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The Vibrations make their Billboard Singles Chart debut in the USA with The Watusi, which will peak at No25.
During a tour of the mid-West, Ray Charles plays at the Music Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. With tickets costing $4.00, the show grosses $22,000.
The Flamingos are playing during a lengthy engagement at Robert's Show Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Muddy Waters, Little Walter and The "5" Royales play the final night of a week at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Gene McDaniels is playing at New Fack's nightclub, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ray Charles plays at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York City, USA, with "added attraction" Nina Simone.
A rock package tour arrives at the Vets Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, USA. For as little as $1.75 punters are treated to Sam Cooke, Dion, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Baby Washington, The Tymes, The Kingpins, Little Willie John and Freddie Scott.
The Motortown Revue, featuring The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, and Martha And The Vandellas, opens for seven days at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA. Little Stevie Wonder arrives in London, UK, Europe, for promotional spots on the tv shows Ready, Steady, Go! and Thank Your Lucky Stars.
The Isley Brothers, produced by Bert Berns, record My Little Girl, Open Up Her Eyes and other tracks for United Artists Records at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, USA.
Today's edition of Broadside, The National Topical Song Magazine, publishes words and music for the songs Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone, Drums by Peter Lafarge, Rambler's Lament by Eric Anderson, Willie Seton and Rain And Snow by Tom Paxton.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the single I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself by Dusty Springfield.
Dusty Springfield plays the third of six days in a Murray The K-promoted show at the Fox Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
On tv pop show Shindig!, recorded in ABC-tv studios, New York City, USA, The Righteous Brothers perform Let The Good Times Roll, Willie Nelson does Jump Back and Jackie Wilson sings She's All Right.
Long John Baldry And The Hoochie Coochie Men play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Boy From New York City by The Ad Libs, on Blue Cat Records, peaks at No8 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA.
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Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Witch Doctor, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, Sussex, England, UK.
The Marquee Show, featuring Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds, Inez and Charlie Foxx, Paul And Barry Ryan, Gary Farr And The T-Bones, The Mark Leeman Five and The Scaffold, sets off on a 16-date British tour from the ABC, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
Jackie Wilson records Do You Wanna Dance, Soul Galore, Let Me Build, I've Got Get Back and All My Lovin' for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
The Chambers Brothers release a new single, All Strung Out Over You / Falling In Love, on Columbia Records in the USA.
TV rock show Where The Action Is, in the USA, features James Brown, Wilson Pickett and The Four Tops.
The Who, The Small Faces, Paul Jones and The Questions play the second of two nights at Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Larry Graham, bassist for Sly And The Family Stone, is arrested for possession of marijuana in London, England, UK. As a result, the group is kicked out of their hotel and their planned BBC TV appearance is cancelled.
Commercial Entertainments of New Compton Street, London, England, UK, Europe, sends a notification to Mr. G. R. Parkes of Queens College, Oxford, detailing the cost of hiring various rock acts to perform during June of 1969. The Small Faces are the most expensive band on the list at £450. The Moody Blues and Jethro Tull come in at £350. The Pink floyd can be got for a meagre £250, and Deep Purple for just £125.Three Dog Night, supported by Hoyt Axton, play at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York State, USA.
The Style Council (led by Paul Weller) play at The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, England, UK, Europe. (See Johnny Black's diary entry, attached).
Ruby Turner plays at Dingwalls Camden Lock, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Bankie Banx.
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Corinthian 'Kripp' Johnson, one of the original members of doo-wop r'n'b hitmakers The Del Vikings, dies in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, of prostate cancer, at the age of 57.
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Tower Of Power play at The Palomino, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Diana Ross goes shopping for new pillowcases at the Bed, Bath And Beyond shop in Santa Monica, California, USA.
It is reported that Usher has accused tv talent shows of slowly killing the music business. The star's accusation comes just weeks after he appeared as a mentor on American Idol.
After 66 years as a leading music newspaper, the NME (New Musical Express) publishes its last print edition, although it will continue online.
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