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Harvey Logan, also known as Kid Curry, was an American outlaw and gunman who rode with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's infamous Wild Bunch gang during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On this day he shoots himself in the head to avoid capture by law officers near Parachute, Colorado, USA. The song Harvey Logan, recorded in 1963 by Dock Boggs for Folkways Records will be inspired by the outlaw's exploits.
Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra are playing during a two-month stay at The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, USA.
Guys And Dolls is playing during its seventeenth week at The Shubert Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.Bo Diddley, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Ruth Brown, The Diamonds and The Dreams play at the Town Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
James Marshall Hendrix (later to become Jimi Hendrix) leaves Leschi Elementary School in Seattle, Washington, USA, because his father Al can no longer pay for their house at 2603 26th Avenue. They move to 1436 29th Avenue.
When Dean Martin has a birthday party at the Paramount Film Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, the guests include Elvis Presley and actress Shirley MacLaine.
Jazz trumpeter Jonah Jones is playing at The Embers, New York City, USA, during a six-week engagement.
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys guest star on the New Dominion Barn Dance, in The WRVA Tehater, Richmond, Virginia, 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.Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Ringo Starr of The Beatles acquires a new black oyster pearl Ludwig drumkit with the new Beatles logo emblazoned on the front of the bass drum.
While his father, Sam Cooke, is on tour, Vincent Cooke falls into the family swimming pool in Los Angeles, California, USA, and drowns at the age of eighteen months.Tennessee Ernie Ford records Oh God Our Help In Ages Past, Let Me Walk With Thee and other songs at Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Stree, Hollywood, California, USA.
George Hamilton IV records Truck Driving Man, A Rose And A Baby Ruth, Roll Muddy River and That's All Right at RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Billy Byrd and Harold Bradley are the guitarists on the session.
The Who record an appearance on tv show Top Of The Pops at BBC Television Studios, Manchester, England, UK, followed by a gig at Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, supported by The System.
Fifties rock'n'roll hitmaker Dion records a version of the Bob Dylan song It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, in Columbia Studio A, New York City, USA.
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The Dave Clark Five play at The Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusettes, USA, supported by Lou Christie.
The cover of today's edition of UK music paper The New Musical Express (NME) features adverts for the songs This Door Swings Both Ways by Hermen's Hermits, Mama By Dave Berry, I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Any More by The New York Public Library andf The Man Who Took The Valise Off The Floor Of Grand Central Station at Noon by She Trinity.
Jazz guitarist and banjo player Johnny St. Cyr, dies of leukaemia in Los Angeles, California, USA. In a long and acclaimed career, he worked with with Papa Celestin, Kid Ory, Fate Marable, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and others.
The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
The 5th Dimension are playing during a week of shows at The Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Count Basie Band plays the first of two nights at The Flying Carpet, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Touring in support of his album Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf plays at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
On their World Vacation tour, Van Halen play at The Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe.
The Bill Dixon Sextet plays in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Europe.
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During a 22-date tour in support of her album Square The Circle, Joan Armatrading plays at The Hexagon, Reading, England, UK, Europe.
Placebo release their self-titled debut album in the UK. It will peak at No5 on the UK Albums Chart.
The Beautiful South play at Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK.
The album, Don’t Believe 
An Oasis gig at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, ends in eight arrests and one man requiring medical attention after being viciously beaten by a group of thugs.John Rudolph, CEO of publishing company Bug Music, announces a joint venture with Kings of Leon to establish a new record label, 429, on which Kings of Leon could sign and champion artists of their choice. The Features will be the first band signed to the imprint.
On the last date of her Nothing But Love tour, Whitney Houston plays the second of two nights at the MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK.
Jack Osbourne, son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, reveals that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.Landshapes [formerly Lulu And The Lampshades] release their debut album, Rambutan, on Bella Union records in the UK.
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