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Cliff Carlisle records T For Texas, Yodelling T hem Blues Away, Down In The Jailhouse On My Knees, Memphis Yodel and Streets Of That City for Gennett Records in Richmond, Iniana, USA.
A gospel package featuring The Blind Boys Of Mississippi, The Soul Stirrers and The Pilgrim Fathers attracts an audience of 20,000 people to the ball park at Albany, Georgia, USA.An audience of 15,000 assembles at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA. to attend the Festival of Music, presented at a cost of $40,000 by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York to celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of its founding.
The Ravens release a new single, Kneel And Pray on Argo Records [a subsidiary of the Chicago-based Chess Records] in the USA.
Milt Jackson With The Enrico Intra Group are recorded performing That Old Devil Moon, The More I See You, Time After Time, Autumn Leaves and other tracks for Mercury Records in Milan, Italy, Europe. None of these tracks will be released.
Gospel vocal group The Cavaliers record God Is On My Side, I Can't Tarry and other tracks for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.Gospel group The Capitol City Stars record It's All Right, Friends Talk About Me and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Tru-Sound Records.
Kitty Wells, with producer Owen Bradley, records It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, Make Believe, Paying For That Back Street Affair, Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On?, After Dark and Release Me in Columbia Recording Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
An elderly Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc, sets fire to himself on a main intersection in Saigon, Vietnam, to protest against the rule of Ngo Dinh Diem, the American-backed leader of Vietnam. Several decades later, a photograph of this horrific incident will be used as the cover of the 1992 album Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine.
The 24-year-old film actress Dolores Hart, who co-starred with Elvis Presley in the 1957 film Loving You, is reported to be becoming a nun.
Mary Lou Williams, with The Ray Charles Singers, is recording tracks for her Folkways LP Black Christ Of The Andes in Cue Studios, New York City, USA.
Loretta Lynn records When They Ring Those Golden Bells, Old Camp Meetin' Time and When I Hear My Children Pray, with producer Owen Bradley in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. the musicians on the session are guitarists Grady Martin, Wayne Moss and Don Helms (steel), Floyd Cramer on piano, plus bassist Junior Huskey and drummer Buddy Harman.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra premiere Ellington's First Sacred Concert in a performance in Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California, USA.
It is reported that 15,000 copies of the LP Mass In F Minor by The Electric Prunes (composed by David Axelrod) have been sold in the past month despite "an almost total lack of AM airplay exposure". The album has been promoted by Reprise Records through FM radio outlets and by marketing aimed at "underground" newspapers.
A round table discussion, moderated by pioneering heart transplant surgeon Dr. Christian Barnard, at Cape Town Medical School, Capetown, South Africa, is recorded and will be released as a 2-LP set by Decca Records in the UK.
The Band record the Bob Dylan composition I Shall Be Released in Big Pink, Woodstock, New York State, USA. It will appear on their debut album, Music From Big Pink.
Pioneering Krautrock group Kluster record their second album, Zwei : Osterei, live in Rhenus-Studio, Gordorf, Germany, Europe. The album, which will be released by Schwann Records, is pressed up in a limited edition of just 300 copies.
Amazing Grace by Judy Collins enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No15.Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan enters the Billboard albums chart in the USA, where it will peak at No3 during a 13-week run.
At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, winners include The Doobie Brothers 'What A Fool Believes' (Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year); Billy Joel’s 52nd Street (Album, Male Pop Vocal Performance); Rickie Lee Jones (New Artist); Dionne Warwick’s I’ll Never Love This Way Again (Female Pop Vocal); Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff (Female Rock Performance); The Eagles’ Heartache Tonight (Male Rock Vocal Performance). Bob Dylan earns the Best Male Rock Vocal Grammy, for his song Gotta Serve Somebody, which he then performs live.
Daniel Amos play at Sweet Water, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The A one-off revue entitled The Peace Show is staged at The Apollo, Victoria, London, England, UK, Europe. The show is a mix of drama, comedy sketches and music, featuring Elvis Costello, The Style Council, The Alarm, Hazel O'Connor, Mari Wilson, Ian Dury and U2.
U2's Unforgettable Fire tour plays the first of two nights at Brixton Academy, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Waterboys.
U2 deceive a crowd in The Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, USA, by donning wigs and cowboy hats to perform as The Dalton Brothers before returning as themselves to perform the headlining set.When Irish singer Gavin Friday launches his album, Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves, at the Pink Elephant, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, he is joined on stage by Bono of U2 and Liam O’Maonlai of the Hothouse Flowers.
The Jesus And Mary Chain play at The Power Station, Melbourne, Florida, USA, supported by Nine Inch Nails.
Christian rock artist Michael W. Smith releases his sixth LP, Go West, Young Man, on Reunion Records in the USA.It is reported in the UK press that Muslim community leaders are
angered by The Orb's use of recordings of texts from The Koran during
their live shows.
On his HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson arrives at Mumbai airport in India, where he is greeted by actress Sonali Bendre, who puts the traditional Hindu "tilak" mark on his forehead.
A public memorial service for recently deceased singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley is held at St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn Heights, New York City, USA.
On their 
Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is named Songwriter Of The Year at the ASCAP Awards in London. His song First Cut Is The Deepest, written in 1969, is chosen as Song Of The Year.
Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, plays at The Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. The performance includes the premier showcase of Yusuf's musical, Moonshadow.
On their 360 Degree tour U2 play in the Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin, Italy, Europe, supported by Kasabian.
The movie Soul Surfer is released to cinemas in the USA, featuring country music star Carrie Underwood in her movie acting debut, playing a church counsellor for a youth group.
Feminist punk band Pussy Riot, being held in jail in Moscow, Russia, Europe, because of their recent protest gig against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at Moscow's Christ The Savior Cathedral, have their pre-trial detention extended by another six months.
Rihanna has an angry altercation with bouncers at The Rose Club, London, England, UK, Europe, when she jumps on a table in the course of the evening smashing it to pieces.The Live UK Music Business Awards are held in the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London, UK.
Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at Minglewood Hall, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain, Europe, supported by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play the first of two nights at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, South America, supported by Joystick and Noel Gallagher's High FLying Birds
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play the first of four nights at Estadio Nacional de Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America, supported by Noel Gallagher's High FLying Birds.
On their 40th Anniversary tour The Specials play the second of four nights at The Old Cathedral, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.1930 |
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