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Jelly Roll Morton records Frances, Seattle Hunch and Freakish, for Victor Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray Charles, The Coasters and Betty Carter play the fourth night of a week of shows at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray Charles And His Orchestra play the first of three nights at the Palais des Sports, Paris, France, Europe.
Ray Charles, His Orchestra and The Raelets play at The Rhythm Rink, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Music venue Leo's Casino moves from East 49th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, to the 700 capacity Quad Hotel Hall on East 75th Street. Artists appearing at the relocated Leo's will include Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Dionne Warwick and Martha And The Vandellas. In due course, the venue will be designated as a Cleveland rock and roll landmark.
Jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd records Island Blues, Carcara, Long Time Baby and other tracks for his Columbia Records LP Nirvana in New York City, USA.
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The Hullabaloos, The Detergents, Shirley Ellis, Little Richard (whose backing group includes Jimi Hendrix], The Vibrators, The Exciters, The Hollies, The Uniques, Dee Dee Warwick, Roddy Joy, Sandie Shaw and King Curtis play at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The Brothers Four record The Wild Colonial Boy in Columbia Recording Studio, 30th Street, New York City, USA.
Chad And Jeremy, The Kingsmen, The Zombies and The Searchers play the last of three nights at The Arie Crown Theatre, McCormick Pace, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Aspiring young guitarist Jimmy Hendrix [Jimi Hendrix] writes a letter home from New York City, USA.Jimmy Hendrix [later to become Jimi Hendrix] plays in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA, as guitarist with Joey Dee And The Starliters.
During their Winter Concert Tour, Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass are playing in Seattle, Washington, USA.
At The Bromel Club, Bromel Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent, England, UK, Jimi Hendrix is interviewed by Richard Green of Record Mirror. In the audience is Bill Wyman, bassist of The Rolling Stones.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience do press interviews and photos for Fabulous 208 magazine in London, England, UK.The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at New Century Hall, Manchester, England, UK. After relaxing at local club The Twisted Wheel, the Experience is set upon by four men.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at the Club A'Gogo, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. During the show, Hendrix sticks his guitar through the low ceiling of the club, but continues to play with the instrument hanging there. Gordon Sumner, later to find fame as Sting, is in the audience.Jimi Hendrix spends much of the day doing foreign press interviews in London, UK.
When The Jimi Hendrix Experience fly to New York City, USA, the whole band is strip-searched for drugs as they go through customs.
In New York City, USA, Jimi Hendrix is interviewed by the East Village Other, then jams at The Scene Club with The Electric Flag, Soft Machine and The Tremeloes.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience are filmed by ABC-tv while recording Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) at The Record Plant, New York City, USA. In the evening Jimi sits in with Joe Tex at The Town Hall, New York City, USA.
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The Miami Pop Festival (also known as the Underground Pop Festival), begins at the Gulf Stream Race Track, Hallandale, Miami, Florida, USA, with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Lee Hooker, Frank Zappa, Blue Cheer, Arthur Brown and Eire Apparent.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience record Rainy Day, Dream Away at The Record Plant, New York City, USA, with Mike Finnegan playing organ and Buddy Miles on drums.
Steppenwolf play at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA. The band is also seen on NBC-tv's Steve Allen Show, which is broadcast from Long Beach, California.The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Vanilla Fudge and Soft Machine play at The Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Mimi Fariña, Arlo Guthrie and The Charles River Valley Boys play in The Fifth Big Sur Folk Festival, Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience jams at The Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Eric Burdon and Graham Bond.
Jimi Hendrix is at The Record Plant, New York City, USA, working on Boomerang, Summertime Blues and Hey Baby with percussionist Juma Sultan.
Nirvana's tour in support of their debut album, Bleach, begins at The Covered Wagon in San Francisco, California, USA.
Nirvana perform the song Smells Like Teen Spirit live for the first time during a gig at the OK Hotel, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Nirvana play at the Maritime History Museum Park, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
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The Foo Fighters release a new album, In Your Honor on RCA Records in the USA. During the day they play a live set on Fuse Music Channel's 7th Avenue Drop show in New York City.Hurricane
Katrina makes landfall at Grand Isle, approximately 90km south
of New Orleans, Louisana, USA. In the days that follow, New Orleans
will be devastated with at least 1,836 people dying in the hurricane and subsequent floods, making it the deadliest U.S. hurricane since 1928. Total property damage will be estimated at $81bn. The 2006 song Wide Awake by
Audioslave will be one of the first musical responses to the disaster, but others include Missin' Mississippi by Van Dyke Parks, Hurricane Katrina [The Ghosts of New Orleans] by Frances Donnelly, Katrina by Anders Osbourne, Hell No, We Ain't Alright by Public Enemy, Gov Did Nothin' by The John Butler Trio and Midnight In The City Of Destruction by The Nightwatchman.
Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic files to run for county clerk in Wahkiakum County, Washington, USA, as a member of the "Grange Party" in a bid to bring attention to problems he sees in the Top Two primary election system.
Pearl Jam play the first of two nights at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Bad Religion.The 2011 NME Awards are held at the O2 Academy, Brixton, London, England, UK, Europe. Award winners include Muse, My Chemical Romance, Dave Grohl and Lady Gaga. One musical highlight of the night is a joint performance featuring Roger Daltrey of The Who and Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters.
Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Hall And Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt are inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during an Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center in New York City, USA.
Barcelona, The Young Wild and Verre play at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their 
On their 19-date Rock Paper Scissors tour Sting and Peter Gabriel play at KeyArena, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Queensryche play at The Turning Stone Resort And Casino, Verona, New York State, USA.On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington, USA, supported by Mumford And Sons.
On their 113-date Concrete and Gold tour, Foo Fighters play at the Cal Jam 17 festival in Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino, California, USA.1929 |
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