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Record producer Ken Nelson is born in Liverpool, UK. He will find success as a producer with Gomez, Coldplay and others.
The Beatles play a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles, Gerry And The Pacemakers and Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes play a late night show at The Iron Door Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.Derry And The Seniors play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
At 4.30, local rock'n'roll combo The Beatles attend a meeting at NEMS, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, to discuss the possibility of record shop owner Brian Epstein managing the group.
In Hamburg, Germany, Europe, British rock'n'roller Tony Sheridan adds his vocals to backing tracks for the songs Sweet Georgia Brown and Swanee River which were made by The Beatles two weeks earlier.
The Beatles play two shows. First is The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, at lunchtime, and the Majestic, Birkenhead, in the evening.
Freddie And The Dreamers and The Kansas City Five play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. (The Kansas City Five will, in due course, evolve into The Animals].
The Merseybeats play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Gerry And The Pacemakers, Ben E. King, The Fourmost, Tommy Quickly and comedian Jimmy Tarbuck play at The ABC, Carlisle, UK.
The Top Ten records as played on WMCA Radio in New York City, USA, on this date are as follows :
1. MY GUY - Mary Wells [Motown]
2. HELLO, DOLLY! - Louis Armstrong And The All Stars (Kapp)
3. CHAPEL OF LOVE - The Dixie Cups (Red Bird)
4. A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon (Capitol)
5. Love Me Do - The Beatles (Tollie)
6. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET - The Beatles (Vee-Jay)
7. LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART - The Ray Charles Singers (Command)
8. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
9. I'M SO PROUD - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
10. RONNIE - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
1. MY GUY - Mary Wells [Motown]
2. HELLO, DOLLY! - Louis Armstrong And The All Stars (Kapp)
3. CHAPEL OF LOVE - The Dixie Cups (Red Bird)
4. A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon (Capitol)
5. Love Me Do - The Beatles (Tollie)
6. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET - The Beatles (Vee-Jay)
7. LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART - The Ray Charles Singers (Command)
8. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
9. I'M SO PROUD - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
10. RONNIE - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
Sie Liebt Dich (the German language version of She Loves
You) by The Beatles is issued in the USA by Swan Records.
The Beatles continue with recording sessions at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK. On this day they are working on I'm A Loser, Leave My Kitten Alone.
The Beatles Story, a documentary double-LP by The Beatles, is released by Capitol Records in the USA. The album features interviews, press conferences and song snippets with voice-overs.
The Swinging Blue Jeans release a new single, Don't Make Me Over, on HMV Records in the UK. The song was composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally recorded by Dionne Warwick.
That Means A Lot by P.J. Proby (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles), is released as a single in the USA.
At his home in Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK, Ringo Starr of The Beatles is served with a writ by his landscape gardener.The Scaffold play at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. Paul McCartney of The Beatles is in the audience, with his girlfriend Jane Asher.
Jody Miller records Let Me Walk With You, Things and Yesterday (composed by Paul McCartney of The Beatles) in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, USA.
The Beatles continue to work in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, on Polythene Pam and She Came In Through The Bathroom Window.
When Squeeze play at The Albany Theatre, Deptford, London, England, UK, Europe, they are joined by Elvis Costello, making a guest appearance.
George Martin, The Beatles' record producer, is the featured guest on UK radio show Desert Island Discs.
Ringo Starr and wife Barbara Bach hold a wedding reception for recently married son Zak Starkey at their home in Tittenhurst Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
Microdisney play at Ziggie's, Plymouth, England, UK, Europe.
When Dead Or Alive turn up to record UK tv show The Tube and admit they can't play their current No1 hit, You Spin Me Round, live, they are refused permission to appear.On an unusual tour during which all of the gigs are performed in the living rooms of music celebrities, experimental electronic pop combo The Lelu-Lu's play in the residence of Echo And The Bunnymen, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. The tour is entitled the Celebrity Front Room Tour, and entrance to the shows is by invitation only.
La Femme Accident by Liverpool band Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (aka OMD) enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No42 during a four-week run.
Wet Wet Wet and Billy Bragg reach No1 in the UK pop singles chart with their double A-side Childline charity cover of The Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends and She's Leaving Home.
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The Sunday Times Rich List is published, showing that Elton John, Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger suffered significant drops in their earnings in the last year because of the global economic downturn. Sir Elton John's wealth decreased by more than a quarter - a loss of about £175m. Former Beatles' member Sir Paul McCartney lost about £60m from his £500m fortune, while Sir Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is said to have lost around 16%, leaving him with a personal stash of £190m.
Sir Paul McCartney reveals in an interview with The Independent newspaper that he refused to vote in the recent European Elections because he was outraged by revelations about how UK MPs squandered taxpayers' money via unreasonable expenses claims.Jimmy Buffett And The Coral Reefer Band play at Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia.
Cast headline a show at the Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt, Liverpool, UK, during the annual Liverpool Sound City Festival.
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