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Christopher Tidmarsh is born in Hoxton, London, England, UK, Europe. He will find a measure of success in the 1960s as singer Neil Christian, leader of Neil Christian And The Crusaders.

Hank Snow records My Mother, I'm Movin' On To Glory, These Things Shall Pass and Pray, at Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Bill Monroe records I Am A Pilgrim, Jesus Hold My Hand and I've Found A Place To Go for Decca Records, with Owen Bradley as producer at Bradley Film And Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Bob Zimmerman, one day to become Bob Dylan, moves into a Jewish fraternity house, Sigma Alpha Mu, at the University Of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The Jimmy Smith Quintet records Picknickin', Prayer Meetin', Red Top, When The Saints Go Marching In and other tracks for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.

Jacqueline Wright records These Are The Hands and I Ask The Lord for Gospel Records in the USA.




The Byrds record the Pete Seeger composition Turn! Turn! Turn! at Columbia Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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The Byrds release a new single, Turn! Turn! Turn! in the USA on Columbia Records. It features the oldest lyrics ever used in a pop hit - adapted from Chapter 3 of the Book of Ecclesiastes, by Pete Seeger.
Georgie Fame, Cat Stevens, Julie Felix and Sounds Incorporated play the eleventh night of a 14–day run in 'Fame In 67' at Brian Epstein's Saville Theatre, London, England, UK.
The Cousin Duffy Show plays the first of three nights at The Ambassador Theatre, Washington DC, USA.
Bob Dylan spends his 30th birthday visiting the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, Europe.
Eric Clapton records his version of Bob Dylan's Knockin' On Heaven's Door in Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, USA.

Kate Bush appears on BBC TV programme Wogan, in London, England, UK, Europe, singing Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God).
Chris Rea reaches No1 in the UK albums chart with The Road To Hell, and will hold the top spot for three weeks.
The 21st Annual GMA Dove Gospel Music Awards are held at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Winners include :
Steven Curtis Chapman : artist, male vocalist and songwriter of the year
Sandi Patti : female vocalist of the year.
BeBe and CeCe Winans : group of the year
David Mullen : new artist of the year
Thank You by Ray Boltz : song of the year
Steven Curtis Chapman : artist, male vocalist and songwriter of the year
Sandi Patti : female vocalist of the year.
BeBe and CeCe Winans : group of the year
David Mullen : new artist of the year
Thank You by Ray Boltz : song of the year


An exhumation order is granted to the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity at High Park Laundry, Drumcondra, Ireland, Europe. When the order is carried out, the bodies of 155 women are found. It transpires that no death certificates had ever been issued for many of these women and that the laundry had been employing them as prostitutes for many years. The story will become a major scandal and will inspire Joni Mitchell to write her 1994 song The Magdalene Laundries.
It is reported that the Nation Of Islam has handled security for a party held today at Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch, California, USA. This event will lead to the dismissal of Jackson's publicist, Stuart Backeman.



Following accusations that recently-deceased DJ, TV presenter and charity fundraiser Sir Jimmy Savile had sexually abused teenage girls, it is reported that a memorial plaque at his former home on The Esplanade, Scarborough, UK, is has been removed. The plaque had been defaced with graffiti in the form of the words "paedophile" and "rapist".


The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play the first of two nights at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Lumineers.
On their 51-date
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland, USA, supported by The Lumineers.
On their 51-date

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