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James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called The Old Pretender, becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland. There have been many folk songs inspired by the Jacobite cause, most of which are about James's rather more dashing and romantic son, Bonnie Prince Charlie, but The Braes of Killiecrankie celebrates a Jacobite victory by forces supporting James at the Battle of Killiecrankie in Scotland.
Oscar Brown Jr. is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find acclaim as a songwriter, composer, actor, singer, director, producer and playwright but will also be acknowledged as an activist, visionary, and social commentator.
John Simon is born in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. He will find success as one of the top record producers in the United States during the late 1960s and the 1970s, producing numerous classic albums including The Band's Music from Big Pink, The Band, and The Last Waltz, Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin, Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen, and Child Is Father To The Man by Blood, Sweat And Tears. He will also attract acclaim as a composer, writer and performer.
Bernard Sumner is born in Manchester, UK. He will find success as the guitarist in Joy Division and guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer with New Order.
Revered UK record producer Joe Meek starts his own label, Triumph Records.
Revered British record producer Joe Meek scores his first hit as an independent producer when The Flee-Rekkers enter the UK Singles Chart with Green Jeans, a rocked-up version of the folk song Greensleeves, composed in the 16th century. It will peak at No23 and The Flee-Rekkers will flounder but Meek will go on to become a legend in British production circles, helming hits including Telstar by The Tornados, Johnny Remember Me by John Leyton and Have I The Right? by The Honeycombs, before committing suicide in 1967.
America's music trade bible Billboard reports that Duane Eddy and producer Lee Hazlewood have ended their spectacularly successful working relationship.
Goldie Hill records I'm Afraid, The Door Step To Heaven and You Should Start Running, at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with producer Owen Bradley.
Duane Eddy records The Ballad Of Paladin, Stretchin' Out and The Wild Westerners with producer Lee Hazlewood at RCA Victor Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Personnel on the session include Duane Eddy on guitar; Barney Kessel on guitar, Bill Pitman on guitar, James Bond on bass, Earl Palmer on drums, Larry Knechtel on piano, Plas Johnson on saxophone and George Tracy on harmonica.
Bobby Darin records As I'm Singing, There's A Rainbow Round My Shoukder, I Got Rhythm and Oh! Look A Me Now, with producer Nik Venet [aka Nick Venet], and an orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy May, in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Kitty Wells, with producer Owen Bradley, records Repenting, She's No Angel, I Can't Help Wondering, I Gave My Wedding Dress Away, I Don't Claim To Be An Angel and The Lonely Side Of Town, in Columbia Recording Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Beach Boys play at Bellflower High School, Bellflower, California, USA.
The Beach Boys begin a brief tour of the Midwest, with a show in The Rotunda Room of The Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, with The Teenbeats.
Little Richard gives a welcome boost to poor ticket sales when he joins The Everly Brothers UK tour at The Gaumont, Watford, England, UK, Europe. Other acts on the bill include, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant and The Flintstones.
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Jim Reeves, with producer Chet Atkins, records Mexicali Rose, Carolina Moon, Moon River and When I Lost You in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on this session includes guitarists Harold Bradley and Velma Smith, bassist Bob Moore, drummer Kenny Buttrey [drums], pianist Hargus Robbins, saxophonist Boots Randolph and The Anita Kerr Singers.
David Marks And The Marksmen record Car Party, Casanova and Leaves in Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Guitarist on the session is Glen Campbell, and the producer is Murry Wilson, father of three members of The Beach Boys.
On the same day that The Beach Boys make their debut on tv show Shindig! in the USA, performing their Christmas song Little Saint Nick, their leader Brian Wilson suffers a nervous breakdown aboard a plane headed for a concert at The Music Hall, Houston, Texas, USA.
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The Beatles perform six songs live on the UK tv show Blackpool Night Out, broadcast from The ABC Theatre, Blackpool.
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The Beach Boys play at Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
The Beatles play at the ABC Cinema, Ardwick, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Moody Blues. During the day, they meet with producer Walter Shenson to discuss a film project, A Talent For Loving, which is later abandoned.
Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys, with producer Nik Venet, record Different Drum, I've Got To Know and Song About The Rain, in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Different Drum is written by Mike Nesmith of The Monkees.
Wilma Burgess with producer Owen Bradley records Just As Much As Ever, Take Me As I Am, A Petal From A Faded Rose and As Usual, at Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session features Grady Martin, Ray Edenton and Harold Bradley [gtrs], Hal Rugg [steel gtr], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Hargus 'Pig' Robbins [piano] and Charlie McCoy [harmonica].
Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph, Floyd Cramer and Glen Campbell play at Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The ITV network in the UK transmits With A Little Help From My Friends, an all-star musical extravaganza presented by The Beatles' producer George Martin, starring many of the acts he worked with including Ringo Starr, The Hollies and Lulu.
With Phil Spector as producer, The Plastic Ono Band (featuring John Lennon of The Beatles) record Instant Karma in EMI’s Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
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American jazz pianist and composer Duke Pearson dies from MS at Atlanta Veterans' Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. As a record producer, he had played a significant role in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s.
Aspiring pop band Culture Club spend the day mixing demos of the songs White Boy and Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, recorded over the previous two days at EMI studios, Manchester House, London, England, UK, Europe, with producer Steve Levine.
Prince plays in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
When Shiela E plays at the Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California, USA, Prince makes an unannounced appearance, effectively taking over the final stages of the show.
Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor is certified as a platinum single by the R.I.A.A. in the USA. The song is composed by Prince.
Charles Ray Hill is born in Flint, Michigan, USA. He will find some acclaim as rapper and producer Ray-Ray of Smoke One ENT, after moving to Memphis, Tennessee.
The LP Diamonds And Pearls, by Prince with the New Power Generation, debuts at No2 in the UK albums chart, but will held off the top spot by the Simply Red album Stars.
The Love Symbol by Prince debuts at No5, which will prove to be its peak, in the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA.
Prince reportedly signs an agreement letting Warners release his controversial LP The Black Album.
William Orbit releases the compilation LP, The Best of Strange Cargos, on I.R.S. records in the UK.
Purple Rain, the sixth album by Prince, is honoured for having achieved sales in excess of 10m, at the inaugural Diamond Awards in The Roseland Ballroom, New York City, USA.
The R.I.A.A. [Recording Industry Association of America] launches its Diamond Awards category, which recognises sales of ten million copies or more of an audio recording. No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom becomes one of the first albums to receive the Diamond award, and other winners include Prince, Alanis Morissette, Pearl Jam, Green Day and The Backstreet Boys.
A lwasuit - Parks vs LaFace Records - brought on behalf of civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks against the hip-hop duo Outkast and their producer and record labels, is settled with Parks being paid an undisclosed cash settlement and the duo agreeing to work with the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development in creating educational programs about the life of Rosa Parks. The record labels and Outkast admitted to no wrongdoing.
Brian Wilson plays at the New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Johnnie Stewart, architect and producer of long-running UK tv show Top Of The Pops dies aged 87 in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK.
Brian Wilson plays at The Bank of America, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Barry Beckett, record producer and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama, dies aged 66 after suffering cancer and strokes.
During his 20Ten Tour, Prince plays at The Super Bock Super Rock, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe.
Prince plays in The Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
Multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Rostam Batmanglij Tweets that he has left Vampire Weekend to focus on his own projects, but that he will continue to collaborate with the band.
On his Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour, Brian Wilson plays at The Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
A hearing is held in Chaska, Minnesota, USA, to determine whether to declare Prince's siblings as his heirs, and who should manage the rock superstar's estate going forward. No will has surfaced since Prince died.
Former DJ and hit-making record producer Jonathan King is on trial at Southwark Crown Court, London, England, UK, Europe, facing 24 serious sexual assault offences between 1970 and 1988. King denies the charges.
The John Butler Trio plays at The O2 Academy, Bristol, England, Europe.
The John Butler Trio plays at The Palladium, Cologne, Germany, Europe.
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