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Henry Lange and the Hotel Baker Orchestra record Somebody Loves Me and China Boy for Brunswick Records at the Merchandise Mart studios in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Holger Schuring is born in The Free City Of Danzig, Europe. He will find acclaim as Holger Czukay, a guiding force in the influential German experimental 70s rock group Can.
Lenny Dee records The Cotton Walk, Viennese Waltz Medley, The Donkey Serenade, Begin The Beguine and other tracks in Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Danny Davis, with The Leroy Holmes Orchestra, records Almost and Do You Ever Think Of Me? in the studio of WMGM Radio Station Studio A, New York City, USA.
The last of five days of recording for the Rodgers And Hammerstein soundtrack to the film Oklahoma proceeds at Columbia Studios, New York City, USA. Singers include Nelson Eddy, Portia Nelson and Virginia Haskins.
Jimmie Osborne, with Sid Nathan as producer, records Automobile Baby, Mama Don't Agree, This Evil Life Don't Pay and Don't Slam The Door at King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Johnny Cash records his first version of Folsom Prison Blues at Sun Recording Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Flatt and Scruggs (Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs) record Randy Lynn Rag, On My Mind, Some Old Day and Blue Ridge Cabin Home in Bradley Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Ella Fitzgerald completes recording sessions for her Verve Records album Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Songbook, in Studio A at The Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, with producer Norman Granz.
The Joe Newman Quintet records the album Good 'n' Groovy in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Swingville Records.
Elvis Presley has a recording session in RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, laying down tracks for the movie Follow That Dream
Connie Hall, with producer Owen Bradley, records I Reserve The Right, Half The Time and Yes There's A Reason in Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Backing vocals on the session are provided by The Jordanaires.
Count Basie And His Orchestra record I Can't Stop Loving You at A + R Studios, New York City, USA. The track is arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones, and recorded by Phil Ramone.
The Beatles record live versions of the songs Misery, Do You Want To Know A Secret and Please Please Me for the BBC Radio show On The Scene at No1 Studio, BBC Piccadilly Theatre, Denman Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles start work on their second album, With The Beatles, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. Among the tracks recorded on this day is Devil In Her Heart.
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George Hamilton IV records Fair And Tender Ladies and Kentucky in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Grant Green Sextet records Untitled Grant Green Tune No3, Minor League, Grant's Tune, Un Poco Loco and Ezz-Thetic at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Swinging Blue Jeans record Shakin' Feeling at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Kenny Rankin records a second version of Where Did My Little Girl Go at Columbia Records studio, New York City, USA.
Charlie Louvin records I Just Don't Understand, I Think I'll Live and Something To Think About, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Andy And The Bey Sisters record Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars, Since I Fell For You, Besame Mucho, September In The Rain and Smiles for Prestige Records in Rudy Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.Andy And The Bey Sisters record Willow Weep For Me, A Taste Of Honey, Sister Sadie, Night Song and The Swingin' Preacher for Prestige Records at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.Country star Buck Owens records No-One But You, Gonna Have Love, Let The Sad Times Roll and Wham Bam, for Capitol Records in Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bob Dylan does some informal recording at Levy's Recording Studio, Bond Street, London, UK, with Eric Clapton, John Mayall, John McVie and Hughie Flint.
While The Isley Brothers are recording in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, their guitarist is a young pre-fame Jimi Hendrix.
The Osborne Brothers record One Tear, Making Plans, Yesterday's Gone, Footprints In The Snow and Sure-Fire in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra, records Moon Song, Moon Love, The Moon Got In My Eyes and Moonlight Serenade, for Reprise Records in United Recording Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Jimmy Smith Octet records Got My Mojo Workin', C Jam Blues and other tracks for Verve Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Jody Miller, with Steve Douglas as producer, records We're Gonna Let The Good Times Roll, You're My Favourite Everything and I'm Making Room in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Petula Clark is recording tracks in Pye Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. Among the session players in the studio is guitarist John McLaughlin.
Brenda Lee records What You Gonna Do and It's Another World in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Aven ue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Instrumental parts for the song The Inner Light by George Harrison of The Beatles are recorded at EMI Recording Studio, Bombay, India, Asia.
Archie Shepp records tracks for his Impulse Records album The Way Ahead at RCA Studios, New York City, USA.
The Spontaneous Music Ensemble records Karyobin Parts 1 and 2 in Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers are in Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe, recording tracks for the album Bare Wires.
Furry Lewis records Grand Central Station, Waiting For A Train, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Casey Jones, John Henry and other tracks at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Setting off from BBC tv studios, Lime Grove, London, England, UK, Europe, The Who tour London in a vintage French bus to promote their next single, Magic Bus.
Having moved out of Twickenham Film Studios, The Beatles resume recording sessions for their album/documentary film Let It Be in Abbey Road studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler records Island Harvest, Drudgery, and other tracks at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City, USA, for his album Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe.
George Harrison of The Beatles is in Olympic Sound Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, doing a vocal overdub to his song For You Blue.
Bob Dylan records Wedding Song in one take at Studio B, Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California, during what are supposed to be merely mixing sessions for the album Planet Waves.
Bob Dylan is in Studio A, A&R Recording, New York City, USA, working on the songs You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go, Tangled Up In Blue, Simple Twist Of Fate, Idiot Wind and others.
Emmylou Harris records her version of the Chuck Berry Song You Never Can Tell in the Enactron Truck mobile studio owned by record producer Brian Ahern in the USA. At the same session, Harris records Hello Stranger.
A party is held in honour of Bianca Jagger, wife of Rolling Stones vocalist Mick Jagger, at Studio 54, New York City, USA.
At French President Francois Mitterrand's Funeral in Jarnac, France, Europe, his wife and his long term mistress stand side-by-side at the grave, accompanied by their respective legitimate and illegitimate children. Some years later, when Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand reads about the funeral, he will be inspired to write the song Goodbye Lovers And Friends.
Taylor Swift releases her fourth studio album, Red, on Big Machine Records in Japan, Asia.
International Blue, a project aimed at re-establishing the lost art of pop crooning, is launched at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK. The project features music written by Stephen Emmer with vocals and lyrics by Liam McKahey, Glenn Gregory and Neil Crossley, and production by Tony Visconti.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds release their second studio LP, Chasing Yesterday, on Sour Mash Records in Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands and Switzerland.1929 |
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