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The Prince Of Pilsen is playing at The Metropolitan Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Capitol Records' composer, producer and arranger Jack Marshall is born in Eldorado, Kansas, USA. Marshall will supervise many recordings for vocal artists such as Peggy Lee and Judy Garland, of which the best-remembered is Lee's international hit Fever.
Blues guitarist and producer John Henry Fortescue, aka Guitar Shorty, is born in Belhaven, North Carolina, USA.
Michael Peter Hayes is born in Aldershot, UK. With a name change to Mickie Most, he will produce hit singles for The Animals, Donovan, Jeff Beck, Lulu, Hot Chocolate and many more.
Thomas Lesslie Garrett is born in Dallas, Texas, USA. He will find success as highly respected record producer Snuff Garrett - the man behind a number of hits for Bobby Vee (including Devil Or Angel and Rubber Ball) as well as sides for Del Shannon, The Ventures, Johnny Burnette and Sonny And Cher. William Anthony Colon is born in New York City, USA. He will achieve considerable success as salsa trombonist, singer, songwriter and producer Willie Colon.
William Shockley of Bell Laboratories is granted a patent on the junction transistor in the USA. The device will revolutionise electronics and will lead to the invention of Transistor Radios, which will soon become the teenager's first choice for listening to pop and rock'n'roll music. Several songs will be inspired by Transistors including Transistor Radio (1961) by Benny Hill, Magic Transistor Radio by The Beach Boys, Radio Girl by Rick Nelson and Transistor Sister by Freddy Cannon.
Johnnie Ray records Spotlite, for Columbia Records at Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Buddy Cole on the piano. Mitch Miller is listed as producer for this session.Steve Levine is born in Hampstead, London, UK. He will find success as a record producer and sound engineer working with The Clash, Culture Club, The Beach Boys, The Honeyz, Deniece Williams and others.
Tommy Sands, with producer Ken Nelson, records Everyday, in Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Backing vocals on the session are provided by The Jordanaires.
Billy Walker, with producer Don Law, records Charlie's Shoes, Wild Colonial Boy, I'm Lying and The Next Voice You Hear in Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session features guitarists Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Billy Byrd and Harold Bradley, bassist Joseph Zinkan, drummer Buddy Harman and pianist William Pursell.
Jimmy Dean, with Don Law as producer, records P.T. 109 and Dear Ivan for Columbia Records in Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Session players on the track include Grady Martin, Harold Bradley and Ray Edenton [guitars], Sam Hollingsworth/Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano], Charlie McCoy [harmonica] and Rufus Long [piccolo].
Hank Snow And Anita Carter record Mockin' Bird Hill, No Letter Today, Rose Of Old Monterey, My Adobe Hacienda, I Never Will Marry and I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair, with producer Chet Atkins in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Beach Boys play at Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, California, USA, with The Illusions.
The 
The Beach Boys appear in Back-To-School-O-Rama, a multi-band event, in the sports stadium at Helix High School, San Diego, California, USA.
The Beach Boys release a new single, Little Saint Nick /The Lord's Prayer on Capitol Records in the USA.
Jim Reeves, with producer Chet Atkins, records Roses, It's Only A Paper Moon, There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder and One Dozen Roses in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on this session includes guitarists Harold Bradley and Velma Smith, bassist Bob Moore, drummer Kenny Buttrey [drums], pianist Hargus Robbins, saxophonist Boots Randolph and The Anita Kerr Singers.
Independent record producer Mickie Most takes The Animals into De Lane Lea Studos, London, UK, for their first professional recording session. They cut gritty versions of Dimples, Boom Boom, Talkin' About You and more, which are later used to secure a deal with EMI Records.
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Gerry And The Pacemakers record I'll Wait For You, at EMI's
Abbey
Road Studios, London, UK, with producer George
Martin.
John Matthew Shanks is born in New York City, USA. He will find success as John Shanks, aka J. Shanks, a rhythm guitarist in Bon Jovi's live band, and also as a singer / songwriter, musician and record producer.
