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Explorer Henry Hudson is set adrift in Hudson Bay, Canada, by mutineers on his ship Discovery, and he is never seen again. Hudson's adventures will inspire several songs including Henry [How
Ya Gonna Find A Way] by The Deedle Deedle Dees, Haul Away Henry Hudson by Skip West, and Henry Hudson's Last Letter by Shawna Audet and The Overlanders.
A Chinese Honeymoon, billed as 'The English Musical Sensation' is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 364 performances.Recorded music pioneer Victor H. Emerson dies of a heart attack in California, USA. In his lifetime Emerson was awarded at least fourteen US patents relating to sound recording and reproduction.
Country singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson is born in Brownsville, Texas, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play in Castle Garden, Dornay Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. 
Steve Weber, who will find acclaim in the late 1960s as one half of cult psychedelic folk pioneers, The Holy Modal Rounders, is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Count Basie And His Band and The Ravens play at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Teddy Randazzo, Frankie Avalon, The Drifters, The Hi-Fives and The Six Teens play the last of three nights in the Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Humphrey Lyttelton Octet records Love For Sale, Prelude To A Kiss and Ida Sweet As Apple Cider, in London, UK, for Bethlehem Records.
Hawkshaw Hawkins and Jean Shepard play during four nights in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Muddy Waters releases a new single, You Shook Me, on Chess Records in the USA. The guitar part, chord changes and tempo of the track are near identical to Earl Hooker's 1961 track Blue Guitar.
Awake, the magazine of the Jehovah's Witness religion, publishes an
article criticising The Twist dance craze for its immoral influence on young people. Later, articles in Awake will claim that The Twist has its origins in "pagan fertility dances".
The Blue-Belles play during a week of shows at the Royal Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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.
The Beach Boys play in The Show of Stars, at Bloch Arena, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA, with Dee Dee Sharp, The Treniers, and Jackie DeShannon.
The Rolling Stones play in Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK, Europe.
Singer/songwriter and guitarist Nick Harper is born in London, England, UK. He is the son of Roy Harper.
Tom Cunningham, drummer of 
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 musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
The British supergroup Blind Faith releases its first and last album - Blind Faith, in the USA. The group includes Eric Clapton on guitar and Steve Winwood on keyboards.
Charlie Rich reaches No1 on the 
The two-day long Playboy Jazz Festival concludes at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA, and features artists including Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Bob Crosby And The Bobcats, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Stephane Grappelli and Zoot Simms.
Cupid And Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti, enters the UK pop albums chart where it will peak at No5 during a nineteen-week stay.
The Damned play at The Apollo Theatre, Oxford, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Fuzztones.
Knebworth Festival takes place at Knebworth Hall, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe. Headliners are Deep Purple, supported by Scorpions, Meat Loaf, UFO, Mama's Boys, Blackfoot, Alaska and Mountain. Deep Purple asttempt to make their performance the loudest British concert sound ever , at that point the record was still held by The Who at Charlton 74. There is no record of whether the mighty Purps actually achieved their ear-splitting target. Meat Loaf performs with his leg in plaster, having fractured it by falling off a stage in Australia.
Sister Sledge play the first of two nights at The Dominion Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The 
Jesse Ed Davis dies of a drug overdose in a laundry room in Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA. His distinctive slide guitar work graced albums by Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, John Lennon and John Lee Hooker.
On his Sound And Vision tour, David Bowie plays the first of three nights at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.
Burning Spear, Freddie MacGregor, Marcia Griffiths, Shinehead, U Roy and others play in the Reggae Sunsplash festival at Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Pretenders release their seventh album Viva El Amor, on Warner Bros in the USA.
Boosted by its use in a Nike World Cup tv commercial, a version of Elvis Presley's A Little Less Conversation, re-mixed by Dutch re-mixer JXL, reaches No1 in the UK singles chart, giving Presley more No1 singles than any other artist.
David Cassidy, David Essex, The Osmonds and Les McKeown's 70s Bay City Rollers play at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England, UK.
Kodak announces the end of production of Kodachrome film, because demand for the product has declined. Paul Simon's song, Kodachrome, which appeared on his 1973 album There Goes Rhymin' Simon, included the line 'Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away'. Mama didn't but, on this day, Kodak did.
It is reported that George Michael has bought a £3m beachfront home in Whale Beach, Sydney, Australia, Oceania. The property is described as a three-storey, five-bedroom house with a pool, glass walls, a terrace and a huge deck.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, begins a five-date UK tour with a show at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK.
On her 
On his ÷ Tour, Ed Sheeran plays during four nights at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.1611 |
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