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The Wolverine Orchestra with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet records Riverboat Shuffle at Gennett Studios, Richmond, Virginia, USA. The track is composed by Hoagy Carmichael.
Don Cherry and Eileen Wilson, with an orchestra conducted by Sy Oliver, record It May Be On Sunday, I'll Always Love You, I Can't Seem To Laugh Any More and I Need You So, in Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th Street, New York City, USA.
As a member of gospel group The Soul Stirrers, Sam Cooke makes his first studio recording, Peace In The Valley, for Specialty Records at Universal Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA.
Curley Williams And The Georgia Peach Pickers record Louisiana Serenade, Half As Much, Texas Swing, and We've Come A Long Way Together in Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.The Southern Jubilee Singers record a session for Chess Records at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Billy Walker records Anything Your Heart Desires, What Makes Me Love You (Like i Do)?, One Heart's Beatin', One Heart's Cheatin' and If I Should Live That Long, in Jim Beck Studio, 1101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Ames Brothers record You Are My Sunshine, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Wagon Wheels and The Last Round-up, in Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th Street, New York City, USA.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows record Dream, All I Do Is Dream Of You and I'll See You In My Dreams, in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. The tracks will appear on an EP entitled Dream.
The Horace Parlan Quintet records Light Blue, Fugee and other tracks, in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
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And Dean appear on popular daily tv show American Bandstand, recorded at WFIL-tv studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Patsy Cline records Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, for Decca Records at Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Thirty years later it will become her first U.K. hit single.
Jeanne Lee With Ran Blake records Laura, Where Flamingos Fly, Seasons In The Sun, Summertime and other tracks in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City. They will appear on their LP The Newest Sound Around.
Vocalist Alice Babs, with Duke Ellington on piano, records Azure, Satin Doll and Untitled Lullaby at Studio Hoche, Paris, France, Europe, for the Reprise Records album Serenade To Sweden.
Another Thank Your Lucky Stars appearance is recorded by The Beatles at Alpha TV Studios, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley records Do The Vega and Yellow Rose Of Texas/The Eyes Of Texas, for his upcoming movie Viva Las Vegas at Radio Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell and organist Jimmy Smith record Blue Bash, Kenny's Sound and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for their Verve Records album Blue Bash!
The Beatles start work on their second album, With The Beatles, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. Among the tracks recorded on this day is Devil In Her Heart.
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Jazz pianist Andrew Hill, with Joe Henderson, Richard Davis and Roy Haynes, spends the first of two days recording tracks for the LP Black Fire for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Roger Miller records Love Is Not For Me, Do-Wacka-Do, Reincarnation and Hard-Headed Me in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.John Fahey spends the first of three days recording his album The Dance of Death And Other Plantation Favorites for Takoma Records in Adelphi Studios, Adelphi, Maryland, USA.
In a break during a UK tour, The Beatles return to London from Hull to carry on with recording sessions in EMI's Abbey Road, London, for their next album, Beatles For Sale.
Davy Jones, not yet a member of The Monkees, records seven tracks for his first solo album, at United Recorders in Hollywood, California, USA, including a version of Bob Dylan's It Ain't Me, Babe.
Johnny Bond records Side Car Cycle, X-15, Fastback and other tracks at Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles begin a series of recordings in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, which will result in the LP Patti Labelle And The Bluebelles - Over the Rainbow.
Jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike records tracks for a new album, Jazz For The Jet Set, in the second of two studio sessions in New York City, USA for Atlantic Records. Herbie Hancock plays organ throughout the album.
The Statler Brothers record My Darling Hildegarde, Memphis and King Of The Road in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
During a secret recording session at IBC Studios, Portland Place, London, UK, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Nicky Hopkins and Keith Moon of The Who record the track Beck's Bolero.
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Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters and Little Walter are recording tracks for the Chess Records album Super Blues at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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The Hollies record a demo version of the song Jennifer Eccles at Chappell's Studio, London, England, UK, Europe, They will record a finished version at Abbey Road Studios later in the month.
The Monkees complete their recording of Daddy's Song (composed by Harry Nilsson) at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pink Floyd have a recording session in Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on The Most Boring Song etc (See Saw)
Pink Floyd are recording at Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe, working on the songs Vegetable Man, John Latham, Remember A Day and Jug Band Blues.
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The Beatles continue work on the song Revolution at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees is in Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, completing his contributions to the songs Shorty Blackwell and Just A Game.
Taste record a live session for BBC radio show Top Gear in BBC Studio 1, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles record The Ballad Of John And Yoko at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Monkees begin recording the songs Suzanna Sometime and Storybook Of You at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Bee Gees record Walking Back To Waterloo, Irresponsible, Unreliable, Indispensible Blues and A Word Of Love at IBC Studios, London, UK.Stevie Wonder is in Electric Lady Studios, New York City, USA, working on his album Talking Book. This is the first of three days on which guitarist Jeff Beck is also in the studio. Over the three days, the pair work together on the songs Superstition, Maybe Your Baby and Looking For Another Pure Love.
The Average White Band records Tuesday Jam in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, but the track will not be released.
Apparently worried that drum machines and synthesisers will put musicians out of work, the UK Musicians Union puts forward a resolution to ban these new devices from recording studios.
Bob Dylan is interviewed by Bob Brown of ABC tv show 20/20, in Malibu, California, USA, then goes into rehearsals with Tom Petty at Universal Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Franz Ferdinand are in studios in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, working on their next album.Coldplay release their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto, [pronounced my-lo zy-letoe] in the UK.
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