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Vocal duo Correll And Gosden [better known as radio stars Amos'n'Andy] record I Never Knew What The Moonlight Could Do, Elsie Schultz-en-Heim, I Just Wanna Be Known As Susie's Feller and Kiss Your Little Baby Goodnight, for Victor Records in The Webster Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.


The Four Freshmen record The Day Isn't Long Enough at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA.
The Maddox Brothers and Rose release a new single, the Death Of Rock And Roll in the USA, on Columbia Records.
Roy Milton plays the second night of a week at The Flame Show Bar, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Chart-topping clarinettist Acker Bilk has a recording session in London, UK, at which his drummer is Ginger Baker, later to play with Eric Clapton in The Cream.
Country singer and songwriter Johnny Bond records The Way A Star Is Born, for Republic Records in the USA.
James Brown records So Long, And I Do Just What I Want and Just You And Me Darling, at United Western Recording Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for King Records.
James Ray releases a new single, If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody, on Caprice Records in the USA.

Jackie Wilson and Jerry Lee Lewis co-headline a show at Rocklyn Palace, New York, USA, supported by Ruth Brown, The Coasters, The Vibrations and Chris Kenner.
Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
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Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the third night in a week of shows at The Chestnut Inn, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Dion, Del Shannon and Joe Brown's UK tour plays at Tooting, London, UK. Also on thebill are The Allisons, Buzz Clifford, SuzyCope and Peppi And The New York Twisters.
Stevie Wonder, The Beach Boys, The Wailers, Freddy Cannon, Nino Tempo And April Stevens, Dee Dee Sharp, Ray Stevens, The Vice Roys and Gail Harris play at the Opera House, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Tony Bennett records Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams, I Walk A Little Faster and Got The Gate On The Golden Gate in CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA.

The Top Ten Singles on WMCA Radio in New York City, USA, on this day are as follows :
1. YESTERDAY - The Beatles (Capitol)
2. HANG ON SLOOPY - The McCoys (Bang)
3. THE 'IN' CROWD - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo)
4. EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire (Dunhill)
5. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - We Five (A+M)
6. HELP! - The Beatles (Capitol)
7. CATCH US IF YOU CAN - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)
8. IT AIN'T ME BABE - The Turtles (White Whale)
9. YOU’VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES - The Fortunes (Press)
10. 1-2-3 - Len Barry (Decca)
1. YESTERDAY - The Beatles (Capitol)
2. HANG ON SLOOPY - The McCoys (Bang)
3. THE 'IN' CROWD - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo)
4. EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire (Dunhill)
5. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - We Five (A+M)
6. HELP! - The Beatles (Capitol)
7. CATCH US IF YOU CAN - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)
8. IT AIN'T ME BABE - The Turtles (White Whale)
9. YOU’VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES - The Fortunes (Press)
10. 1-2-3 - Len Barry (Decca)

Manfred Mann are banned from singing their current UK hit, a version of Bob Dylan's If You Gotta Go, Go Now, on the BBC tv show Crackerjack. The show's producer describes the song as "unsuitable".


Led Zeppelin come to the end of their first Japanese tour with the second of two nights in the Festival Hall, Osaka.
During a North American tour, Pink Floyd play at Hec Edmondson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington, USA.



Sting and Annie Lennox play at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, USA.

Suzanne Vega, accompanied by guitarist Gerry Leonard, plays at The City Winery, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their Native Tour, OneRepublic and The Script play at Sharon Meadow, San Francisco, California, USA.

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