17th October

Simon Aleyn, Vicar of St Michael's Church, Bray, Berkshire, England, UK, Europe, dies. In his lifetime, he became notorious for having changed his religious beliefs from Catholic to Protestant and back again in order to match the beliefs of whichever king or queen was on the throne of England. This ploy helped him retain his valued position as Vicar Of Bray. His devious ways inspired the 17th century ballad The Vicar Of Bray which can still be heard today, as performed by folk artists including The Broadside Band and Dick Gaughan.

Sousa And His Band play the first of three nights at The Alhambra, San Francisco, California, USA.

Sousa's Band plays the first of three nights at The Alhambra Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.

Radio broadcasting pioneer Frank Conrad makes his first transmission using phonograph records from a low-power tube transmitter in a shed at the rear of his home at Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Nelson Eddy performs One Alone, Song About Pirates, Drinking Song from Hamlet and Blind Ploughman, on radio's Chase And Sanborn Program in the USA.

Blues vocalist and guitarist Johnnie Temple, records Big Leg Woman and Between Midnight And Dawn for Decca Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The musical revue Boys And Girls Together, with music by Sammy Fain, is playing at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 191 performances.

Gary Puckett is born in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA. He will find success as lead singer with late 60s band Gary Pucket And The Union Gap.

Woody Herman And His Orchestra play at The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, USA.

During a three-year-long residency, calypsonian Lord Caresser (aka The Caresser) is playing nightly in the downstairs bar of Rockhead's club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.

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.

Entering at No18 Pa-Paya Mama by Perry Como is the highest new entry in the Cashbox magazine chart of the Best-Selling Singles in the USA.

Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, Etta James, The Clovers, Bill Doggett, Faye Adams, The 5 Keys play at The Madison Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

The Osborne Brothers record She's No Angel, Two Lonely Hearts and Once More at the RCA Victor Studio in the Methodist Television Radio And Film Commission building, 1525 McGavock Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the twelfth night of two weeks at The Golden Nugget Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

While in New York City, USA, on a business trip, Matt Monro and his manager Don Black are staying at The Savoy Hilton Hotel.

The Beatles play at the David Lewis Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

Tommy Steele, Teddy Johnson And Pearl Carr, Jimmy James, The Raindrops, Joe Baker And Jack Douglas, Desmond Walter-Ellis, The KIms and Regine And Andre Berny open for a seven-week season at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.

The Top 5 Singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on this date are as follows :

1. BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON

2. She Loves You - The Beatles

3. It's All In The Game - Cliff Richard

4. Sally, Go 'Round The Roses - The Jaynetts

5. Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys

Tommy Roe plays at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Rod And The Cortinas.

Gene Vincent plays in Poitiers, France, Europe, backed by The Sunlights.

The Merseybeats play at The Town Hall, Birmingham, UK.

Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher registers copyright on his song The Revolution Kind.

The stage musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, opens at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, where it will run for 280 performances.

The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.

When I'll Be There hits No1 in the USA, The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, becomes the first group ever to score four consecutive Billboard No1s with its first four singles - I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save and I'll Be There.

Black Sabbath play at Queen Mary College, London, UK.

Jethro Tull play at Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA.

Canned Heat play at The Norwich Lads Club, Norwich, UK, supported by Fuzzy Duck.

Recording sessions for John Lennon's sixth solo album, Rock'n'Roll, begin at A+M Studios, Los Angele, California, USA. Phil Spector is producer, but he will abandon the sessions before they are completed.

Everything But The Girl play at The Mayfair, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.

Urban Dogs play at The 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Evil 1.

Nick Lowe And His Cowboy Outfit play at The Paradise Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Just Like Heaven by The Cure enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No29.

Bob Dylan, with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, ends a brief British tour with the last of four nights at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe. George Harrison comes on stage to play with His Bobness during the encore.

A new house-music-oriented night, Cream, opens in Nation, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, with special guest Fabi Paras joining Paul Myers and Paul Bleasdale on the decks. Cream will become hugely influential and will spawn the Creamfields Festival in 1998.

The Bob Dylan album Love And Theft is awarded a gold disc in the USA by the R.I.A. A.

The Arctic Monkeys release their debut single, I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, on Domino Records in the UK. It will go straight to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, beating Sugababes and Robbie Williams.

Crosby, Stills And Nash play the second of seven nights at The Beacon Theatre, New York City, USA.

Touring in support of their fifth album, Moms, Menomena play at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Via a posting on her website, Kylie Minogue reveals that she has cancelled all of her upcoming shows in Germany, Europe, because the local promoter has gone into administration.

A Florida, USA, judge sentences Michael Dunn to life imprisonment for the murder of African-American teenager Jordan Davis. The teenager died when Dunn fired into an SUV in Jacksonville, Florida, during an argument over loud music. The sentence includes an additional ninety years for three convictions of attempted murder and firing a weapon into a vehicle.

On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at Complejo Al Rio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.