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The Reinhold Svensson Quintet records Jeepers Creepers, The Song Is Ended, Flying Home and I Wished On The Moon, for Metronome Records in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
Composer, lyricist, singer, yodeler, trumpeter and recording artist Karl Gustaf Leonard Liljeqvist (aka Leon Liljeqvist) is born in Skövde, Sweden, Europe.The Ulf Linde Quintet records On The Alamo and Always for Metronome Records in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
The Eddie Duchin Story, a Hollywood movie about the life of jazz bandleader Eddie Duchin, is released to cinemas in Sweden.
A new movie, 
Elvis Presley continues with location filming in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.The Associated Press reports that Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret, the co-star in his fifteenth movie, Viva Las Vegas, are having a love affair.
The musical comedy film Bye Bye Birdie opens at cinemas in Sweden, Europe. The film, based on Elvis Presley being drafted into the US Army, stars Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke, with Jesse Pearson as fictitious pop idol Conrad Birdie (a pun on Conway Twitty), along with Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell. TV show host Ed Sullivan appears as himself.
The Beatles release a new single, I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy, on Parlophone Records in Sweden, Europe.
Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The Adelphi, Slough, England, UK, Europe.Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK, Europe.
Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The Plaza, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Irma Schultz Keller is born in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe. She will pursue a recording and performing career as a singer, songwriter and guitarist under the name Irma Schultz.
When The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at Mariebergsskogen's Folkpark in Karlstad, Varmland, Sweden, Europe, they are surprised to discover that their supporting acts include a troupe of trained seals.
Jimi Hendrix, accused of violent behaviour while drunk, appears before Gothenburg Municipal Court, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, and is fined around $2,500.
Irish blues-rock trio Taste, featuring guitarist Rory Gallagher, play in The Konserthus, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.Bjorn And Benny, Agnetha And Anni-Frid release a new single, He Is Your Brother/Santa Rosa, in Sweden on Polar Records. They will find greater success after changing their name to Abba.
Abba play the second of two nights at Bingley Hall, Stafford, England, UK, Europe.
Swedish punk band 
Rod Stewart's former paramour, Swedish actress Britt Ekland, marries Slim Jim Phantom, drummer of rockabilly revival trio The Stray Cats, in Los Angeles, California, USA.B.B. King is awarded the Polar Music Prize by the King Of Sweden, at The Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
The Dears, supported by the Shout Out Louds, play at The North Star Bar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Dears, supported by The Shout Out Louds, play at The Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, North Carolina, USA.
On their Swedish newspaper Expressen reports that Roxette, having been on hiatus from several years, are now recording new songs.
Eric Bibb releases the album
Troubadour Live in the USA. The album was recorded at Katalin And All That Jazz in Uppsala, near Stockholm, Sweden.
With no advance warning, Art Garfunkel fails to turn up for a Night Of The Proms performance in Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, with Anastacia, Mans Zelmerlow and John Miles. It is then learned that he has returned to the USA with his staff, claiming to have fallen ill.
Spotify announces that it now has 10m paying subscribers and more than 40m active users across 56 global markets.
Bob Dylan plays a gig for an audience of just one person - superfan Fredrik Wikingsson - at The Academy Of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The concert is part of an ongoing Swedish film series called Experiment Ensam (Experiment Alone), in which people experience, completely alone, things that are usually reserved for large crowds.
Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters breaks his leg when he mis-judges a jump onto a ramp during a gig at Ullevit Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe. He is rushed to hospital but returns one hour later with his leg in a cast to complete the show.
On her 
Jens Lekman releases his first new album in five years, Life Will See You Now.
On a European tour in support of their LP Mindfucker, Monster Magnet play at Kulturbolaget (KB), Malmö, Sweden, Europe.Alec Benjamin plays at Le Trabendo, Paris, France, Europe, supported by Boy In Space.
On their Dominion tour, Hammerfall play at The Garage, Saarbrucken, Germany, Europe, with Battle Beast and Serious Black.
On their Dominion tour, @Hammerfall play at The Imperial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, with Beast In Black and Edge Of Paradise.
Abba release a double A-side single, I Still Have Faith In You / Don't Shut Me Down. It is their first new single since 1982.
Mark Ronson releases a new LP, Late Night Feelings, which features guest appearances by Miley Cyrus, Camila Cabello and Lykke Li.
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