Pennsylvania

Vocalist Joseph Natus records A Little Boy In Blue, On A Saturday Night, Little Tillie Twinkle and Tell Me The Way To Go, for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Charlie Kunz plays at The Empire Theatre, Croydon, London, UK.

Sax Gill and his Band are playing during a lengthy engagement at Budweiser's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Jazz-rock virtuoso bassist Stanley Clarke is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Bing Crosby makes a live open air broadcast of the Chesterfield Cigarettes Radio show from the Polo Grounds, Palm Springs, California, USA. He is heard singing Be My Life's Companion, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Please Mister Sun, but it is likely that these songs were recorded in a studio and spliced into the live broadcast.

Al Morgan opens at The Twin Coaches, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Al Martino and Les Paul And Mary Ford play the second of four nights at Michigan State Fair, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Billy Ward And His Dominoes play at The Palace Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Joe Jones performs California Sun on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Frankie Avalon opens at The Eden Roc Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Shep And The Limelites perform Daddy's Home on popular tv show American Bandstand, broadcast by WFIL tv in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Damita Jo performs Sweet Georgia Brown on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Also on tonight's show are The Del Vikings.

Dee Clark performs Raindrops on tv show American Bandstand on WFIL-tv in Pennsylvania, USA. Also on the show is country singer Bobby Bare.

Paul Anka begins a season at The Holiday House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Brook Benton is playing during a week of shows at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Dion performs Kissin' Game on popular tv series American Bandstand in W-Fil Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Bobby Rydell plays the seventeenth night in a four week season at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, as support to comedian George Burns.

Glen Gray (leader of The Casa Loma Orchestra) spends the second of two days undertaking promotional activities for his new LP, Shall We Swing?, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

James Brown And The Famous Flames appear on daily tv pop show American Bandstand in W-Fil Studios, aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, performing I Don't Mind and Baby You're Right.

Surf music pioneer Dick Dale performs Let's Go Trippin' on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The song will come to be regarded as the first surf rock instrumental.

Gene McDaniels plays at Sciolla

Johnny Tillotson continues with a two-week residency at The Three Rivers Inn, Syracuse, New York State, USA.

The Top Ten singles for this week on WMCA Radio in New York City, USA, based on sales in the city, are as follows :

1. FINGERTIPS (pt. 2) - Little Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

2. Just One Look - Doris Troy (Atlantic)

3. HEAT WAVE - Martha And The Vandellas (Gordy)

4. MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK - The Angels (Smash)

5. MOCKINGBIRD - Charlie and Inez Foxx (Symbol)

6. HEY, GIRL - Freddie Scott (Colpix)

7. DENISE - Randy And The Rainbows (Rust)

8. I (Who Have Nothing) - Ben. E. King (Atco)

9. SO MUCH IN LOVE - The Tymes (Parkway)

10. MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY - Timi Yuro (Liberty)

Chubby Checker plays the first of two nights at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.

Having returned from his recent German tour, Chubby Checker is in London, England, UK, Europe, undertaking two days of recording sessions.

The Top Ten records played on WABC Radio, New York City, USA, for this week, are as follows :

1. Be My Baby - The Ronettes (Philles)

2. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels (Smash)

3. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton (Epic)

4. The Monkey Time - Major Lance (Okeh)

5. Heat Wave - Martha And The Vandellas (Gordy)

6. Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals (Philles)

7. If I Had a Hammer - Trini Lopez (Reprise]

8. Sally, Go 'Round the Roses - The Jaynetts (Tuff)

9. Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms And the Enchanters (United Artists]

10. Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles (Tamla)

The Top Ten Singles on WKNR Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on this day are as follows :

1. Louie Louie The Kingsmen

2. Since I Fell For You Lenny Welsh

3. Nitty Gritty Shirley Ellis

4. As Long As I Know He's Mine The Marvelettes

5. When The Lovelight Starts Shining The Supremes

6. Dominique The Singing Nun

7. Misery/I'm the Man The Dynamics

8. Leaving It All Up To You Dale And Grace

9. Drip Drop Dion

10. There I Said It Again Bobby Vinton

Oscar Brand plays the second of two nights at Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.

Radio station WMMR in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, transmits the first edition of a new programme called The Marconi Experiment, hosted by deejay Dave Herman, signalling the start of the station's progressive rock format.

Paul Geremia plays the second of two nights at The Hickory Tree, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Jimmy Buffett plays during a string of concerts at The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.

Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett plays a live concert in Paris, France, Europe.

Ryan Anthony Massaro is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He will find acclaim as soul-folk singer-songwriter Amos Lee.

The Osmonds play at Valley Forge Music Fair, Devon, Pennsylvania, USA.

Reggae superstar Bob Marley, suffering from cancer of the stomach, lungs and brain, plays his final live gig at the Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

The Three Degrees play at The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, England, UK, Europe.

Sister Sledge play at The Arts Centre, Poole, England, UK, Europe.

Jefferson Airplane play in The Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Popular organist Ethel Smith, who played primarily in a pop style on the Hammond organ, dies aged 93 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays the second of three nights at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania, supported by Vance Joy.

Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

ONI play at The Theatre Of Living Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

On their Wonderful Wonderful tour, The Killers play at The Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays the first of three nights at The Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.