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George D. Smith of Buffalo, New York State, USA, is awarded Patent No. US700986A, in respect of his invention of an improved type of kazoo. This is the first submarine-shaped kazoo and also the first metal kazoo.A protest meeting takes place in Wellington Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania, against an upcoming international rugby test match between New Zealand's All Blacks and South Africa because South Africa has banned Maoris from playing in the New Zealand team. This racist action inspires New Zealand's all-Maori Howard Morrison Quartet to write and record the sardonic protest song, My Old Man's An All Black (based on the Lonnie Donegan hit My Old Man's A Dustman).
Nina And Frederik are playing during an extended engagement at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.
Peter, Paul And Mary have the top two LPs in the Billboard albums chart in the USA with their first two albums, Peter, Paul And Mary, and In The Wind.
Peter And Gordon record A World Without Love at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK. The song is written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
A package tour headlined by Roy Orbison and featuring Marianne Faithfull, The Rockin Berries and Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers, plays at The ABC, Wigan, UK.
Chris Curtis of The Searchers, Dionne Warwick and DJ/singer Jimmy Young appear as panellists on BBC-tv show Juke Box Jury in London, England, UK.
The 1965 Newport Folk Festival, at which Bob Dylan famously goes electric, begins in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Acts on this day include Joan Baez, Maybelle Carter, The Rev. Gary Davis, Son House and The New Lost City Ramblers.
Dusty Springfield and Russ Conway are the musical guests on The Billy Cotton Band Show on BBC-1 tv in the UK.
Donovan makes his New York live debut with a show at The Village Theatre, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. The show is promoted by Harold Leventhal, longtime manager of Pete Seeger, The Weavers, and others.
Simon And Garfunkel record the songs Leaves That Are Green and Anji for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Marc Bolan records Reality, Song For A Soldier and other tracks with producer Mike Leander in London, England, UK, Europe.
Love continue recording their second album, Da Capo, at RCA Victor studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at The Capitol Theatre, Ottawa, Canada. Comedian Bill Cosby is in the audience, as is Pat Travers who will become a noted blues-rock guitarist in his own right. Later, Hendrix jams with Joni Mitchell.
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Simon And Garfunkel play at The Roberts Center, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Top Ten Singles being played on WABC Radio, New York City, USA, for the week starting on this date are as follows :
1. Love Child - Diana Ross And The Supremes (Motown).
2. For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
3. Abraham, Martin and John - Dion (Laurie)
4. Stormy - Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)
5. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins (Elektra)
6. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
7. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
8. Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin (Apple)
9. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)
10. I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
1. Love Child - Diana Ross And The Supremes (Motown).
2. For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
3. Abraham, Martin and John - Dion (Laurie)
4. Stormy - Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)
5. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins (Elektra)
6. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
7. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
8. Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin (Apple)
9. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)
10. I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
Blind Faith (Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker and Rick Grech) make their UK debut with a free concert in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Richie Havens, Donovan, The Edgar Broughton Band and Third Ear Band. The audience includes Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones and his girlfriend Marianne Faithfull.The Edgar Broughton Band plays at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, UK, supported by The Liverpool Scene.
The Whistlers release a new single, Spend My Money, on Straight Records in the USA.Steven Stills and Graham Nash appear on the Easter Seals Telethon on tv in the USA.
On her Crossroads tour, Tracy Chapman plays the first of two nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
On her Junkie tour, 
Alanis Morissette, supported by Jason Mraz, continues her Jagged Little Pill Acoustic tour at The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Johnathan Rice plays at 
The Wailin' Jennys are among the artists playing at The Village Pump Festival, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Ellie Goulding plays her first irish headlining gig with a show at the 800-capacity Academy in Dublin.
John Grant, Mountain Man, Alessi's Ark and Lone Wolf play at Union Chapel, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dustbowl Revival and Papa Bear And The Easy Love play at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.
Mark Kozelek plays at Biko, Milan, Italy, Europe. The gig is recorded and will be released as an album, Live At Biko, later in the year.
John Grant, accompanied by The Royal Northern Sinfonia, plays at The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.Mike Scott plays at The Bradford Roots Festival, in The Music Centre, Bradford-On-Avon, Wiltshire, UK.
It is announced that a global agreement arranged by The IFPI, which represents the worldwide recording industry, means that from July 10, 2015, all new music will be released globally on a Friday - local time. This new arrangement is to be known as New Music Fridays.
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Joe Fox plays at The Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.1902 |
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