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Henry Roeland Byrd is born in Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA. He will find fame as New Orleans pianist and singer Professor Longhair, whose influence is acknowledged by Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John and many others.Vocalist Nathaniel Shilkret [aka Nat Shilkret] with The Victor Orchestra records O Sole Mio for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA. The melody of O Sole Mio will be used for the 1960 Elvis Presley hit It's Now Or Never.
Judd Lander is born in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. As a member of The Hideaways he will become an integral part of the late Merseybeat scene. After befriending Sonny Boy Williamson II, Lander will be tutored by that blues legend in playing harmonica, a skill he will employ in sessions for Culture Club, The Spice Girls, The Beach Boys, Tina Turner and many more.
Chris Powell And His Blue Flames are playing during a week at The Showboat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Best-Selling record of 1959 according to the year-end poll in Cashbox Magazine in the USA is Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin.
Buzz Clifford is visiting deejays and distributors in New York City, USA, to promote his novelty single Baby Sittin' Boogie.
UK pop weekly Melody Maker reports that the BBC has banned rock group Nero And The Gladiators from performing their rock'n'roll version of Grieg's classical music melody In The Hall Of The Mountain King on British radio.
Cliff Richard records Without You and Shame On You in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley begins location filming for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Crystal River, Florida, USA.The Chantels, The Bobbettes, Gladys Knight And The Pips and Big Maybelle play the first of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Three Twins are playing at Allgauer's Villa Moderne Restaurant, Highland Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bill Haley And His Comets begin a three-week season at the Terrazzo Cafe, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America.
Bill Haley And His Comets continue with a lengthy season at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Brenda Lee, Mike Berry and Sounds Incorporated play at The Granada, Walthamstow, England, UK, Europe
The Drifters spend the second of two days recording Only In America, at Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, with producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. On the same day, they also record I'll Take You Home.
It is reported that The Beatles, Gerry And The Pacemakers, and Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas, have sold, in the UK alone, over 2.5 million records in six months.
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The Chiffons perform He's So Fine on weekly tv show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
When The Beatles tape a performance for popular weekly tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars at Alpha Television Studios, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, almost 2000 fans attempt to storm the studio. 
The Beatles play at The Odeon Cinema, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, The Vernons Girls and The Kestrels.Adam Faith, Eden Kane, Brian Poole And The Tremeloes, Dave Berry and The Undertakers play at The Odeon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
The Dave Clark Five play at The Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Heartbeats Of Sierra Leone record sixteen tracks during their second live recording session at The Voice Of America Studios, Liberia, Africa.
Roy Orbison, The Rockin' Berries, Marianne Faithfull, Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers and Jon Mark play at The ABC, Exeter, UK.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows release a new single, The Time In Between, on Columbia Records in the UK.
Beryl Marsden records Break-A-Way, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, with producer Bob Barratt. The song is co-written by Sharon Sheeley and Jackie De Shannon.
The Riot Squad play at The Town Hall, Melbourn Street, Royston, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
In a Sunday Times interview, British pop idol Cliff Richard says, 'I've lived for years with people saying I'm a poof, but I don't give a damn what they say. My best friends know me, and that's all that matters. Even before I became a Christian, I wasn't going to lay chicks just to prove myself.'
Gene Vincent has his last-ever recording session, at the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London, UK.
When The Everly Brothers appear at The John Wayne Theatre, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, USA, Don Everly is so drunk on tequila that he repeatedly forgets the lyrics he is supposed to sing. Furious, Phil Everly smashes his guitar and storms off stage. Don plays the final set of the day alone. The duo breaks up immediately after.On their End Of The Road tour, Status Quo play the second of two shows at RDS, Dublin, Eire, Europe.
Grady Martin, celebrated guitarist in the Nashville, Tennessee, USA, session crew known as The A Team, dies aged 72, at Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg, Tennnnessee, USA. In a long and distinguished career, he had played with Hank Williams, Chet Atkins, Elvis Presley, Merle Travis and Willie Nelson. Martin's guitar is heard prominently on hits including El Paso and Oh, Pretty Woman.
Solomon King, a member of Elvis Presley’s vocal backing group The Jordanaires, who went on to a successful solo career, dies of cancer in Oklahoma, USA, aged 73.Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Cliff Richard, Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, Shirley Bassey, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Gary Barlow, Madness, Jessie J and Grace Jones take part in The Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at
Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK, Europe.
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When Bob Dylan plays at Midway Stadium, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, he takes time out to mention how indebted he feels to Bobby Vee, who is in the audience. Vee gave Dylan one of his first jobs in the music business.
Alvin Stardust (aka Shane Fenton) dies aged 72 of metastatic prostate cancer, at home in Ifold, West Sussex, UK, with his family around him.British comedian and former minor pop singer, Freddie Starr, dies of heart disease, aged 76, at his home in the Costa Del Sol region of Spain, Europe.
Francis Rossi, formerly of Status Quo, plays at The Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Rogan, among the most prolific and well-regarded music biographers of his generation, dies unexpectedly aged 67 in London, England, UK, Europe. His body will not be found until several days later in his London flat.1918 |
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