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The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA. Of the 97 people on board, 35 are killed and there is also one death among the ground crew. Lead Belly will be inspired to write his song The Hindenburg Disaster in 1937, and the cover of Led Zeppelin's self-titled debut album will feature an image of the Hindenburg disaster. Other songs about the disaster include Hindenburg by The Williamson Playboys and The Hindenburg Disaster by The Two Man Gentlemen Band.
Flight 19, five planes under Patrol Leader Chuck Taylor, leaves Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, and disappears somewhere near Bermuda. The disappearance will become one of the foundations of the mythology of The Bermuda Triangle. The 1981 song Flight 19 by B.A. Robertson will be inspired by this enigmatic incident.
Popular Guatemalan singer, composer and guitarist The Blackwood Brothers, die in a plane crash near Clanton, Alabama, USA.
Californian trio The Walker Brothers arrive in Heathrow Airport, London, UK, on a TWA flight from Los Angeles, California, USA. They plan to carve out a new career for themselves in the UK.A crowd of 150 people jeer at Frank Sinatra in Paya Lebar International Airport, Singapore, Asia, after his plane touches down from Australia. The crowd is angered because they have waited over two hours for Sinatra to land at the airport, but he ignores th em and immediately drives off in a waiting saloon car to The Sea View Hotel.
Freddy Cannon, Del Shannon, Buzz Clifford, Jet Harris And The Jetblacks and The John Barry Seven play at The ABC, Huddersfield, UK.
The wreckage of a crashed Piper Comanche aeroplane is discovered near Camden, Tennessee, USA. Country music stars Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins had all died when the plane crashed the night before.
Jim Reeves And His Blue Boys leave Nashville, Tennessee, USA, by jet, en route to South Africa, where they were to filmed for a movie.
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From their chartered plane 23,000 feet above Kansas, USA, en route to Cincinnati, The Beatles transmit thank-you messages to guests at a Melody Maker awards lunch in London, UK.
According to his US Passport, Marvin Gaye is re-addmitted to the USA after returning from a visit to the UK
Peter And Gordon fly from London, UK, to South Africa for concerts, amidst harsh criticism from the British Musicians' Union.
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During a North American tour, The Rolling Stones fly from Los Angeles, California, USA, to New York City.
Having just completed a European tour, The Beatles fly from Barcelona, Spain, to Heathrow, London, England, UK.
The Beatles' publicist Tony Barrow writes to DJ Paul Drew of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, who will travel with the Beatles during their 1964 and 1965 American tours. Barrow states, "I refer to your application to travel with The Beatles while they are in America next month. I am pleased to say that a place has been reserved for you on the charter aircraft. I shall look forward to meeting you in New York."
The Beatles fly on TWA Flight 703 from Heathrow, London, England, UK, to New York City, USA, to begin their third tour of the USA. On arrival, they hang out with Bob Dylan in the Warwick Hotel.
Having completed a series of shows at The Circle Star Theatre in San Carlos, Judy Garland flies from San Francisco, California, USA, to Los Angeles.
Jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike records tracks for a new album, Jazz For The Jet Set, in the second of two studio sessions in New York City, USA for Atlantic Records. Herbie Hancock plays organ throughout the album.
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones flies home to London, England, UK, Europe, from New York City, USA, to spend Christmas with his parents.
Music trade magazine Billboard reports that the Berkline Company has begun manufacturing a product called a 'Stereolounger' which is essentially a padded reclining chair with an integrated Lear Jet 8-track tape cartridge system - control unit in the arm and speakers in the wings. The system is priced at $239.
Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles, returns to England after holidaying in the Virgin Islands, Caribbean. 
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Paul McCartney of The Beatles lands in Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK, Europe, after a visit to the USA.
Curly Putman records Big Silver Wings and Little Bitty Soldier Boys for ABC Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Solomon King flies to Paris, France, to begin a round of promotional appearances for his hit She Wears My Ring, in France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, Europe.
Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After, The Fugs and The Nice play at the Ekstra Bladett Poll Concert in the Falkoner Center, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
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Bob Dylan arrives at Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK, Europe, to play at The Isle Of Wight Festival.
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Jimi Hendrix is at Baggies, 71 Grant St, New York City, USA, rehearsing various tracks with Band Of Gypsys. On the same day, Noel Redding, bassist of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, flies back to England after the collapse of his group Fat Mattress.
Noel Redding, bassist of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, flies to New York City, USA, to begin rehearsals, unaware that he has been replaced by Billy Cox.
Having completed his contributions to the Bob Dylan album New Morning, George Harrison flies from New York City, USA, back to London, England, UK, Europe.
The body of Janis Joplin is cremated, according to her wishes. A very private service is held at the West Village Mortuary, Los Angeles, California, USA, for the immediate members of her family – her parents, brother and sister, aunts, uncles and cousins. Six days later her ashes will be scattered from a plane off the coast of Marin County.A private funeral service is held fpr Janis Joplin, after which her body is cremated at The Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park, Glendon Avenue, Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California, USA. Her ashes are scattered from an aeroplane over Stinson Beach, near her last home in Marin County, California.
During a flight from New York City, USA, to Boston, Massachusetts, the plane carrying Abba is subjected to extreme weather conditions and is unable to land for an extended period. Abba's Agnetha Faltskog is so distressed by this experience that the band decides to cancel its final American concert, which had been scheduled for Washington DC.
Bryan Ferry collapses from a kidney infection in a French hotel, and has to be flown home to England, UK, Europe.
When Frank Sinatra plays at The Roman Amphitheatre, Verona, Italy, Europe, a huge thunderstorm erupts, filling the plastic overhead canopy which soon looks set to burst. Just as the Italian crew, by climbing up huge A-frame ladders, manages to dump the water over the front of the canopy, Sinatra walks underneath and is drenched from head to foot. Nevertheless, he continues singing and manages to complete the show.
The Ronnie Lane Band flies from Texas, USA, to Japan, Asia, to begin a tour.
The Cramps, Flat Duo Jets and The God Bullies play at The First Avenue And 7th Street Entry club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Country singer and songwriter John Denver dies when the experiemental lightweight aircraft he is piloting crashes into the sea at Monterey Bay, California, USA.
Former Stone Roses singer Ian Brown is jailed for four months for having threatened the captain and a flight attendant on British Airways flight BA 1611 from Charles De Gaulle airport, Paris, France, to London, England, UK, Europe, earlier in the year.
Beleagured by media at his Neverland Ranch in California, USA, Michael Jackson issues the following statement to the press : "There are helicopters hovering above my residence, reporters staking out, and photographers lurking behind bushes, running rampant around my compound. I am respectfully requesting that media organizations please respect my privacy, and that of my children. I would greatly appreciate your cooperation."
On departure after a show in Berlin, Germany, Europe, AC/DC find that their plane has a mechanical problem. They are obliged to charter another plane but the delay makes the group late on stage for their next gig at Valle Novin in Oslo, Norway, Europe. Because of Norway's strict gig curfew laws, the band is forced to cut four songs from their set.
Jay-Z attends an American football match between the New York Jets and the Dallas Cowboys at Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries is arrested for the alleged assault of an air stewardess and a police officer on board Aer Lingus flight EI 110 from New York City, USA, to Shannon Airport, Ireland, Europe. (She will later be released without charge).
On their The Getaway World Tour The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, supported by Jack Irons.1937 |
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