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R'n'b pianist Bill Doggett records Hippy Dippy for King Records in New York City, USA.
On his Out There tour, Paul McCartney plays at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
A live BBC session by The Beatles is broadcast from the Playhouse Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, for radio show Parade Of The Pops, followed by a show at the Swimming Baths, Doncaster.
The Beatles play at The Royal Hall, Harrogate, England, UK, Europe, supported by Barry Corbett And His Mustangs, The Chinchillas and Ricky Fenron And The Apaches.Fifteen million British viewers tune in to see The Beatles on popular weekly UK tv show Sunday Night At The London Palladium. Also on the bill is Brook Benton. This show is often cited as the starting point of Beatlemania.
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The Beatles play at The ABC, Exeter, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Vernons Girls, The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, and others.
The Beatles are seen on tv in the USA for the first time, in an NBC-tv Huntley-Brinkley report by Edwin Newman about the band's phenomenal success in the UK. 
The Yardbirds, including Eric Clapton on guitar, play at Edwina's, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.The All-Star 64 package tour plays at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK, featuring John Leyton, The Rolling Stones, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Mike Berry, Jet Harris, Billie Davis, and The Paramounts
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions play the second of three nights at The Tangent ,Palo Alto, California, USA. The group is the first musical collaboration between Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who will go on to form The Grateful Dead.
The Warlocks, later to find fame as The Grateful Dead, play at Magoo's Pizza Parlour, Menlo Park, California, USA.
The Beatles visit Twickenham Film Studios, St Margaret's, Twickenham, England, UK, to view a rough cut of their second film, Help!
In a letter published in The Times, Charles de Houghton defends the award of MBEs to The Beatles, pointing out that, among other things, they are significant earners of foreign exchange and have saved the British corduroy industry.
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Jefferson Airplane play at Harmon Gymnasium, University Of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Aspiring actor Larry Hankin and improv group The Committee play at Harmon Gym, University Of California, Berkeley, California, USA, supported by Jefferson Airplane. This is the first show by The Airplane to include their new bassist Jack Casady.
The Grass release I'm Gettin' Tired backed with Y' Love, on Goldust Records of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
In Bombay, India, George Harrison becomes the first of The Beatles to meet with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
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The Electric Flag, with Mike Bloomfield on guitar, play the last of three nights at The Cheetah, 1 Navy Street, Santa Monica, California, USA, supported by Clear Light.
On their second tour of North America, The Cream play at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Big Black and Loading Zone.
Pink Floyd arrive in New York City, USA, expecting to begin a Tour of North America, but problems with visas and work permits oblige the band to travel to Montreal, Canada, and wait there while the documentation is procured.Canned Heat and The Fraternity of Man play the first of five nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Mothers of Invention play at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Canned Heat.
Kaleidoscope and Sea Train play the third of six nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Grateful Dead begin recording their live double album, Live Dead, in the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
EMI in the UK announces the launch of a new label, Harvest, which will concentrate on progressive rock acts. The label will, in due course, release albums by Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Electric Light Orchestra, Pretty Things, The Third Ear Band, The Edgar Broughton Band, Be-Bop Deluxe and more.The Beatles continue to work on Come Together, and begin recording The End, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe
Steppenwolf and John Hartford are the musical guests when a new edition of American tv show Playboy Afer Dark is recorded.
The Moody Blues are recording their forthcoming album A Question Of Balance in Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown plays at Farx, Potter';s Bar, England, UK, Europe, supported by PC Kent.
Country Joe And The Fish play the first of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Blues Image and Silver Metre.
Starship (formerly Jefferson Starship and Jefferson Airplane) release their debut single, We Built This City, on Grunt Records in the USA.
Donovan plays at The Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield, England, UK.
When Billy Corgan plays at the Palais, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, he becomes so annoyed by persistent calls for his old band, The Smashing Pumpkins, that he storms off the stage in a rage.
Singer and songwriter Lesley Duncan dies aged 66 on the Isle Of Mull, Scotland, UK, after contracting cerebrovascular disease. As well as pursuing her own successful solo career, she was a first-choice backing vocalist in the 60s for Dusty Springfield, The Walker Brothers and others. She also sang a duet, Love Song, with Elton John, and contributed backing vocals to the Pink Floyd album Dark Side Of The Moon. 
Sweet Billy Pilgrim play a free show at The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
David Zard dies after a long illness, aged 75, in Gemelli Genral Hospital, Rome, Italy, Europe. He had achieved huge success as a music business entrepreneur, organising stadium tours by Cat Stevens, Elton John, Tina Turner, Lou Reed, Frank Zappa, the Rolling Stones, Genesis, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Michael Jackson and more.1957 |
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