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Popular soprano Mary Lewis records Little Grey Home In The West, From The Land Of The Sky-blue Water and Meditation for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Big Bill Campbell and his Canadian Cowboys with Buck Douglas, Jack Curtis, and The Seven Bunkhouse Boys, broadcasts a selection of live songs on Rocky Mountain Rhythm, on the BBC Radio Forces Network in the UK.Electric Blues and Blues-Rock guitarist, bassist and vocalist Amos Garrett is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
John Giddings is born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He will become one of the world's most successful music agents and promotors, responsible for tours by artists including The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Genesis, Celine Dion, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.
Geraldo And His Orchestra play at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.Alex Welsh and his Dixielanders with George Melly play a live concert for the BBC radio broadcast British Jazz in London. Tracks played during the session include Black Mountain Blues.
Liverpool-born teen idol Billy Fury makes his first recording, Maybe Tomorrow, for Decca Records in London, UK.
Tony Sheridan and The Beatles sign a one-year recording contract with Bert Kaempfert of Polydor Records in Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
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Keith Powell And The Valets record The Answer Is No for Columbia Records, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, with producer Bob Barratt.
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A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the single That's What Love Will Do by singer and guitarist Joe Brown.
Big Walter Horton (aka Walter 'Shakey' Horton) records Let's Have A Good Time, Mean Mistreater and other tracks in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for the Swedish Broadcasting Company.
Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas release a new single in the UK, From A Window, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
The Animals play two shows in one day, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, in the afternoon, followed by Montgomery, Alabama in the evening.
Elvis Presley sends a Christmas card showing a nativity scene to Sheila Leyden in Merton Park, England, UK, Europe, with the return address showing the card was from Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Instrumental parts for the song The Inner Light by George Harrison of The Beatles are recorded at EMI Recording Studio, Bombay, India, Asia.
The Rolling Stones continue a fortnight of rehearsals at R.G. Jones Studio, Morden, Surrey, UK, Europe.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the first of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Spooky Tooth and Cold Blood. 
Rolling Stone magazine reviewer Greil Marcus begins his review of the new Bob Dylan album Self Portrait with the words, "What is this shit?".
Former Velvet Underground vocalist Nico plays in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe, with The Faction. Manowar, supported by Mercyful Fate, play at The Town Hall, Middlesborough, England, UK, Europe.
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The Nightcatchers release their debut single, I Can't Believe, on RCA Records in the UK.
The Tearjerkers play at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe. The group was founded by Roddy Byers (aka Roddy Radiation), former guitarist of The Specials.
Green On Red play at The College of Technology, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by Doctors Children.
Adrian Legg plays at The Rising Sun, Islington, London, England, UK, Europe.
Madonna arrives at Heathrow Airport, near London, England, UK, Europe, where she is accorded a fan welcome the like of which had not been seen since the heyday of The Beatles.
Field Report release their second album, Marigolden, on Partisan Records in the UK.
During the European leg of their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play the second of two nights at London Stadium, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Kills and Tyler Bryant And The Shakedown. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
On their 40th Anniversary tour The Specials play at The Pavilions, Plymouth, England, UK, Europe.
On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at The State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, supported by Megadeth.
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