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C.L. Emmons of Oranford, New Jersey, USA, applies for a patent for his invention of a new mechanical musical instrument in which a number of mechanical sounds are reduced in volume.Columbia Records field recording unit is in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. for the eleventh of fifteen days of recording local black artists including Robert Hicks, known as Barbecue Bob.
Carson Robison records Barnacle Bill The Sailor at Gennett Recording Studio, Woodside, Long Island, New York, USA, for Supertone Records.
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, who will find fame as Nina Simone, is born in Tryon, North Carolina, USA.
Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson is born in New York City, USA. She will
first find success in the duo Mickey
And Sylvia, with the smash hit Love Is Strange.
In 1973 she will have a million-selling solo single, Pillow Talk.
In the late 70s she will found Sugar
Hill Records, instrumental in bringing rap to prominence.
The Elektrons, with The Bird Electric Organ, play at McIlroy's Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.James Brown plays the second night in a week at the Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Pigmeat Markham, The Sensations and Yvonne Fair.
Country singer Jimmy Dean spends the second of two days at Columbia Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, recording tracks for his album Portrait Of Jimmy Dean. On this day, with producer Don Law, he records Cajun Joe and other tracks. Musicians playing on the session are Grady Martin, Harold Bradley and Ray Edenton on guitars, Joe Zinkan on bass, Floyd Cramer on piano, Bill Pursell on organ, Charlie McCoy on harmonica and Buddy Harman on drums.
Newly appointed as the house band, The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo plays in The Jazz Lounge, Club A-Gogo, Percy Street, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater success when it evolves to become The Animals.
Jazz organist Freddie Roach records When Malindy Sings, Wine Wine Wine and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, Blue Note Records.
The Top 5 Singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, oceania, on this date are as follows :
1. DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN
2. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo And April Stevens
4. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
5. Don't Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
1. DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN
2. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo And April Stevens
4. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
5. Don't Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
Little Stevie Wonder continues with his Christmas season booking at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
The Animals, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent,The Nashville Teens and Tommy Tucker play at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales.
Over And Over by The Dave Clark Five peaks at No2 in the Canadian pop singles chart. The song was first a hit for Bobby Day in 1958.
Teen movie Get Yourself A College Girl opens at cinemas in Finland, Europe, featuring performances by The Dave Clark Five, The Standells, The Animals, Nancy Sinatra, The Jimmy Smith trio, Stan Getz And Astrud Gilberto and Freddie Bell And The Bell Boys.
Wooly Bully by Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs peaks at No2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in the USA. It will go on to sell 3m copies worldwide.
Cab Calloway sings It Ain't Necessarily So and There's a Boat Leaving Soon for New York, and The Dave Clark Five perform Glad All Over, Come Home and I Like It Like That on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA. The Temptations, Martha And The Vandellas, Junior Walker And The All Stars, Stevie Wonder, Brenda Holloway and The Choker Campbell Band play at The Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wilson Pickett plays his first British live show, at The Scotch of St James, London, England, UK, Europe, backed by members of The Animals.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is Just Like Me by Paul Revere And The Raiders, entering at No72.
The Young Rascals begin a series of concerts at the newly-refurbished Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.British weekly music newspaper NME announces that Steve Winwood is to leave the Spencer Davis Group in early April, in order to form a new band with Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason and Chris Wood.
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Georgie Fame continues with his three-week long Christmas engagement at The Mayfair Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Band record Lonesome Suzie for Capitol Records in the USA. It will appear on their debut album, Music From Big Pink.
Paul Revere And The Raiders complete a three week tour of one-nighters with a show in Richmond, Virginia, USA.The Chambers Brothers, Eric Burdon And The Animals, Blood Sweat And Tears and The Gypsy Wizard Band, play the fifth of six nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Blood, Sweat And Tears play at The Renaissance Club, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Yes record a live session for BBC radio's Dave Lee Travis Show in London, England, UK, Europe, to be broadcast a week later.It is reported that Alan Price has signed a new $120,000 record contract with Warner Brothers in the USA. The deal has been negotiated by his manager, Rik Gunnell of the Robert Stigwood Organisation.
Singer, Guitarist and Producer Dave 'Brownsound' Baksh, of 
On their Drama tour, Yes play at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Founding member and keyboardist Mike Barson announces his departure from Madness. He plans to settle in Holland, Europe, with his Dutch wife, Sandra.On his The Glory Boys tour, Rick Wakeman plays at The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (aka Yes by another name) play at Jones Beach, Wantagh, New York State, USA.
Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland play at The Ravinia Festival Highland Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Mark Knopfler, founder of the band Dire Straits, announces that he has cancelled two concerts in Russia, following what he describes as a crackdown on human rights groups. Russian prosecutors and tax officials had recently searched the offices of Amnesty International and other human rights organisations, allegedly in an effort to stifle criticism of President Vladimir Putin.Barclay James Harvest, with guests Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman, play at The Robin 2, Bilston, UK.
The Disney organisation files a legal action intended to block EDM producer Deadmau5 from registering his mouse-like stage costume as a trademark because it is too similar to their corporate Mickey Mouse head logo.1901 |
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