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English forces defeat James IV of Scotland at The Battle of Flodden Fields, with an estimated loss of 10,000 soldiers. The battle will inspire the poem Flowers O' The Forest which will be turned into a folk song, and in 1996 heavy metal band Gravedigger will record their version of events as The Battle Of Flodden.
The musical play A Country Girl, or Town and Country, with music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, is performed at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 729 performances.
The musical revue Hip-Hip-Hooray is playing at The Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 425 performances.Red Nichols and his Five Pennies record Smiles and Nobody Knows, for Brunswick Records in New York City, USA.
Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra play during four weeks at The Roosevelt, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Dave Stewart, guitarist, songwriter and producer of Eurythmics is born in Sunderland, England, UK, Europe.The Rock And Roll Trio, featuring Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette, appears on the Amateur Hour Finals, broadcast live on US tv from Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA. They do not win.
Johnny Dankworth And His Orchestra with Cleo Laine and Frank Holder play at St George's Hall, Bradford, UK.
The John Lewis Orchestra, with Eric Dolphy on alto sax and Benny Golson on tenor sax, records Night Float and Afternoon In Paris, in Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, USA.
Jazz vocalist Carmen McRae records Weep No More, Strange Meadowlark and other tracks, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.Elvis Presley is in Seattle, Washington, USA, on the sixth day of location filming for his latest movie, It Happened At The World's Fair.
Neil Sedaka plays the last night of a week at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
B.B. King, The Drifters, Maxine Brown, Gene Chandler and others play the sixth of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Isley Brothers play the fourth of nine nights at The Peppermint Lounge West, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Paul Desmond Quartet (including Jim Hall on guitar) records Easy Living, Here's That Rainy Day and All Across The City, in RCA Victor Recording Studio, New York City, USA.
Vocalist Pat Bowie records Why Don't You Do Right, Wonder Why, I Wanna Be Loved, Look Down That Lonesome Road (Lonesome Road) and Summertime for Prestige Records at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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Buck Owens And The Buckaroos perform live for President Lyndon Johnson at The White House, Washington DC, USA. The show will later be released as a live album.Slade reach No1 in the UK Top Twenty singles chart with Mama Weer All Crazee Now. On the same day, All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople peaks at No3. The song is written and produced by David Bowie.
Rickie Lee Jones plays at The Dominion, London, England, UK. Her current boyfriend, Tom Waits is accompanying her on the tour.Sonny Til, leader of hit-making US doo-wop group Sonny Til and The Orioles, dies of a heart attack in Washington, DC, USA.
Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble play at The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.On her Wild Heart tour, Stevie Nicks plays at Colt State Park, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, to an audience of 9015 people.
Yes play Three
days of riots begin in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, West
Midlands, UK. The riots will inspire the songs Handsworth Riot by
Pato Banton and Handsworth
Revolution by Steel Pulse.
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The multiple act heavy rock travelling festival Gigantour plays in Pine Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Acts appearing include Megadeth, Dream Theater and Anthrax.
The Sugarhill Festival continues at Warren Farm, Liddington Warren, near Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK. Acts appearing over the three days of the event include Dr Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, Connie Lush And Bluesshouter, The Hamsters, Matt Schofield, Papa George, Paul Williams And Blue Thunder, The Robin Bibi Band, Sam Kelly's Station House and Nicky Moore's Blues Corporation.The Sugarhill Festival comes to an end at Liddington Warren Farm, Liddington, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Acts appearing over the two days of the event included The Nashville Teens, Dr And The Medics, The New English Beat, Neville Staples [formerly of The Specials] and others.
C.W.Stoneking And His Primitive Horn Orchestra play at The Farmhouse, Canterbury, England, UK, Europe.
UK-based music, film and videogames retailer HMV Group reports a 21.8% decline in its retail division for the 18 weeks to 3 September. This figure includes the impact of 29 store closures over the period. Like for like sales fell by 15.1%.Emiliana Torrini releases her fourth album, Tookah, through Rough Trade Records in the UK.
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On her Live 2016 Tour, Adele plays the first of two nights at The Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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