Trains

A new railway station is opened at Ditton, near Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK, Europe. It was at this station in 1965, after performing in Widnes, that Paul Simon was inspired to begin writing his song Homeward Bound, which would become the first major hit for Simon And Garfunkel.

Put Me Off At Buffalo, billed as a "hilarious musical comedy success", is playing at The Bijou Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Put Me Off At Buffalo, billed as a "hilarious musical comedy success", is playing at The Bijou Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, USA. The play is based on a popular song of the same name, in which a passenger is mistakenly ejected from a train at Buffalo by an inebriated negro porter, described in the song as a 'coon' and a 'nigger'.

Pioneering country-blues guitarist Sylvester Weaver records Devil Blues, Railroad Porter Blues, Polecat Blues and Rockpile Blues for Okeh Records in New York City, USA.

Palmer McAbee records the harmonica solos Lost Boy Blues and McAbee's Railroad Piece for Victor Records in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Bill Cox records The Midnight Special in New York City, USA. The song is thought to have been inspired by The Midnight Special train operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, USA, and St. Louis, Missouri. In many ways, the song is similar to The Midnight Special made famous by Lead Belly some years later.

Blues vocalist Red Nelson records Streamline Train with Cripple Clarence Lofton on piano, for Decca Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Robert Lee McCoy (better known as Robert Nighthawk) records Freight Train Blues, She's Got What It Takes and other tracks at the Leland Hotel, Aurora, Illinois, USA. His accompanists include Sonny Boy Williamson on harmonica and Speckled Red on piano.

Peetie Wheatstraw, the successful Delta blues pianist who claimed that his musical prowess came from a deal with the devil, dies when his car is hit by a train at a railroad crossing in East St Louis, Illinois, USA.

Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys record Cora Is Gone, Pain In My Heart, Take Me In A Lifeboat, Doin' My Time, Farewell Blues, Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms, I'll Just Pretend, Pike Country Breakdown and Salty Dog Blues at Radio WDAE Studio, Tampa, Florida, USA.

Roy Acuff And His Smokey Mountain Boys record Baldknob Arkansas, The Southbound Train, A Plastic Heart and other tracks in Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Big Bill Broonzy records Southbound Train, You Changed and other tracks in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for EmArcy Records.

The Meade "Lux" Lewis Trio records Riff Boogie, Reminiscent Blues, Cow Cow Blues, Honky Tonk Train Blues and other tracks for Atlantic Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Having lately returned to the US after competing his Army service, Elvis Presley travels overnight by train from Washington DC to Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

The Buddy Tate Quartet with Clark Terry records Groun' Hog, Take The 'A' Train and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Swingville Records.

According to some reports, The Beatles play at The Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. According to others, the group was already on board a train heading for Hamburg, Germany, Europe, to begin a second season of live dates in the city.

The Loco-Motion by Little Eva peaks at No1 on the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.

Dinah Washington marries her eighth husband, professional Detroit Lions footballer Dick 'Night Train' Lane, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The Who, billed as The High Numbers, play at The Railway Hotel, Harrow And Wealdstone, UK.

Roger Miller enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with King Of The Road, which will peak at No4.

King Of The Road by Roger Miller enters the UK singles chart, where it will peak at No1.

Zoot Money And His Big Roll Band record a live album, Zoot!, at Klook's Kleek in The Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, London, UK. Guitarist in the group is Andy Summers, later to become a member of The Police.

The Web are playing at Klook's Kleek, in the Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.

Kaleidoscope and Sea Train play the first of six nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Monkees are working on the songs Penny Music, Kitty Hawk and Steam Engine, in Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Deep Purple, Mighty Baby, Andromeda, Spencer Davis Train and Arthur Brown play at Worthing Workshop's Bonanza Benefit Ball, in the Pier Pavilion, Worthing, England, UK, Europe.

Ten Years After play the first of four nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Buddy Rich, Sea Train and Kimberly.

During a three-day trip to Russia, Europe, David Bowie attends the May Day Parade in Moscow. (Not being an enthusiastic flier, he made the trip by train, on his way home after a Japanese tour)

David Bowie is detained by police on a train trip from Russia to Poland when he is found in possession of books about the Nazis. he defends himself by stating that the books are for research on a project.

On his Slow Train Coming Tour, Bob Dylan plays the eighth of fourteen nights at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California, USA.

On his Slow Train Coming Tour, Bob Dylan plays the thirteenth of fourteen nights at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California, USA.

On his Slow Train Coming Tour, Bob Dylan plays the thirteenth of fourteen nights at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco.

On his Slow Train Coming Tour, Bob Dylan plays the first of four nights at the Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.

On his Slow Train Coming tour, Bob Dylan plays the first of two nights at The Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XV at The Starwood Amphitheater, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The event features Eddie Rabbitt, Paulette Carlson, Suzy Bogguss, Jo-El Sonnier, Pirates Of The Mississippi, Confederate Railroad, The Oak Ridge Boys, Little Feat, Hal Ketchum, Poco and The Desert Rose Band and more.

Blur release their second album, Modern Life Is Rubbish, on Food Records in the UK. It will peak at No15 in the UK albums chart.

Steve Gibbons releases a new album, The Dylan Project, in the UK on Woodworm Records. The album includes Gibbons versions of Bob Dylan songs including It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry, Down Along The Cove and Simple twist Of fate.

Aloe Blacc, Chic, Dove Cameron, Jason Derulo, Katy B, Lily Allen, M People, Neon Jungle, Newton Faulkner, Paolo Nutini Paul Heaton And Jacqui Abbott, Rita Ora, Rizzle Kicks, Rudimental, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, Sheppard, The Killers, The Magic Numbers, The Wonder Stuff, Tinie Tempah and Train play on the first day of the V2014 festival, Weston Park, Stafford, England, UK.

During their Mechanical Bull Tour, Kings Of Leon play at Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California, USA.

I Play Chicken With The Train by country rap artist Cowboy Troy is the No. 1 country download at the iTunes Music Store on this day.

On his Purpose World Tour Justin Bieber plays at The Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California, USA.

It is reported that Southern country-rock group Confederate Railroad has lost a second gig - Aug 1 at Ulster County Fair in New York's Hudson Valley - because of objections over the use of the Confederate flag in its logo. Ulster County executive Pat Ryan states, "The Ulster County Fair must be an event that everyone can enjoy while representing the values of all members of our community. Any showcasing of a symbol of division and racism runs counter to that principle and will be vigorously opposed by my administration." Earlier this month, Illinois canceled a state fair appearance by the band.