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Ray Charles and Guitar Slim play the first of three nights at the 5-4 Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
With speculation building that instrumental group The Shadows might split from Cliff Richard, the UK pop idol has a meeting in London with their manager Peter Gormley.
UK skiffle king Lonnie Donegan is appearing in the pantomime Cinderella at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK.
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Following today's second performance of Another Beatles Christmas Show' at the Hammersmith Odeon, The Beatles visit the annual Boat Show, Earl's Court, London, UK, after the event has been closed to the general public.
The Beatles fly from Rome, Italy, to Nice, France, during a European tour. Some of the day is spent relaxing on the yacht of tour promoter Felix Marouani.
The Who play in The Town Hall, Torquay, England, UK, supported by The Hunters and The Dicers.
On their first appearance at The Marquee, London, UK, the Jimi Hendrix Experience breaks the house record. Support band is The Syn.
Freddie Mack And His Band are playing a live gig in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd record a session for Radio Hilversum, at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, Europe, an early training ground for The Beatles, closes because bands have become too expensive to
hire.
On their Get Me A Ladder Tour, Emerson, Lake And Palmer play in The Stadthalle, Freiburg, Germany, Europe.
Sid Vicious, former bassist of The Sex Pistols, attempts suicide again in the bathroom of the Hotel Seville, Madison Avenue, New York City, USA, by slashing his wrists with a razor blade and a broken light bulb, then tries to jump out the window. He is admitted to the psychiatric ward of Bellevue Hospital.
At a rock memorabilia auction at Sotheby's in London, England, UK, Europe, £500 is fetched by a hotel napkin autographed by Elvis Presley. American dollar bills signed by The Beatles go for £220. 
Donations to The Live Aid charity hit the £50m mark. The charity is aimed at alleviating the effects of famine in Ethiopia, Africa,
Al Jarreau plays in Montreux Casino, during The Montreux Jazz festival, Montreux, Switzerland, Europe. Jarreau's band includes Randy Crawford (voc), Joe Sample (kybds), Buzzy Feiten (g), Freddie Washington (b), Steve Gadd (dr), Lenny Castro (perc) and Philippe Saisse (synth).
On her Live At Last tour, Anastacia plays at The Arena Freigelände am Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany, Europe.
HMV launches its new HMV Digital Website with an event at The Marquee Club in Leicester Square, London, England, UK, featuring McFly and Roger Daltrey of The Who who have recorded a new version of My Generation specially for the launch.
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On their Maiden England World Tour, Iron Maiden play at The Hard Rock Pavilion, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, supported by Coheed And Cambria.
Simon Pegg, Eliza Doolittle, The Foals and eighteen thousand festival goers appear in an anti-poverty video released by Oxfam as part of their Even It Up campaign. Samples gathered from the participants were mixed together into a track called Make A Song And Dance About Poverty by audio-visual remix performer, Eclectic Method (aka Jonny Wilson),
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On their On The Road Again tour, One Direction play at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia, Oceania.
On their From The Cradle To The Grave tour, Squeeze play at G Live, Guildford, England, UK, with their 'very special guest' Dr John Cooper Clarke.
On their 3-D Concerts tour, Kraftwerk play the last of three nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.1954 |
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