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Tyler, leader of The
Peasants' Revolt against King Richard II of England, is
attacked and murdered with no warning, while speaking with the king
under a flag of truce, by Sir William Walworth [Lord Mayor of
London] and John Cavendish, a member of the king's retinue. This
betrayal effectively ended the revolt. The 1985 song Wat Tyler by
Fairport
Convention tells the sorry tale of Tyler's betrayal and death.
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 show The Toy-Maker is presented at The Tivoli Opera House, San Francisco, California, USA.
The musical comedy The Prince Of Pilsen is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of four months.The stage revue The Ziegfeld Follies of 1908 opens at the Jardin de Paris, New York City, USA, where it will run for 120 performances.
The stage musical The Three Twins opens at the Herald Square Theatre in New York City, USA.
Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.Street busker George "Little Hat" Jones records New Two Sixteen Blues and Two String Blues, for Okeh Records in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet is born in Paris, France, Europe. He will find fame as pop and rock'n'roll idol Johnny Hallyday. He will complete 181 tours, score 18 platinum albums, and sell more than 110m records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.
Musical fantasy The Storks is presented at The Dearborn Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.The first trial edition of Oh Boy, the latest pop show from UK tv producer Jack Good, is broadcast, featuring Marty Wilde, in the English Midlands region only. On the same day, Neil Arthur of UK 70s electro-pop duo Blancmange, is born in Lancashire, UK.
Guy Mitchell records Silver Moon Upon The Golden Sands, My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You and Sunshine Guitar for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Freddy King plays the first of three nights at The Hines Farm Blues Club, Swanton, Ohio, USA.
Champion Jack Dupree records Careless Love, See See Rider and other tracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, for Storyville Blues.
The Mississippi Swampers record Black Swamper's Blues, Green Blues and other tracks for Fonotone Records in Fredrick, Maryland, USA. The group includes guitarist John Fahey who will go on to achieve considerable acclaim as a solo artist.
Elvis Presley and his manager Col. Tom Parker send a telegram to Frank Sinatra which reads, "Dear Frank, Happy Father's Day, enough said? Elvis and The Colonel."Peter And Gordon arrive in Los Angeles, California, USA, for their first tour of the USA.
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Billy 'Crash' Craddock records What About Love, Teardrops On Your Letter, It Hurts To Be In Love, My Baby's Got Flat Feet and other tracks, at King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
The Dave Clark Five, The Kinks, The Hollies, The Applejacks, Millie and others play at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK.
Heinz And The Wild Ones appear on tv show For Teenagers Only at ATV Srudios, Aston, Birmingham, UK. Guitarist in the band is Ritchie Blackmore, later to find fame in Deep Purple.
The Beatles record It's Only Love, for their second film soundtrack album Help!, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK.
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Bobby Vee is playing during a week of appearances at The Social Club, Greaseborough, England, UK, Europe.
The Loading Zone play the second of two nights at The Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, California, USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles and Yoko Ono stage an 'Acorn Event' in Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, England, UK, Europe, during which they plant acorns to symbolise the coming together of east and west. Within a week, the acorns will be stolen.
Booker T And The MG's, It's A Beautiful Day and Tim Buckley play the second of three nights at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Hapshash And The Coloured Coat play at The Middle Earth, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.Judy Garland appears before a live audience for the last time in an intimate club gig at The Half Note nightclub, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Jimi Hendrix is in Studio A, Electric Lady Studios, 52 West 8th Street, New York City, doing instrumental jams with Steve Winwood and Chris Wood of Traffic.
Electronic synthesiser pioneers Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil release the album Zero Time under the name Tonto's Expanding Head Band on Embryo / Atlantic Records in the USA. The album is performed entirely on an electronic music synthesising system of their own creation which they called The Original New Timbral Orchestra or, as an acronym, T.O.N.T.O.
Z.Z. Top play at The Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey, USA.Hambi And The Dance play at The Brunel Rooms, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Whitesnake play at CNE Grandstand, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also on the bill, during their Hot In The Shade tour, are Kiss. Angry words are exchanged on stage between paul Stanley of Kiss and David Coverdale of Whitesnake, because Kiss have not been allowed to bring their full complement of pyrotechnics on stage. 
Thunder release a new single, Play That Funky Music, which will give the group their 16th UK Top 40 single.
Sir Paul McCartney launches 'Meat Free Monday' at the Inn On The Park, London, England, UK, England.
On their Fallen Empires tour, Snow Patrol play at The Tornava Festival Park, Seinajoki, Finland, Europe.
Mattesons Fridge Raiders begin a new tv advertising campaign in the UK based on instantly recognisable bespectacled guitarist Hank Marvin of
The
Shadows, playing on the fact that 'Hank Marvin' has long been a
Cockney
Rhyming slang term for very hungry [ie Hank Marvin = starvin']
Tokyo Girls' Style play the last show of their current tour at Hibaya Open Air Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
The Amazing Snakeheads announce via their Facebook page that the band's drummer and bassist have quit, leaving only frontman Dale Barclay from the line-up that released the band's debut album in April.
Parker Millsap releases the album Other Arrangements on Thirty Tigers Records.
On their Spice World reunion tour, The Spice Girls (minus Posh Spice Victoria Beckham) play the last of three nights at Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK, Europe. Support act for the tour is Jess Glynne.Touring in support of their album, I Am Easy To Find, The National play at Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, Tennessee, USA.
On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor, Maine, USA, supported by Megadeth.1381 |
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