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The Hank Snow All Star Jamboree Tour begins in the City Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, but Elvis Presley is the headline act "by popular demand" according to the posters. Local boy Vincent Eugene Craddock attends the show and will go on to find success as Gene Vincent.
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps play the sixth night of a week at the Casino Royal, Washington DC, USA.
Gene Vincent, The Coasters, Alis Lesley [billed as 'The female Presley'], The Six Teens, The Dots, Jerry Wallace, The Turks, The Gassers and the Ernie Freeman Orchestra, play a live show in The Shrine Auditorium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Johnny Cash scores his first Billboard country singles chart No1 hit in the USA with I Walk The Line. On the same day, Be-Bop-A-Lula by Gene Vincent enters the UK pop singles chart.
Decca Records hold a press reception in London, UK, to welcome Eddie Cochran, who has arrived for his first UK tour. Attending the reception are Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown, Terry Dene, tv producer Jack Good and showbiz manager Larry Parnes.
Gene Vincent, supported by Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, plays at The Granada, Bedford, UK.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play at the Guildhall, Southampton, UK.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the first of six nights at The Empire, Glasgow, Scotland.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the second of six nights at The Empire, Leeds, UK.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the second of six nights at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the last of six nights at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the first of six nights at The Empire, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the third of six nights at The Empire, Newcastle, UK.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the fifth of six nights at The Hippodrome, Manchester, England, UK.Gene Vincent and Eddie
Cochran play the first night of a brief season at The Hippodrome,Bristol, UK.
Gene Vincent and Eddie
Cochran play the last night of a brief season at The Hippodrome, Bristol, UK.
Gene Vincent and Jerry Keller play at Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, with support from local bands Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Big Three and Rory Storm And The Hurricanes.Gene Vincent plays at The Gaumont, Bradford, UK, supported by The Echos and Chris Wayne.
Gene Vincent plays the fourth of six nights at The Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
Gene Vincent plays the last of six nights at The Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
Gene Vincent records Baby Don't Believe Him and Lucky Star with The Dave Burgess band in his last session at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gene Vincent plays at The Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, supported by Sounds Incorporated.
Bob Dylan flies from London to Rome, Italy, Europe, where he meets up with folk singer Odetta. During his stay in Italy, he writes two new songs, Girl From The North Country and Boots Of Spanish Leather.
Gene Vincent plays live at The Odeon, Llandudno, Wales, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Heinz Burt, Mike Berry And The Innocents, Billie Davis, The Brook Brothers, The Bachelors, Sounds Incorporated, The Outlaws, The Saints, The Roof Raisers and Tony Allen.
Gene Vincent plays in L'Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium, Europe, accompanied by The Sunlights.Gene Vincent, backed by The Sunlights, plays in the Theatre Municipal, La Rochelle, France, Europe.
Duane Eddy, The Shirelles, Gene Vincent, Carter-Lewis And The Southerners, Mickie Most, The Flintstones and The Roof-Raisers play at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England, UK, Europe. Gary US Bonds is added to the tour line-up at this point because sales have been poor so far.The Rolling Stones play in De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK. Also on the bill are Marty Wilde, Gene Vincent and The Barron Knights.
Lulu, Millie, Gene Vincent, The Honeycombs and The Applejacks begin a five week British tour at The Astoria, Finsbury Park, London, UK.
The Animals, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, The Nashville Teens and Tommy Tucker play at the Town Hall, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Animals, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, The Nashville Teens and Tommy Tucker play at The Granada, Dartford, England, UK, Europe.
Playing live for a French TV special at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, are Gene Vincent, Sandie Shaw, Petula Clark, Manfred Mann, The Kinks and The Clayton Squares.
An Evening With Vince Taylor is staged at Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Square, London, England, UK.
The Doors and Iron Butterfly play at the Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, California, USA. During The Doors' performance, they abandon their usual set and Jim Morrison reads his poem The Celebration Of The Lizard instead, much to the bafflement of the crowd.
When The Doors headline the first night of the New York Rock Festival, Singer Bowl, Queens, New York City, USA, The Who are on the same bill. Watching Jim Morrison perform inspires The Who's Pete Townshend to write his song Sally Simpson, which appears in The Who's rock opera, Tommy.
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When Eric Burdon and The Blues Image play at The Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, they are joined onstage by Jim Morrison, vocalist of The Doors.
The famous black-and-red leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the classic Thriller video sells for $1.8m at Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, California, USA. The jacket is bought by gold trader Milton Verret of Austin, Texas, who says he plans to use it to raise money for children's hospitals.1955 |
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