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Frank Zappa appears on the Steve Allen tv show in Los Angeles, California, USA, playing two bicycles - much to his host's bemusement. Zappa is introduced onto the show as "a musical bicyclist". Zappa will find worldwide success some years later after forming his group The Mothers Of Invention
Johnny Cash records a future hit single, Ring Of Fire, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for Columbia Records. In 2004, Cash's family will block an attempt by advertisers to use the song to promote haemorrhoid-relief products.
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The Top 5 tracks in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on this date are as follows :
1. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
2. Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas
3. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
4. Lipstick And High-Heel Shoes - Valentine And The Sweethearts
5. Hello Mudduh,Hello Fadduh (A Letter From Camp) - Allan Sherman
1. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
2. Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas
3. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
4. Lipstick And High-Heel Shoes - Valentine And The Sweethearts
5. Hello Mudduh,Hello Fadduh (A Letter From Camp) - Allan Sherman
The Beatles appear on the Royal Variety Command Performance at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. John Lennon delivers his celebrated intro "On the next number would those in the cheap seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you just rattle your jewellery."
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The Rolling Stones are caught urinating against a garage wall in Romford, Essex, UK. They also play a show Romford's ABC Cinema.
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Despite the fact that he hates the song vehemently, Frank Sinatra records Strangers In The Night for Reprise Records. It will become his biggest hit.

The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band plays the first of two nights at The Showboat, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, UK.



Rick Wakeman stages his extravagant rock fantasy King Arthur On Ice at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, during which several ice-skating performers completely lose sight of each other because of clouds of dry ice. Chaos ensues, and the event is still cherished as a rock folly of the highest order.
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During their World Slavery Tour, Iron Maiden play at Hala Arena, Poznan, Poland, Europe. After the show, they repair to a local restaurant, The Adria, for a drink. However, there is also a wedding reception in the restaurant, and Maiden are talked into playing a brief live set for the bride and groom, during which they perform Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water.
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Noel Gallagher, makes his first onstage appearance at Reading as half of a pantomime cow during their set. Also on the bill are The Wedding Present, The Buzzcocks, Billy Bragg, Ride, The Young Gods, The Chills and Psychic TV. Young Mr. Gallagher will find greater fame as a founder of Oasis. Deejay for the event is John Peel.
When Inspiral Carpets headline the second day of The Reading Festival, Reading, England, UK, Europe, the band's roadie,
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When Travis perform their song Why Does It Always Rain On Me during their set at Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, the rain begins to pour down. The band leaves the stage convinced that the weather has ruined their performance but BBCtv picks up on the moment and plays it on the evening news, giving Travis a huge and unexpected boost to their career.

Tommy Lee, drummer of Motley Crue, begins studying at the University of Nebraska, for an NBC 'reality' tv show in which he takes classes in chemistry, literature and the history of rock'n'roll.

Cher speaks in a City Hall protest in Los Angeles, California, USA, to try to convince officials to cancel plans to build a new habitat for LA Zoo's much-loved elephant, Billy. Cher believes Billy should, instead, be moved to a new home. This puts her directly in opposition to Slash of Guns 'n Roses who favours the new elephant house. The council decides to press ahead with the new habitat.


Cage Against The Machine, a one-off supergroup consisting of Pete Doherty, The Kooks, Enter Shikari, UNKLE, Orbital, Billy Bragg, Imogen Heap, Dan Le Sac, Reverend Jon McClure, Crystal Fighters, Mr Hudson, Fyfe Dangerfield (Guillemots), The Big Pink, Coldcut, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Penguin Prison, Aeroplane, John Foxx, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool and Kilford The Music Painter release their re-recording of avant-garde musician John Cage's celebrated composition, 4'33", which comprises of four minutes and thirty three seconds of silence. Their aim is to make the silent single the UK's No1 song at Christmas.


British national tabloid newspaper The Sun runs the headline "Ramadan A Ding Dong" after tv station Channel 4 broadcasts a controversial Muslim call to prayer. The headline is a reference to the 1961 hit single Rama Lama Ding Dong by The Edsels.
Sufjan Stevens writes an open letter to Miley Cyrus, offering grammar advice to her on the lyrics of her song Get It Right. In particular he points out that the line, "I been laying in this bed all night long" should really be "I have been lying in this bed all night long." (The erudite fellow doesn't seem to have considered the possibility that Miley might actually have been laying all night long.)
Via his Tumblr page, indie folk-rock singer-songwriter


a newly-discovered species of spiky sea-snail has been named Alviniconcha strummeri, after the late Joe Strummer, frontman of The Clash.
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European Space Administration astronaut Alexander Gerst has his first interaction with a new artificial intelligence device, CIMON (short for Crew Interactive Mobile CompanioN), in the Columbus Lab aboard the International Space Station. During their interaction, Cimon plays the Kraftwerk song The Man Machine at Gersh's request, but does not stop playing the music when Gersh tells him to. Instead Cimon says, "I love music you can dance to." Later, Cimon tells Gersh, "Be nice to me."
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