UK tv show Top Of The Pops in Manchester, UK. Brian Poole And The Tremeloes appear on film.
Fritz Arpagaus, drummer of popular Swiss rock'n'roll band The Red Dynamites, dies.
The Beatles perform All You Need Is Love on the BBC's international tv broadcast, Our World from studios in Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Medicine Head play at Resurrection, Hitchin, England, UK, Europe, supported by Albert Monk and Thin Lizzy.
Black Sabbath’s current two-month long North American tour ends at Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Patti Smith plays at The Rainbow, Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, UK, supported by Tapper Zukie and The Subway Sect.
Rush play the third of five nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Richard is playing during four nights at The National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Electric Ballroom, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
King Kurt play at The
Aerosmith and Poison play at The Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England, UK.
On his Never-Ending tour schedule, Bob Dylan plays concert No611, the second of two nights at the State Theatre, Portland, Maine, USA.
Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs quits Oasis declaring that he wishes to "be with his family".
Dragonette play at The Knitting Factory, New York City, USA. Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French turns out for the show.
UK radio network BBC 6 Music hosts an hour-long debate on the future of music, covering issues including piracy, copyright, licensing and ticket touts, with the participation of Conservative culture select committee chairman John Whittingdale, Labour minister for culture and tourism Margaret Hodge and the Liberal Democrat shadow culture secretary Don Foster. UK Music CEO Feargal Sharkey also takes part.
Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) plays at The Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK.
On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at The Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
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