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Overton Amos Lemons is born in DeQuincy, Louisiana, USA, He will find fame as R'n'B performer Smiley Lewis.
The Walt Disney animated film Cinderella, including the songs A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, So This is Love, Sing Sweet Nightingale, The Work Song, and Cinderella, is released to cinemas in Argentina.

The Oscar Pettiford Sextet, led by legendary jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford, plays in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.


Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his
seventeenth movie, Girl Happy, at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA.
Antoinette Halliday is born in Parson's Green, London, UK. She will find success as singer Toni Halliday of 80s alternative rock band Curve.

President Lyndon B. Johnson invites The Four Seasons to perform at The White House in Washington, DC, USA.





The Grateful Dead play the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Buddy Miles Express and The Sir Douglas Quintet.
The year's second Hyde Park, London, UK, concert, takes place. This one stars The Rolling Stones (just days after the death of their guitarist Brian Jones), plus Family, Battered Ornaments, King Crimson, Roy Harper, Third Ear Band, Alexis Korner's New Church and Screw.
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Todd Rundgren's Utopia release a new album, Pov, on Food For Thought Records in the UK.



Re-released single The Good Life by The New Power Generation, peaks at No15 in its week of entry to the UK Singles Chart. Prince is believed to have been involved in making this track.
Johnny Cash makes his last ever live performance when he plays at the Carter Ranch (aka Carter Family Fold), Hiltons, Virginia, USA.

During their Progress Live tour, Take That play the fifth of eight nights at Wembley Stadium, London, UK.
Gotye [featuring Kimbra] releases a new single, Somebody That
I Used To Know in Australia and New Zealand. (2011)
George Benson, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Diana Krall and others play in the Tommy LiPuma Gala Night at the Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland, Europe, during the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival.

It is reported that songwriter-producer Steve Mac has signed an exclusive publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis UK for his Rokstone publishing catalogue. Mac boasts a career total of over 140m records, including 58 No1 singles and albums.
Bula Quo!, a comedy/adventure movie starring Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi of Status Quo goes on general release in the UK.


WorldWired tour, Metallica play at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida, USA, supported by Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat.
On the North American leg of their
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