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Myron Floren is born in Roslyn, South Dakota, USA. After convincing his father to buy him a $10 accordion at the age of six, Floren will go on to become one of the most popular accordionists of the century, appearing regularly on The Lawrence Welk Show and earning the nickname of 'The Smiling Swede'.
R'n'b vocal quintet The Larks achieve their first national exposure by singing Lucy Brown on the Perry Como TV show (aka The Chesterfield Supper Club) in the USA.
Dinah Shore is playing at Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Charlie Parker All-Stars appear in a broadcast at CBC-TV Studio, Montreal, Canada.
Johnny Burnette appears on US tv show American Bandstand, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cisco Houston presents and performs on a CBS-TV show, Folk Sound, USA, which is the first full-length television show on folk music. The show also features Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs, John Lee Hooker and Joan Baez.
After a two year run, Florida-based pop music tv show Teen Party, hosted by Paul Reynolds, has its last broadcast on WTVT.
Musical comedy star Dolores Gray performs Necessity on tv's Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA. Also appearing on the show is Blossom Seeley singing Toddling the Todalo, and musical humourist Spike Jones.
Bobby 'Blue' Bland performs I Pity The Fool, on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Landa Records artist Johnny Madara appears on popular daily tv series American Bandstand in W-Fil Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Paul Anka, Chubby Checker, Duane Eddy, The Shirelles, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry and others play at Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, USA, as part of the Dick Clark C aravan Of Stars.
Mel Torme (aka The Velvet Fog) is the musical guest on tonight's edition of the Garry Moore Show on tv in the USA.
Barbra Streisand appears on syndicated US tv show PM Starring Mike Wallace, in New York City, USA.
Dion appears on daily tv pop show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, performing Love Came To Me.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows spend the second of three days rehearsing in London, England, UK, Europe, for an upcoming appearance on tv's Billy Cotton Band Show.
Pat Boone sings The Main Attraction, Days Of Wine and Roses and Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS tv in New York City, USA. On the same show Jesse Pearson sings I'm Movin' On and Just Because. Vocal and instrumental trio The Kim Sisters also appear on this edition of the show.
The musical comedy film Bye Bye Birdie has its North American premiere in Los Angeles, California, USA. The film, based on Elvis Presley being drafted into the US Army, stars Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke, with Jesse Pearson as fictitious pop idol Conrad Birdie (a pun on Conway Twitty), along with Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell. TV show host Ed Sullivan appears as himself.
Jazz vibes virtuoso Red Norvo and his band appear on the Danny Kaye Show on CBS-tv in the USA.
UK tv series They've Sold A Million features popular deejay Alan Freeman talking to Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Manfred Mann appear on BBC2 tv show Open House, in the UK.
On the same day that The Beach Boys make their debut on tv show Shindig! in the USA, performing their Christmas song Little Saint Nick, their leader Brian Wilson suffers a nervous breakdown aboard a plane headed for a concert at The Music Hall, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Tonight's episode of the sitcom The Bing Crosby Show on ABC-tv in the USA is titled Conform, Conform, Whoever You Are.
TV rock show Where The Action Is, in the USA, features Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs performing Wooly Bully and Every Woman I Know plus Mel Carter performing The Richest Man Alive and Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.
Gene Pitney appears on the British tv show Sunday Night At The London Palladium in London, England, UK, Europe.
Procol Harum play on tv show Time For Blackburn in the UK. The show is hosted by deejay Tony Blackburn.
Donovan, The Tremeloes and Duane Eddy appear on UK tv show Dee Time, hosted by radio deejay Simon Dee.
Manfred Mann perform their new single, My Name Is Jack, on UK tv show Dee Time. They also appear on BBC radio show Saturday Club, along with The Fortunes.
Burl Ives is the musical guest on The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show on tv in the USA.
Weekly UK tv pop show Top Of The Pops features live appearances by Marmalade, Malcolm Roberts, Love Sculpture and the Magic Lanterns.
UK tv show Top Of The Pops includes three bands, Edison Lighthouse, Brotherhood Of Man and White Plains, all of which include the same vocalist – Tony Burrows. The same show also features Jethro Tull, Rare Bird, Jonathan King, Blodwyn Pig, Badfinger, Arrival and Shocking Blue.
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Alternative TV (aka ATV) play at The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Patrik Fitzgerald.
Dire Straits are in rehearsals for a tv show, Fridays, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
A news item in today's edition of The New Musical Express (NME) music paper in the UK, notes that a number of concert promoters, including Harvey Goldsmith, Barry Dickins, Rod MacSween and John Giddings have begun announcing major gigs on tv or in mainstream newspapers, rather than using the traditional method of announcing such shows first in the music press. The latest Bruce Springsteen gigs, for example, were announced on BBC-2 tv show The Old Grey Whistle Test. This, according the NME, amounts to "treating us as their servants".
During an eighteen-date European tour, Bruce Springsteen makes his BBC Top Of The Pops debut, live by satellite from Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Prince performs Peach at MTV's inaugural European Music Awards, at the Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
When Courtney Love appears on the ABC TV show '10 Most Fascinating People' in the USA, she states that she wished she had done 'eight thousand million things differently' to have prevented the death of her husband Kurt Cobain.
Sting records an hour-long UK tv special for Top Of The Pops at the BBC Television Centre in London, UK, to an audience drawn from his fan club.
New Order, The Coral, Rufus Wainwright and Faith Evans perform live on UK tv show Later With Jools Holland.
Myron Floren dies of cancer at his home in Rolling Hills Estates, near Los Angeles, California, USA. He is best-remembered as the accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show between 1950 and 1982.
Phil Collins records an ITV In Concert special at London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London, UK, for transmission in September to coincide with release of his upcoming album, Going Back.
Lady Gaga wins eight prizes [including best female video, pop video, dance video, choreography, direction and editing] at the MTV Video Music Awards in the Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. Other winners include Eminem, Justin Bieber, 30 Seconds To Mars, The Black Keys and Muse.
Kelly Clarkson is interviewed and performs live on BBC tv show Breakfast live from Media City, Salford Quays, Manchester, UK.
Pitbull, Robin Thicke, Joe Perry and Travis Barker perform live together on tv's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in the USA.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (best known as the star of tv series Buffy The Vampire Slayer), tweets her condolences on the death of Boy George. She has confused the still living Culture Club vocalist with the Wham! star George Michael, who actually has died.
On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at The O2 Arena, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Judas Priest.
On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, supported by Megadeth.
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