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Lewis James and The Shannon Quartet record There's a mother always waiting you at home, sweet home, for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
The Shannon Quartet record Kentucky Babe for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
At a total cost of $36, The Kingsmen record a new version of the Richard Berry composition Louie Louie, at Northwestern Recorders in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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The Elvis Presley film soundtrack album, Fun In Acapulco, peaks at No3 in the Billboard chart in the USA.
The Dave Clark Five spend the second of two days of filming at The Royal, Tottenham, London, UK, for a Pathe Pictorial feature.

THE DAVE CLARK FIVE - TECHNICOLOR

Needles And Pins by The Searchers goes to No1 in the UK pop singles chart for the first of three weeks.
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is pre-taped for the first time in its history, to allow for video-taping of The Country Music Association Awards show which will be shown in NBC-tv on October 30.
Paul McCartney begins two days of filming the video for his single, Coming Up, at Ewart Television Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. In the video, McCartney plays the roles of all the members of his band.
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The first full-length rock video cassette offered for sale to the public is Gary Numan’s The Touring Principle.
On the South American leg of their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the No Problem Tour], Van Halen play at Auditorio El Cilandro, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Michael Jackson's video for Beat It is chosen Best Overall Clip at the Billboard Video Awards in Pasadena, California.
San Francisco-based rock entrepreneur Bill Graham is honoured at a benefit party for the Mill Valley Festival and Marin Video Archives, in Mill Valley, San Francisco, California, USA.
Bob Dylan has a video shoot for his song When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky, at the gymnasium of The First Methodist Church, Hollywood, California, USA.
Bob Dylan shoots a video for Emotionally Yours, with actress Jill Hollier, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Top Five UK Music Videos, compiled by Music Week, on this date :

Wham! : The Final.

Hits 5 : Various Artists

Status Quo : Rocking Through The Years

The Police : Every Breath You Take

Kate Bush : The Whole Story

Pink Floyd's second of five shows at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York State, USA, is filmed for their concert video, Delicate Sound of Thunder.
Michael Jackson releases his Moonwalker video in the USA.
On their Suffer tour, Bad Religion play at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, Europe. This show is filmed and parts will appear on the band's video release, Along The Way.
In heavy snow, The Cure, with director Tim Pope, complete the filming of a video for the song Pictures Of You in Ballachulish, Scotland, UK, Europe.
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Roger Waters releases a new video, The Wall - Live in Berlin, on Polygram Music Video in the UK.
Michael Jackson's Black Or White video premieres on the Fox tv network in the USA.
Dave Stewart of Eurythmics acts as director on Bob Dylan's promo video for Blood In My Eyes, which is shot on Camden High Street in North London, England, UK, Europe.
As part of the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, Oasis are nominated for Best Short Form Music Video for their single All Around The World.
D. A. Pennebaker's Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back is released on DVD. It includes an alternate version of the Subterranean Homesick Blues video and four new sound tracks.
Claiming that his right to free speech has been trampled, rapper Dr. Dre begins $25m worth of legal actions against the City Of Detroit, Michigan, USA, two police officers and the town mayor's secretary. Dre's action relates to a ban on him showing an eight-minute video during his concert at the city's Joe Louis Arena.
Rascal Flatts come under fire from conservative groups because their video for the song I Melt includes brief glimpses of nudity, (guitarist Joe Don Rooney's bare buttocks, and model Christina Auria taking a shower in the nude). There are calls for the video to be banned from airplay on CMT and Great American Country. Eventually, Rascal Flatts will release an edited version of the video, which aired during daytime hours on the two country music-oriented networks.
Three new videos - Sugarland's Something More, Jamie O'Neal's Somebody's Hero and Jason Aldean's Hicktown - are premiered today on CMT in the USA.
The 2005 MTV Music Video Awards ceremony, hosted by P. Diddy. is held at The American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, USA. Video Of The Year is Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by Green Day.
The Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home wins a Grammy Award for Long Form Music Video.
During the MTV Europe Music Awards, Kanye West takes to the stage, interupting an award acceptance speech by Justice And Simian, and claiming that his video for Touch The Sky should have won because it "cost a million dollars and Pamela Anderson was in it."
The video for Carrie Underwood's single So Small makes its debut on CMT tv in the USA.
The video for the Taylor Swift song White Horse is debuted on CMT in the USA.
Black Eyed Peas' manager Polo Molina clashes with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton at the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada. He is charged with assault after allegedly punching Hilton during a confrontation over remarks he had made about Peas star Fergie and the band's new record The E.N.D.
Dr Conrad Murray, the physician accused of killing Michael Jackson, places a brief video on YouTube thanking friends for their support, but says he is unable to return phone calls or emails because of death threats.
Michael Jackson's 1983 Thriller video, directed by John Landis, is inducted for preservation in the 2009 National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in the USA.
Katy Perry films the video for her song Teenage Dream in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Conor Maynard releases the video for his debut single, Can't Say No in the UK. It will notch up over 3m views within a month.
Vampire Weekend premiere two new songs, Everlasting Arms and Obvious Bicycle, from their upcoming third LP Modern Vampires Of The City during a gig at The Roseland Ballroom, New York City, USA. (strong>
On their Unsustainable Tour, Muse play at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy, Europe, for a crowd of 60,963 people. The show is filmed and will be released as the live LP and video Live At Rome Olympic Stadium.
It is reported that more than 60,000 people have signed an online petition by devout Muslim Shazad Iqbal of Bradford, UK, calling for YouTube to remove the video for Katy Perry's latest single, Dark Horse. Iqbal and his supporters consider the video to be blasphemous because it shows a man being burned alive, while wearing a pendant forming the word Allah.
It is confirmed that the video for Katy Perry's latest single, Dark Horse, has been edited following an online petition signed by 65,000 people claiming that it was blasphemous.
Coldplay are filming the video for their song True Love in the Los Angeles theater, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Valentino Khan releases the official video for his track Deep Down Low, which was the most played track by DJs in 2015.
Lisa Mac releases the official video to her debut single, Hurricane.
Ed Sheeran releases an Instagram video revealing that he will be releasing new music on the following Friday.
Taylor Swift debuts the new video for her song You Need To Calm Down, on tv show Good Morning America in the USA. Released during LGBTQ Pride Month, the song includes a call to action. "Let's show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all our citizens equally," reads an on-screen message at end of the video. "Please sign my petition for Senate support of the Equality Act on Change.org."
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