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Harry Parry And His Radio Rhythm Club Sextet play at The Streatham Hill Theatre, Streatham Hill, London, UK.
Longing For You by Teresa Brewer is the current No1 single in the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK.
The Joe Loss Band plays at the The Gaumont, Salisbury, with Rose Brennan, Howard Jones and The Loss Chords, Dickie Dawson and Bill Maynard.
The Beatles play the second of two nights in The Ritz Ballroom, Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales, UK, Europe.
Shirley Bassey releases a new single, No Regrets, in the USA on United Artists Records.
The Velvet Underground play the last of three nights at The Stone House Restaurant, Watertown, New York State, USA.
The Velvet Underground play the second of two nights at The Retinal Circus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Also on the bill are Seeds of Time, My Indole Ring, Black Snake, Papa Bear's Medicine Show and the Don Thompson Trio.
Spooky Tooth and Blossom Toes are the first bands to appear when the celebrated Eel Pie Island Beat Club in Twickenham, London, England, UK, Europe, introduces a new name-group policy.
Mary Hopkin enters the UK singles chart with Those Were The Days on Apple Records, produced by Paul McCartney of The Beatles, which will peak at No1.
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Mary Hopkin is filmed for a promotional clip at Apple Corps, Savile Row, London, UK, accompanied at the piano by Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
Tom Jones begins a British tour at The New Victoria, London, England, UK, Europe.
Whitesnake, supported by Great White, play at The Brighton Centre, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
Man play at The King's Head, Fulham, London, England, UK, Europe.
On their Ultimate Silly Tour, Haze play at Bogies Club, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
Bob Dylan begins his Never Ending Tour at Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, USA, supported by The Alarm. Neil Young shows up and plays during Dylan's electric set.
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The all-star Children In Need single Perfect Day is released on Chrysalis/BBC Records, featuring Lou Reed, Bono, David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Elton John, Boyzone, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Joan Armatrading, Tom Jones. The song was composed by and originally released by Lou Reed in 1972.
Corey George, a Welsh boy in a coma after being hit by a car, returns to consciousness when his mother plays him his favourite song, American Idiot by Green Day.
Funeral For A Friend play at The Octagon, Sheffield, England, UK, supported by Bullet For My Valentine.
Stuart Cable, former drummer of The Stereophonics, is found dead at his home in Aberdare, Wales, UK. The cause of his death is not immediately made public.
On a tour supporting his album Under Lemonade Skies, Martyn Joseph plays at St. Mary's Church, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
When Motorhead play at The NIA, Birmingham, England, UK, they are joined onstage briefly by former drummer Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor, who merely waves to the crowd and then departs.
Kylie Minogue attends a pre-dinner reception for the Prince's Trust Invest in Futures Gala Dinner at Old Billingsgate, London, England, UK, Europe.
On his 35th Anniversary Transform tour, Howard Jones plays at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe, supported by China Crisis.
Songwriter, producer and musician Rupert Hine dies at the age of 72 of cancer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Bob Geldof, The Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega and many more. As an artist, he recorded eleven albums, mostly under his own name, but also as Thinkman, and as a member of Quantum Jump.1942 |
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