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Del Shannon, The Springfields (including Dusty Springfield], Johnny Tillotson, Kenny Lynch and The Eagles (UK band) play at The Granada, Woolwich, England, UK, Europe.
The New York Times reports that folk singer Pete Seeger has refused to sign a contract to appear on the tv show Hootenanny, because it includes a clause which requires him to furnish "a sworn affidavit as to his past and present affiliations, if any, with the Communist Party, and/or with the Communist front organizations".Roy Orbison plays at The Empire, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Searchers, Bob Luman, Freddie And The Dreamers, and Brian Poole And The Tremeloes.
When Judy Collins plays at The Town Hall, New York City, USA, the show is recorded and will be released in July as the LP The Judy Collins Concert.Bob Gibson and The Searchers, The Newbeats, The Ronettes, The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and Jay And The Americans opens at The Fox Theatre, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The Serendipity Singers play at Stevens Institute Of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
The Top 40 Boss Radio format is initiated by KHJ Radio in Los Angeles, California, USA, using DJs including Robert W. Morgan and Don Steele.
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At the end of a UK tour, Bob Dylan and Sara Lownds leave London, UK, and fly back to New York City, USA.
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Bob Dylan continues recording the album Highway 61 Revisited in Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, USA.The 90-minute radio show Swing Into Summer on the BBC Light Programme in the UK, features live perfomances by Frankie Vaughan, The Searchers, Brian Poole And The Tremeloes, Freddie And The Dreamers, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Donovan, Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds, Chris Barber's Jazzband, The Bert Weedon Quartet and others. The show is hosted by Alan Freeman.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is The Sounds Of Silence by Simon And Garfunkel, entering at No84.
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Sonny And Cher are barred from the Tournament Of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, USA, because they had recently expressed support for teenage rioters on Sunset Strip.
When Tim Buckley plays at The Folklore Centre, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, the show is recorded and will be released in 2009 as the LP Live At The Folklore Centre 1967.
The three-day long Grande Gala Du Disques opens in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe. Among the artists appearing is Dusty Springfield.Al Stewart, The Strawbs and Mike Chapman play at Barking College Of Technology, Dagenham, Essex, UK, Europe.
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young release a new single, Woodstock, in the USA. The song is composed by Joni Mitchell.
The fourth day of the Isle Of Wight Festival, Isle Of Wight, England, UK, Europe, features The Doors, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Sly And The Family Stone, Cat Mother, Free, John Sebastian, Emerson, Lake And Palmer, Tiny Tim and Mungo Jerry.
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When Tom Waits plays at Ebbet's Field, Denver, Colorado, USA, he meets local hipster/dj/musician Chuck E. Weiss. A friendship and a business relationship will blossom, and Weiss will inspire several songs by Waits, including Jitterbug Boy, and one by Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck E's In Love.
In the early hours of the morning, the final concert by The Band, comes to an end at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, USA. Guest performers at the show have included Bob Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles and Neil Young. The entire event is filmed by Martin Scorsese and will be released as the movie The Last Waltz, in cinemas worldwide.
David Bromberg plays at Cinema Teatro Cristallo, Milan, Italy, Europe. 
On her Heart Of Stone tour, Cher plays at Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center, Niagara Falls, New York State, USA.
Having sung with Sinatra at his home two days earlier, Bob Dylan performs Restless Farewell at Frank Sinatra's 80th Birthday Tribute, in The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Vans Warped Tour, plays the first of 48 scheduled dates at the Germain Amphitheatre in Columbus, Ohio, USA, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail.
The Vans Warped Tour, plays at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Kansas City, Kansas, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail.Barb Jungr releases a new album, Just Like A Woman (Hymn To Nina) on Linn Records in the UK. The album includes several Bob Dylan covers, including Just Like A Woman, The Times They Are A-Changin' and Ballad Of Hollis Brown.
James McArthur releases a new LP, Strange Readings From The Weather Station, on Moorland Records in the UK.
Touring in support of her ninth album, Mental Illness, Aimee Mann plays at The Fitzgerald Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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On their joint-headlining tour, Jack Carty and Maz O'Connor play at The Henry Tudor House, Shrewsbury, England, UK, Europe.
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