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The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, with vocalist Frank Sinatra, plays in The Roof Garden of The Hotel Astor, New York City, USA. Songs performed on this evening include I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else, Fools Rush In, Swing High and Alice Blue Gown.
Julian Frederick Gordon Hastings is born in Tamnavoulin, Banffshire, Scotland. He will find success as Pye Hastings, singer and songwriter with Canterbury Scene prog-rock band Caravan.
Chip Hooper is born in Miami, Florida, USA. He will become a successful music industry agent, representing Phish and the Dave Matthews Band, and will become regarded as a seminal figure in establishing the Jam Band movement. Later he will head up the Paradigm Talent Agency.
Jokers Wild play at The Racehorse, Northampton, England, UK. The group includes David Gilmour who will find greater success as a member of Pink Floyd.Eric Burdon And The Animals, The Move, Denny Laine And The Electric String Band, David Bowie, The Nice and Chicken Shack are heard performing live on the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear, presented by deejays John Peel and Tommy Vance in London, England, UK, Europe.
Jimi Hendrix jams after midnight in the Wreck Bar, Castaways Hotel, Hallandale, Miami, Florida, USA, with Frank Zappa, Arthur Brown and John Lee Hooker. Later in the day Hendrix formally signs with Reprise Records in America, and Noel Redding flies back to England.
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Jethro Tull and Ten Years After play at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play at the Main Debating Hall, Manchester University, Lancashire, UK.
The Moody Blues are recording their forthcoming album A Question Of Balance in Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe..
Steamhammer play at Mensa Am Westring, Kiel, Germany, Europe.
Yes release the album On a Chrysalis Records package tour, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum and Tir Na Nog play at The City Hall, Sheffield, UK.
Pink Floyd are in EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, UK, working on material for the album Dark Side Of The Moon.
Pink Floyd are in EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, UK, working on material for the album Dark Side Of The Moon.
On their Get Me A Ladder Tour, Emerson, Lake And Palmer play at The Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe.On their Get Me A Ladder Tour, Emerson, Lake And Palmer play in The Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, Europe.
On their Get Me A Ladder Tour, Emerson, Lake And Palmer play the first of two nights in The Konzert Haus, Vienna, Austria, Europe.
Stevie Wonder's new album, Songs In The Key Of Life, reaches No1 in the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA. On the same day prog-rock band Boston's eponymous debut album enters the Billboard Albums chart on its way to No3.
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The Beach Boys, Mike Oldfield, Santana, Elkie Brooks, Lindisfarne and The Blues Band play at Knebworth 80 Festival, Knebworth, England, UK, Europe.
UFO play their first gig with new member Neil Carter, at The Odeon, Taunton, England, UK, Europe.
In the early hours of the morning, while in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Eddie Van Halen buys a mint condition 1958 Gibson Flying V guitar prototype from famed vintage guitar collector and roadie Dan Martin. Later in the day, on their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the K.A.T.N. (Kicking Ass and Taking Names tour) Tour], Van Halen play at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, supported by After The Fire.
Touring in support of their album Razor's Edge, The Groundhogs play at The Gallery, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
On their Ultimate Silly Tour, Haze play at The Boar's Head, Stockport, England, UK, Europe.On their Ultimate Silly Tour, Haze play at Bogies Club, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
Marillion play the first of two nights at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
On their Misplaced Childhood tour, Marillion play at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, Europe.
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On his Seriously, Live! tour, Phil Collins plays the first of four nights at Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, USA.
On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at Rock-a-Field, Roeser, luxembourg, Europe. Also on the bill are Skip the Use, Marmozets, Echosmith and Go Go Berlin.On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Asia, supported by The Ruse.
On their Drones World Tour, Muse play the first of two nights at Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, UK.It is announced that vocalist Jo Payne has left The Enid after five years as its frontman.
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