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The Weber And Fields' burlesque show Fiddle-Dee-Dee continues its lengthy run at Fischer's Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Under the name Harmony Supreme, singing trio The Gumm Sisters play the twelfth night of two weeks at the Warner Brothers Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA. One of the sisters, Frances Gumm, will find stardom after a name change to Judy Garland.
The movie Knock On Any Door, starring Humphrey Bogart and John Derek, is released to cinemas nationwide in the USA. When country singer Faron Young sees the movie he will be so struck by John Derek's line, 'Live fast, die young and leave a good-looking corpse!' that he will write the song Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young, which will peak at No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA during 1955.
Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Rooney attend a party at the home of bandleader Ray Anthony in San Diego, California, USA. Anthony had recently composed a song entitled Marilyn, which is presented to the actress at the party.
Tennessee Ernie Ford and Anita Bryant are playing at The New York State Fair, New York, USA.
US Army private James Marshall Hendrix [Jimi Hendrix] takes a photograph as he jumps from a plane, and another just before landing, at the 101st Airborn Division jump school, Fort Campbell, Kentucky,USA.
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos play in Amarillo, Texas, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.
The Kingston Trio record Song For A Friend (written by John Stewart) for Capitol Records in Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California, USA. The song is Stewart's reaction to the news of the assassination of US President John Kennedy. At the same session the trio also records The Patriot Game and If You Don't Look Around.
Judy Garland begins a ten-day residency at The Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to The Byrds single Mr Tambourine Man, a heavily-edited cover of Bob Dylan's original.
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The Byrds release a new single, Turn! Turn! Turn! on Columbia Records in the USA.
The Top Ten Singles on WABC Radio in New York City, USA, on this date are as follows :

1. Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert And the Tijuana Brass (A+M)

2. I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes (Motown)

3. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds (Columbia)

4. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (Checker)

5. Let's Hang On! - The 4 Seasons

6. 1-2-3 - Len Barry (Decca)

7. A Lover's Concerto - The Toys (DynoVoice)

8. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown And His Famous Flames (King)

9. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Silkie (Fontana)

10. Get Off of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (London)

The Kingston Trio play the last of three nights at The Circle Star Theater, San Carlos, California, USA, supported by We Five.
Country singer-songwriter and recording artist Grant Langston is born in Gadsden, Alabama, USA.
The Youngbloods and the Siegel Schwall Band play the last of four nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Pop singer Jimmie Rodgers suffers traumatic head injuries after the car he is driving is stopped by an off-duty police officer near the San Diego Freeway in Los Angeles, California, USA. Rodgers will sue the police for brutality, and they will counter-sue for slander, but neither case will go to trial. In 1973 Rodgers will accept a $200,000 settlement from the Los Angeles City Council, after it votes to give him the money rather than incur the costs of further court action.
Jimi Hendrix's legal suit against Capitol Records - an attempt to prevent the selling of the LP Get That Feeling - has been thrown out by District Court Judge Charles M. Metzner in Los Angeles, California, USA. The LP consists of tracks Hendrix recorded as a sideman with Curtis Knight before he found solo success. The judge does, however, agree that the LP cover could be confusing for consumers and asks the record company to re-design it before manufacturing any further copies.
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The Cream, The James Cotton Blues Band, Jeremy And The Satyrs, and Blood Sweat And Tears play the second of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA. During these shows, Cream record the performances used on their live album Wheels Of Fire.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience are in The Record Plant, New York City, mixing Little Miss Strange.
Big Brother and The Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, record Piece Of My Heart, and I Need A Man To Love, for their Columbia Records debut album Cheap Thrills.
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Canned Heat play at Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Doors play a second night at The Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
The Steve Miller Band, Allmanjoy and Linn County play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
A private funeral service is held fpr Janis Joplin, after which her body is cremated at The Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park, Glendon Avenue, Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California, USA. Her ashes are scattered from an aeroplane over Stinson Beach, near her last home in Marin County, California.
David Bowie's Station To Station tour plays the first of three non-consecutive nights in Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their Heaven And Hell tour, Black Sabbath play at the Day On The Green, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA. Also on the bill are Journey, Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet and The Babys.
Queen play the second of two nights at The Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA. This will prove to be their last-ever gig on North American soil.
On their World Violation tour, Depeche Mode play the first of two nights at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA.
Maria Ellen Ortiz, daughter of 74-year-old heart attack victim Manuela Gomez Ruiz tells US tv show Good Morning America, that she plans to sue Michael Jackson, because the star's recent stay in the Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, USA, resulted in Mrs Ruiz being moved, as a result of which she died.
Lindsey Buckingham releases his fifth solo LP, Gift Of Screws, on Reprise Records in the USA.
Justin Timberlake is confronted by an aggressive paparazzi photographer as he arrives at his hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA. Timberlake refuses to let the confrontation escalate, keeping his cool by crossing his arms and pushing his fists into his jean pockets as the furious cameraman angrily shouts at him.
Bob Dylan plays at Haymarket Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
Rihanna, Ke$ha and Travie McCoy play at the Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Bob Dylan plays at the Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Bob Dylan plays the second of two nights at The Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Oceania.
In court in Burbank, California, USA, rapper Tone-Loc pleads not guilty at Burbank Superior Court, Burbank, California, USA, after being charged with possessing an assault weapon and domestic violence.
The Foo Fighters play at The Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, USA.
Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler play at The Olympiahalle, Innsbruck, Austria, Europe.
Lady Antebellum and Stevie Nicks shoot an installment of CMT Crossroads in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Justin Bieber attends an NHL playoff game between the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings at The Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Miley Cyrus tapes the tv special Miley Cyrus: MTV Unplugged at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Madonna as a guest artist.
Fleetwood Mac play at The Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Katy Perry and her ex-boyfriend John Mayer are seen out together at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are joined by Girls actress Allison Williams and her fiance Ricky Van Veen.
Bob Dylan gives a speech at the MusiCares Person Of The Year event in his honour, during which he thanks Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, The Byrds, Nina Simone, Johnny Cash and others for having covered his songs in the early years of his career.
On her 1989 World Tour Taylor Swift plays at The Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, supported by Vance Joy.
On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at The Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, Europe, supported by Judas Priest.
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