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Folk singer and songwriter Woody Guthrie joins a demonstration march in support of "the telephone girls" in Oakland, California, USA, but the event is broken up by police.After Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger perform a civil rights benefit concert at Cortlandt Manor, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York State, USA, organised riots take place directed against African Americans and Jews attending the concert.
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The Irving Berlin musical comedy Call Me Madam is presented on Broadway at The Imperial Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 644 performances.
The Weavers, including Pete Seeger, records Hard, Ain't It Hard and Run Home To Mama for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
During Senate hearings on the music industry, American Guild of Authors and Composers counsel John Schulman plays Yakety Yak by The Coasters, citing it as an offender in the alleged 'cheapening of American music' by rock'n'roll, against which Schulman seeks legislation.
Elvis Presley is visited on the set of G.I. Blues in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, by no less than three European princesses ' Margaretha of Sweden, Astrid of Norway and Margaretha of Denmark.
The Smothers Brothers make a live appearance on The Jack Paar Show on tv in the USA.
The Kingston Trio record Ballad Of The Thresher for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Top Ten Records Survey on WQAM FABULOUS 56 Radio in Miami, Florida, USA, is as follows ...
1. Please Don't Talk to the Life Guard - Diane Ray
2. Blowin' In the Wind Peter, Paul And Mary
3. Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh Allen Sherman
4. Little Deuce Coupe Beach Boys
5. Judy's Turn to Cry Lesley Gore
6. Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley
7. Marlena/Candy Girl Four Seasons
8. Birthday Party Pix ies Three
9. Wipe Out The Surfaris
10. More Kai Winding
1. Please Don't Talk to the Life Guard - Diane Ray
2. Blowin' In the Wind Peter, Paul And Mary
3. Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh Allen Sherman
4. Little Deuce Coupe Beach Boys
5. Judy's Turn to Cry Lesley Gore
6. Devil In Disguise Elvis Presley
7. Marlena/Candy Girl Four Seasons
8. Birthday Party Pix ies Three
9. Wipe Out The Surfaris
10. More Kai Winding
Pete Seeger leaves California, USA, on a world-wide tour which will take him to Australia, Indonesia, Japan, India, Africa and Europe including the UK. The tour is planned to end in June 1964.
Dan Blocker and John Mitchum record The Battle Hymn Of The Republic and Charles in RCA Victor Studio, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
In The Empire, Liverpool, England, UK, The Beatles appear on BBC tv's record review show Juke Box Jury as the entire panel. Backstage, they meet aspiring politician Jeffrey Archer, who persuades them to be photographed as part of an Oxfam fund-raising appeal. Later, the group plays two shows at The Odeon, Liverpool.
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In the face of obscenity charges levelled by State Governor Welsh against The Kingsmen's hit Louie Louie, The Indianapolis Star runs an editorial, stating, "As a music critic, Governor Matthew E. Welsh is probably a good lawyer.
Controversial stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce is arrested on obscenity charges shortly before he is due to appear on stage at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Police had recorded his set at the club earlier in the week to gather evidence against him.
Marianne Faithfull releases a new single, a cover of Bob Dylan's Blowin' In The Wind, in the UK on Decca Records, with Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones playing guitar.
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Bobby Vinton arrives in the UK for radio and tv dates, but is refused a work permit. This act is seen as retaliation for similar problems faced by British artists in America.
Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire reaches No1 in the Kvällstoppen Singles Chart in Sweden, Europe, for the first of four weeks.
Anita Bryant sings at The Congressional Wives Prayer Group in Washington DC, USA.Country Joe And The Fish, The Fugs, The Pageant Players and Soft White Underbelly play outside the front gates, S.U.N.Y. (State University of New York), 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, Long Island, New York State, USA.
While Jimi Hendrix is spending three days off, at the Diamond Head mansion in Hawaii, USA, the local chapter of Black Panthers come knocking on his door.John Lennon of The Beatles attends a Peace Conference at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, then drives to the home of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau.
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Amnesty International starts a worldwide tour - the Conspiracy Of Hope concerts - at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA, featuring U2, Sting, Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Joan Baez and the Neville Brothers.
Pete Seeger headlines the Festival For Latin America at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.Billboard magazine reports that Mike Love of The Beach Boys has donated $5,000 to music censorship pressure group the PMRC [Parents Music Resource Center] headed by Tipper Gore.
The single Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No21 during an eight week run. Largely the brainchild of Little Steven Van Zandt, the artists involved include U2, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Cliff, Lou Reed, Joey Ramone, Simple Minds, Keith Richards and Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock and Gil Scott-Heron.
