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Robert The Bruce, King Of Scotland, defeats an English army at
The Battle Of Bannockburn. Inspired by the story of this
battle, Roy Williamson of The Corries will write the song, Flower Of Scotland. First recorded and released by The Corries in 1965, it will go on to become an unofficial national anthem of Scotland.
Musical comedy The Toreador is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 675 performances. A production of the "musical extravaganza" The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with music by Paul Tietjens and A.B. Sloane, plays at The Majestic Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Kay Starr, with Billy May And His Orchestra, records Hold Me Hold Me Hold Me, Angry and Come On-A My House for Capitol Records in New York City, USA.
Fess Williams And His Royal Flush Orchestra record Number Ten and Razor Edge, in New York City, USA. for Brunswick Records.
Billy Hicks And His Sizzling Six have a recording session in Master Studios, New York City, USA.
Blues pianist Honey Hill records Boogie Woogie for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.
Mario Lanza records My Song My Love, Serenade, I'll Never Love You and I Pagliacci : Vesti La Giuibba at Radio records studio, Los Angeles, California, USA.Eddie Condon And His All-Stars record Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me, How Come You Do Me Like You Do, Medley: When My Sugar Walks Down The Street/I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Marv Johnson, The Flamingos, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and The Five Satins play at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Muddy Waters, Little Walter and The "5" Royales play the second night of a week at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Preacher The Rev. Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux with singer Mrs. Mary Michaux and The Radio Church Of God Choir and band, record Christ Is The Answer, Cross That River and other tracks for Savoy Records in the USA.
Bo
Diddley records You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover, I Can Tell, Sad Sack, Aloha, Get Away From Here and Rock'n'Roll, in Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinous, 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.
Ketty Lester plays at The Pavilion, Bath, England, UK, Europe.
There is a riot, quelled by baton-wielding police, when The Rolling Stones play at The Messehallen, Oslo, Norway, Europe.
Disc Jockey Don MacKinnon, of radio station KFWB in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, is killed when his car plunges seventy-five feet off the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, USA.
B.B. King records Cherry Red, Confessin' The Blues, How Long Blues, I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town and other tracks which will appear on his third ABC Paramount Records LP, Confessin' The Blues.
Wooly Bully by Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs enters the UK singles chart, where it will peak at No11.
Nico (backed by Jackson Browne on guitar) plays at Stanley's in the basement of The Dom, New York City, USA, supported by Tim Buckley.
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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.
Led Zeppelin record a live session in Maida Vale studios, London, UK, for the BBC Radio One show Top Gear, deejayed by John Peel.
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The Who play at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by The James Gang.Billy Bragg plays at Cornwall Coliseum, St. Austell, Cornwall, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Hank Wangford Band.
When Roseanne Cash tops the Billboard country singles chart in the USA with I Don't Want To Spoil The Party, it marks another first for Liverpudlian songsmiths John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles - their first country No1.
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When Depeche Mode and Primal Scream play at The Garden State Arts Centre, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA, Throb of Primal Scream becomes so drunk that he falls of the back of the stage.Paul Weller plays a rooftop gig from the top of the Hayward Gallery in London. The performance is recorded for a C4 tv special.
The first day of the first-ever Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, features New Order, Moby, The Bravery, The Dears, Basement Jaxx, Keane, Kasabian, Mylo and LCD Soundsystem.
Phil Collins plays the third of four special concerts, billed as Up Close And Personal - Phil Collins Plays 60s Soul, at The Roseland Ballroom, New York City, USA.
A printed menu from the Angel Hotel, Northampton, England, UK, Europe, Wednesday 27th March, signed and annoted on the back in blue ballpoint pen Love from The Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr xx George Harrison xxx and in pencil John Lennon xxx, on March 27, 1963, sells for $3,366 at Christie's Auction House in London. The group played at the ABC Cinema in Northampton on that day.
During his Goodbye Tour, 76-year-old country music star Glen Campbell plays at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA. His live band includes three of his children – Ashley on banjo, Shannon on guitar, and Cal on drums. The show also includes a tribute to Campbell from opening acts Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams and Jackson Browne.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at Radio One's Hackney Weekend, Hackney Marshes, London, England, UK, Europe.
Swedish House Mafia announce via their website that they will split up after embarking on "One Last Tour" later in the year. On their first tour together in over twenty years, the surviving members of The Beach Boys play at The Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, New York State, USA.
The original hand-written four-page lyric for the Bob Dylan song Like A Rolling Stone goes on sale at Sotheby's auction house in New York City, USA, where it sells for $2m, said to be a world record for a popular music manuscript.
On their A Head Full Of Dreams tour, Coldplay play the second of two nights at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
Max And Harvey play at Vidcon, The Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Los Angeles, California, USA1314 |
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