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Male vocal duo Henry
Burr and Albert
Campbell record In A Little While and I'm Going Back To Old
Virginia for Victor
Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Bud Billings, a pseudonym for Frank Luther and Carson Robison, record Dancing At Jones's Place, Goin' Back To Texas, Old Kentucky Cabin and Open Up Dem Pearly Gates, at Victor Studio, New York City, USA for Victor Records.
Carson Robison and Frank Luther record Open Up Dem Pearly Gates For Me, Goin' Back To Texas and Coon Dog Yodel, at Plaza Recording Studio, New York City, USA.
Al Bowlly with The Ray Noble Orchestra records Little Man You've Had A Busy Day in London, England, UK, Europe, for HMV Records.
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James Marshall Hendrix, later to become Jimi Hendrix, leaves Rainier Vista School, Seattle, Washington, USA, in one of many disruptive school moves during his childhood.

James Marshall Hendrix (later to become Jimi Hendrix) leaves Meaney Junior High, Seattle, Washington, USA, in one of many disruptive school moves during his childhood.
During the Winter Dance Party Tour, Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens are all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA. The incident will inspire numerous tribute songs, but it is most popularly identified as "the day the music died" in Don McLean's huge hit single American Pie.

Please Don't Treat Me Like A Child by Helen Shapiro peaks at No3 in the UK singles chart during a run of twenty weeks.

The Beach Boys release a new single, When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)/She Knows Me Too Well, on Capitol Records in the USA.
The Beach Boys have a recording session in Los Angeles, California, USA, working on the song All Dressed Up For School. It will not be released.
Doris Day, with Jimmy Joyce and the Children's Chorus, releases a new album, With A Smile And A Song, on Columbia Records in the USA.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys oversees recording of instrumental tracks for the songs In My Childhood (later changed to You Still Believe In Me) and Trombone Dixie, at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Roy Drusky, with Jerry Kennedy as producer, records Big Sweet From Boston, You'd Better Sit Down Kids and Let's Put Our World Back Together, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Young Girl by The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No2 during a thirteen-week run.
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Where's The Playground, Suzie by Glen Campbell, enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No26 during a five week run. The song is written by Jimmy Webb.
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Ethan Browne is born in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, to model Phyllis Major and her singer-songwriter husband, Jackson Browne. The song The Only Child on Browne's 1976 album The Pretender is inspired by Ethan, and takes the form of advice from a father to a son.
Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No1.

Jon Bon Jovi marries his childhood sweetheart Hurly on the steps of the Graceland Chapel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
A concert in aid of Parents For Safe Food is held at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, featuring George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne.

Cardinal George Pell of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia, Oceania. Ellis accuses him (Pell) of having sexually abused a 12-year-old boy (Ellis) at a Roman Catholic youth camp in 1961. The scandal and investigation which follows will inspire Tim Minchin to write his song Come Home (Cardinal Pell).
Mr. John Ellis lodges a Statement Of Complaint against







Julian Lennon, the son of The Beatles' John Lennon, reveals that his childhood friend Lucy Vodden, who inspired the song title Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, is now battling the painful illness lupus, which causes organ breakdown.




It is reported that convicted paedophile Rolf Harris has written a song while in jail criticising his victims and describing them in insulting terms. The lawyers for his victims have now called for Harris to be denied parole.







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