James Blanchard, governor of Michigan, USA, declares this to be 
Detroit police stop the performance at an N.W.A show because of the controversy surrounding their latest hit, 'Fuck Tha Police'. Before they can perform the song, the group is removed from the stage and escorted back to their hotel. No charges are filed, and officers tell the rappers that they just "wanted to show the kids that you can't say 'Fuck the police' in Detroit."Outside the Papal Nuncio's residence in Panama City, Panama, Central America, US military forces begin Operation Nifty Package, a psychological warfare tactic aimed at demoralising besieged General Manuel Noriega until he surrenders to them. The tactic includes playing such tracks as I Fought The Law by The Clash and Panama by Van Halen at extremely high volumes through loudspeakers pointing at the residence.
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The South African Directorate of Publications states that the lyrics of fifteen songs on the double-album set Use Your Illusion by Guns N' Roses are considered "undesirable."
On their first visit to South Africa, US President George W. Bush delivers his War On Terror speech to a joint session of Congress in Washington DC, USA. Numerous songs will be inspired by the War On Terror, notably My Name Is Liar (2016) by Norwegian band Highasakite.
The Rolling Stones play the second of two nights at The Hong Kong Harbour Fest. The festival, which ends with this show, is part of a government-underwritten HK$1 billion program of high profile concerts running for almost a month, intended to help revive the economy of Hong Kong after the SARS epidemic.
President Barack Obama honors Stevie Wonder at the White House in Washington DC, USA, with the second annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
During a two-hour-long telethon in the USA to raise funds for the Gulf Of Mexico in the wake of the disastrous BP oil spill, Sting performs his song Fragile, and dedicates it to: 'All the people in the Gulf who have lost their livelihoods, and all the animals and birds, and to remember our ecology is very fragile.' Manning the phones are celebrities including Ke$ha, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, Randy Jackson, Nicole Richie and Kathy Griffin.
When hip-hop/rap duo Los Aldeanos perform at The Rotilla music festival in Jibacoa, Cuba, Caribbean, they openly criticise the Cuban government to an audience estimated at around 15,000 people.Cuban hip-hop/rap duo Los Aldeanos arrive in Miami, Florida, USA, to perform live, but they encounter both support and dersision from the Cuban exile community, which is divided about whether the group supports or opposes the Cuban government.
On the North American leg of her World Tour 2012, Madonna plays at The New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. During the show, she is booed when she urges her audience to vote to re-elect President Barack Obama. Members of the audience are also seen to walk out.
At The National Music Publishers Association's "Celebration of the American Songwriter" event in Washington DC, USA, Aerosmith frontman (and multi-millionaire) Steven Tyler expresses his disdain for current digital royalty rates, stating. "If the laws continue going the way they are,[songwriters] will never be paid fairly for [their] own participation. So people, forgive me for being a little jaded about the state of copyright." He is referring mainly to the rates paid by streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify.
A posting on the Twitter account of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin criticises the latest Eurovision Song Contest winner, bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst, on grounds of his sexuality. On the same day, Vitaly Milonov, a conservative deputy at St. Petersburg's legislative assembly, declares that that Russian singers should no longer compete at Eurovision alongside the likes of Wurst.
The Four Tops and The Temptations perform a couple of their hits for President Obama in The White House, Washington DC, USA, before joining a group of White House carolers for a rendition of Winter Wonderland.
It is announced that Pearl Jam, plus a group of their friends and associates, have donated $300,000 to help alleviate the contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan, USA.
It is reported that Madonna's late arrivals at her Rebel Heart tour concert venues in Australia, Oceania, is costing fans, venues and government services hundreds of thousands of dollars, including additional babysitter fees, taxi fares, late night train extensions and fines to venues.
Audioslave, the supergroup featuring Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and members of Rage Against The Machine, reunites onstage for the first time in nearly twelve years at the Anti-Inaugural Ball concert in The Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA. The event is headlined by Prophets of Rage and also features performances by Jackson Browne, Vic Mensa, Jack Black and the Los Angeles Freedom Choir.
On his Travel Slideshow tour, Henry Rollins plays at The Miller Theater, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Bonnie Dobson's song Morning Dew is inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at the 2014 Mariposa Folk Festival, Mariposa, California, USA. Dobson first performed Morning Dew at the inaugural Mariposa Festival in 1961, launching the song on a journey to becoming an international standard, covered by Fred Neil, The Grateful Dead, Tim Rose and Devo, to name but a few.
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