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Female rock'n'roller Alis Lesley plays during two weeks at Chez Emile, Quebec, Montreal, Canada.
Duane Eddy releases a new single, Rebel Rouser, on Dolton Records in the USA. It will be his first Top 10 hit, reaching No6 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA. Duane Eddy will go on to become the most successful Rock'n'Roll instrumentalist of all time, with over 100 million records sold.
Twangy guitarist Duane Eddy releases a new single, Rebel Rouser, on Dolton Records in the USA. It will be his first Top 10 hit, reaching No6 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA. Duane Eddy will go on to become the most successful Rock'n'Roll instrumentalist of all time, with over 100 million records sold.
Mao Zedong (aka Mao Tse Tung) initiates The Great Leap Forward, an economic and social policy aimed at rapidly transforming China, Asia, from an agrarian economy into a socialist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization. Songs inspired by this movement will include The Great Leap Forward by Good Riddance, Great Leap Forward by Simple Minds and Waiting For The Great Leap Forward by Billy Bragg.
Duane Eddy releases a new single, Rebel Rouser, on Dolton Records in the USA. It will reach No6 in the Billboard US Top 40 Singles chart. Duane Eddy will go on to become the most successful Rock'n'Roll instrumentalist of all time, with over 100 million records sold.