Burl Ives, with producer Owen Bradley, records Frangipani and Christmas Is A Birthday in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Skeeter Davis records Cry Me A River, Dear Heart, I Wanna Be Loved By You, Secret Love and Sunglasses in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Players on the session include guitarists Chet Atkins, Ray Edenton and Jerry Kennedy, with Norbert Putnam on electric bass, Henry Strzelecki on bass, Jerry Carrigan on drums, Floyd Cramer on celeste and tambourine, and Ray Stevens on piano. Chet Atkins also produces the session.
Billy Walker records Nobody But A Fool, Pretend You Don't See Me, Smokey Memories and Don't Change with producer Don Law, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Players on the session include guitarists Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton and Ben Schaeufele, with bassist Bob Moore, drummer Kenneth Buttrey and Floyd Cramer on piano. Producer: Don Law)
Charlie Walker records The Man In The Little White Suit, Memory Killer and other tracks, with producer Billy Sherrill, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Backing vocals on the session are supplied by The Jordanaires.
Michael Alec Anthony West, better known in the musical world as Rebel MC, is born in Islington, London, England, UK.
Johnnie Wright, with Owen Bradley as producer, records Keep The Flag Flying, You're Over There and Is Love Worth All The Heartache in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avnue. South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Johnny Darrell with producer Bob Montgomery records With Pen In Hand, Poetry Of Love and Little Things, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Prince plays two shows at The Royal Oak Music Theater, outside Detroit, Illinois, USA.
On his his 97-date Purple Rain tour, Prince plays the third of five nights at the 16,800 seat Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Prince previews his forthcoming Nude Tour at the 650-ticket Rupert's Nightclub in Golden Valley, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Proceeds from the $100-a-head tickets go to the family of his former bodyguard, Charles "Big Chick" Huntsberry, who died on April 2nd of heart failure at age 49.
Compilation LP The Hits 2 by Florence Greenberg dies of heart failure, aged 82, in Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. She had achieved success as a record label owner, music executive and record producer. Greenberg founded and owned Tiara Records, Scepter Records, Hob Records and Wand Records. She became best known for her work with popular singers in the 60s including Dionne Warwick, The Shirelles, Tammi Terrell, Chuck Jackson, B.J. Thomas and others. She was also active in the Civil Rights movement.
The Verve record Bittersweet Symphony. Their use of a sample from a track by Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham will involve them in a costly legal battle with rock entrepreneur Allen Klein.
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Pomplamoose release the EP 3 New Songs Woot! as a digital download on ShadowTree Music.
On their The E.N.D. World Tour, The Black Eyed Peas play at The Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Katie Melua releases a new single, The Flood, taken from her imminent fourth studio album The House, which is produced by William Orbit).
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Brinsley Forde, 61-year-old ex-lead singer of Aswad, is presented with an MBE by Prince William at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, UK.highly respected record producer Snuff Garrett dies of cancer, aged 77, in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Garrett was the man behind a number of hits for Bobby Vee (including Devil Or Angel and Rubber Ball) as well as sides for Del Shannon, The Ventures, Johnny Burnette and Sonny And Cher. 
Iggy Pop, with producer Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age, begins work on his seventeenth album, Post Pop Depression, at Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, California, USA.Iggy Pop, with producer Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age, finishes work on his seventeenth album, Post Pop Depression, at Pink Duck Studios, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) plays the first of two nights at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.
During the American Music Awards in the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA, Green Day insert a chant "No Trump, No KKK, No fascist USA" into their song Bang Bang, as a protest against US President-elect Donald Trump. Also featured in the AMA show are Justin Bieber, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Twenty One Pilots and Shawn Mendes. Bieber and rapper Drake pick up four awards, Rihanna earns three and Ariana Grande is named Artist of the Year. Former Police frontman Sting is given the American Music Award for Merit.
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