30th June

Emerson, Allen And Manning's Minstrels open for the first night of two weeks at Tony Pastor's Opera House, No. 201 Bowery, New York City, USA. The company includes many performers 'lured or borrowed' from La Rue's Minstrels, including Dr. Hanmer, C. S. Fredericks, E. S. Rosenthal, Charles Wheaton, Kelly and Holly, Master Eddie, Frank Bowles, C. A. Boyd, leader, Willie Guy and, later, Stevie Rogers.

The Trocadero Quartette present "Their black-face character creation - The Telephone Agent" during a week at Chase's Theatre, Washington DC, USA. Also on the bill are The Hungarian Gypsy Band, "comedy trick violinist" Chevriel and "The Dainty Singing And Dancing Comedienne" Kitty Fox Allen.

The Monumental Orchestra provides musical entertainment for a Grand Old Time Family excursion to Glymont, Maryland, USA, aboard the Palace Steamer Jane Mosely.

Popular American singer Elsie Janis, known as "the sweetheart of the AEF" (American Expeditionary Force), records I Want A Dancin' Man for The Gramophone Company in London, UK.

Alex Hyde And His Orchestra are undertaking a month-long engagement, playing for an Elite-Abend fashion show at The Luna Palais, Luna Park, Berlin, Germany.

Despite having been banned on several radio stations because of its suggestive lyric, the controversial Sixty Minute Man by R'n'B group The Dominoes on Federal Records reaches No1 in the Billboard Best Selling Retail Rhythm And Blues records chart in the USA. Sixty Minute Man will be cited by some experts as the first rock'n'roll record.

The Ray Ellington Quartet begins a week of shows at The Palais, Ilford, UK.

The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.

Frankie Laine is playing at The Riverside, Reno, Nevada, USA.

Hot Diggity [Dog Ziggity Boom] by Michael Holliday peaks at No14 in the Popular Singles Chart in the UK, during an eight-week run on the chart.

When Miles Davis plays at The Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, USA, the show is broadcast live on radio.

Jimmie Rodgers plays at The Riverside Hotel, Reno, Nevada, USA.

The Flamingos are playing during a lengthy engagement at Robert's Show Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Jimmy Clanton is playing during a week of shows at The Rainbow Room, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.

Bobby Vee, Jack Scott, Faron Young, Del Shannon, Gene Pitney, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Patsy Cline, Mark Dinning, Bobby Edwards, Claude Grey and The Bobby Vinton Orchestra play in the WVOK Shower Of Stars show at The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, 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.

The Cecil Taylor Quartet perform a live radio session in Helsinki, Finland, Europe.

The Gerry Mulligan Quintet records Capricious, Blue Boy, Lonely Town and other tracks for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.

Bobby Darin plays at The Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, New York State, USA.

Swedish off-shore pirate radio station Radio Nord, which has been on the air since March 8, 1961, is forced to close down because it is breaking the existing laws governing broadcasting in Sweden, Europe.

Billboard magazine in the USA reviews the new Elvis Presley album Pot Luck, declaring, "The chanter comes through with his usual exciting performances of brand-new material, rockers, romantic ballads, blues and tunes with a Latin beat. And the backing swings all the way."

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 John Coltrane Quartet is playing during two weeks at La Tete De L'Art, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Helen Shapiro is undertaking a ten-week summer season engagement at The Aquarium Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, Ronnie Corbett and Jimmy Savile.

Dwayne O'Brien is born in Ada, Oklahoma, USA. He will join Little Texas as their guitarist, performing on the pop-influenced singles What Might Have Been, You And Forever And Me and Good Blessed Texas.

Rock guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen is born in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.

Sam Cooke plays the sixth night of a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.

The Rolling Stones spend the second of nine days of demo recording sessions at Regent Sounds Studio, London, UK.

Conway Twitty, Levon And The Hawks (later to become The Band), and The Classics play at Tony Mart's, Somers Point, New Jersey, USA.

The Drifters record I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing, Nylon Stockings and We Gotta Sing, at Atlantic Studio in New York City, USA.

The Spencer Davis Group plays at The Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, UK.

TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA, features Eddie Hodges singing New Orleans and Hard Times for Lovers, Jackie De Shannon performing What the World Needs Now Is Love, plus The Velvelettes with Needle In A Haystack.

The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.

Quicksilver Messenger Service play the last of six nights at The Generation Club, New York City, USA.

Chicago release a new single 25 or 6 to 4/Where Do We Go From Here, on Columbia Records in the USA.

Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana play at Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes, France, Europe.

The Damned play at St. George's Hall, Exeter, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Fuzztones.

Helen And The Horns play at The Dance Factory, Dundee, Scotland, UK, Europe.

Eric Clapton plays at The Summer Festival, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

When Jackson Browne plays at Bally's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, he is joined onstage by Bruce Springsteen.

Furthur play at LeLacheur Park, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

Lissie plays the first of two nights at Union Chapel, London, England, UK.

Future plays at The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.

Insane Clown Posse lose their lawsuit against the FBI in the District Court, Michigan, USA. District Judge Robert Cleland rules that the Posse's complaint could not be upheld. The Posse had alleged that an FBI report which classified their rap-metal fans, The Juggalos, as a "non-traditional gang", was an infringement on their right to free association and expression.

Beck plays at The Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, USA.