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R'n'B guitarist Wayne Bennett is born in Sulfur, Oklahoma, USA. He will play with Otis Spann, Elmore James, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Bobby 'Blue' Bland and more.Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra play at The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz guitar virtuoso Wes Montgomery records
Olive Tree, Not Since Nineveh, Baubles
Bangles And Beads, Fate, And This Is My Beloved and Stranger in
Paradise in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Entering at No72, Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Connie Francis is the highest new entry onthis week's Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Nat King Cole records Mona Lisa, Unforgettable and The Christmas Song in Capitol Recording Studios, 151 West 46th Street, New York City, USA.
Paul And Paula, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, Jimmy Justice and Patti Brook play at The Gaumont, Doncaster, England, UK, Europe.
A Christmas special edition of UK tv pop show Ready, Steady, Go! is pre-recorded in London, featuring The Searchers, Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders, Herman's Hermits, Sandie Shaw, The Nashville Teens, The Four Pennies and Dave Berry.
Tired Of Waiting For You becomes the second UK No1 for The Kinks. Meanwhile, All Day And All Of The Night is hitting No7 in America.
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The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen have a son, Zak Starkey, at Queen Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe. Despite Ringo asserting that he doesn't want Zak to become a drummer, that's exactly what he will become, working with The Who, Oasis, Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, The Icicle Works, The Waterboys and The Lightning Seeds to name a few.
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The Kinks, Zoot Money and Wayne Fontana appear on popular tv show Ready, Steady, Go! in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles release a new album, Aiuto!, in Italy, Europe, on Parlophone Records. This is the Italian version of their film soundtrack album Help!
The Byrds record If You're Gone, a Gene Clark composition, in Columbia Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at the International Ballroom, Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington DC, USA. 
Moby Grape play the first of two nights at The Kaleidoscope Club, Los Angeles, California, USA. Also on the bill are The Hour Glass and Mount Rushmore.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows record What's Behind The Eyes Of Mary?, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Shirley Collins plays at Hammersmith Folk Centre in The Prince Of Wales, Dalling Road, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe.
Howlin' Wolf flies into London, England, UK, Europe, to begin several days of recording at Olympic Sound Studios with British players, including Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts.Albert King and Cold Blood play the third of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Metallica begin their Ride The Lightning tour, with a gig at Exo 7, Rouen, France, Europe, supported by Tank.
Jason And The Scorchers play at The Country Club, Kirklevington, England, UK, Europe.Easterhouse, Workforce and Janitors play in the Week Of Wonders series of shows at The Riverside, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe.
Bob Dylan records Under Your Spell at Church Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, backed by David Stewart (guitar), Clem Burke (drums), Patrick Seymour (keyboards) and John McKenzie (bass), during sessions for the album Knocked Out, Loaded. 
On their Whack Attack tour ZZ Top play the first of three nights at The Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Devizes-based singer-songwriter Jon Amor hosts the Devizes Festival Open Mic Acoustic Night in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
On his Get Lucky tour, when Mark Knopfler plays at The Palace Theatre, Albany, New York State, USA, he performs the entire show perched on a stool because of a recent back injury.
Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis and his daughter Emily Eavis, launch their personal Glastonbury scrapbook, sold only through Oxfam, whose profits will go towards alleviating the effects of the Haiti disaster.
Crosby, Stills and Nash play the second of two nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK.The Yawns, Old Men and The Brownstein play a free gig at The Old Blue Last, London, UK, England, Europe.
On his AmericanaramA tour, Bob Dylan plays at Aaron's Amphitheatre @ Lakewood, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with Wilco and My Morning Jacket. During the show, Dylan becomes visibly annoyed by the intrusive playing of guitarist Duke Robillard. Within days, Robillard will be removed and replaced by Charlie Sexton.
On their The Book Of Souls World Tour, Iron Maiden play at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Greenfield Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland, Europe.Alison Moyet, Sweet, Wilko Johnson, John Coghlan's Quo, Gerry And the Pacemakers, Invisible Vegas, Verdisa and Bite The Buffalo and Wix Wickens play in The Concert At The Kings 2017, The Kings Arms, All Cannings, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
On their No Filter tour, The Rolling Stones begin a new leg with a show at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.
On their Earth vs The Wildhearts 25th Anniversary tour, The Wildhearts play at The Mill, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.1932 |
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