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Big Bill Broonzy records At The Break Of Day and I Want To Go Home for Bluebird Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Frankie Laine is playing at Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ruth Brown, Bo Diddley, The Five Satins, The Drifters, The Coasters, The Schoolboys and Smiley Lewis begin five weeks with the Fantabulous Rock and Roll Show '57, whose itinerary includes stops in Charlotte, North Carolina; Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; Louisville, Kentucky; Greenville and Kinston, North Carolina, and also Chicago, Illinois, USA.
I May Never Pass This Way Again by Perry Como peaks at No15 in the Popular Singles Chart in the UK, during a run of eight weeks on the chart.
Fats Domino records I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday at Cosimo Recording Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Paul Anka plays the fourteenth night of three weeks at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
The Beatles continue their 92-day residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
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.
Frank Sinatra comes to the end of three days of recording for a new album at CTS Studios, in Bayswater, London, UK. On this day he records We'll Meet Again, Now Is the Hour and We'll Gather Lilacs In The Spring.
Ford Eaglin (aka Snooks Eaglin) releases a new single, Little Eva, on Imperial Records in the USA. The song is a tribute inspired by contemporary hitmaker Little Eva.
Merseybeats play a lunchtime gig at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
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Bobby Vinton performs Blue On Blue on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The song is composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
The Beatles play in the Merseybeat Showcase at The Tower, New Brighton, England, UK, Europe, supported by Gerry And The Pacemakers. Following the show, Paul McCartney is stopped by police for driving over the speed limit on Seabank Road in Wallasey, Merseyside, for which he will receive a fine and a one-year driving ban.
Folk singer and songwriter Carolyn Hester rides through Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, on a horse-drawn 'hayride' wagon to promote the upcoming New York Folk Festival in Carnegie Hall.
The Modern Jazz Quartet, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Williams, Tommy Flanagan, Phil Woods, Pepper Adams, Sonny Red, Jimmy Heath and others play in a benefit concert at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience work on the song South Saturn Delta at The Record Plant, New York City, USA, with arranger Larry Fallon.
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The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.
Bob Dylan attends a Robert Gordon concert at the Music Machine, Camden Town, London. Sid Vicious attends the same gig and, according to some reports, threatens Dylan with a knife.
On their World Vacation tour, Van Halen play at The Forest National, Brussels, Belgium, Europe.
During a visit to the Palace of Westminster, London, UK, as a guest of Labour Peer Lord Janner, Michael Jackson sings Happy Birthday to MP Paul Boateng. Jackson's entourage also includes celebrity forkbender Uri Geller and magician David Blaine.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, supported by the Black Crowes.
On their Mechanize tour, Fear Factory play at Peabody's Downunder, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Jenn Bostic releases the single Jealous Of The Angels as a download on iTunes and Amazon.
On her Aphrodite World Tour, Kylie Minogue plays the first of three nights at The Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.
On their Up All Night Tour, One Direction play at The Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California, USA.
Robbie Williams begins his Take The Crown Stadium Tour, at The Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, supported by Olly Murs.
Albert Lee, JT Thomas, Will MacGregor and Jason Smith play at The Cotton Club, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play a promotional show at Le Grand Journal, Paris, France, Europe. Their song The Longest Wave is debuted live at this performance. Five tracks from this show will subsequently be released as the EP Live In Paris.
In the aftermath of the horrific Grenfell Tower Block fire in West London, England, UK, Europe, Adele attends a vigil with local people, and Rita Ora takes part in volunteer work including sorting through donations, putting similar items together in rubbish bags and loading bottles of water and food into vans.
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Jack Carty and Maz O'Connor play at The Cedar Room, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
On their joint-headlining tour,
On his Botanical Gardens tour, Don McLean plays at The Marquee, Cork, Ireland, Europe.
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