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John Lee Hooker, Memphis Slim, T-Bone Walker, Shakey Jake, Willie Dixon, Helen Humes and Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee, play in the American Folk Blues Festival '62 at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK. Said to have been in attendance at this gig were numerous aspiring young british blues artists, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones and top session player, Jimmy Page later of The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.Brenda Lee, Mike Berry and Sounds Incorporated play at The City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
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From Me To You by The Beatles peaks at No7 on the KFXM Radio singles chart in Riverside and San Bernardino, California, USA.The Merseybeats play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, Tommy Roe, The Fourmost, Tommy Quickly, Heinz And The Saints, The Dennisons and Johnny Sandon And The Remo Four play at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
The Searchers, Dionne Warwick, The Zombies and The Isley Brothers play at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, UK.
An EP by The Beatles, Extracts From The Film A Hard Day's Night, is released in the UK, featuring the songs Any Time At All, I'll Cry Instead, Things We Said Today and When I Get Home.
Concrete And Clay by Unit 4 + 2 reaches No1 in the UK singles chart, where it will remain for one week.
The Zombies, The Velvelettes, The Shangri-Las, Jimmy Soul, The Ad-Libs, Dee Dee Sharp and Mel Carter play the first date on a 34-day Dick Clark Caravan of Stars tour in the USA.
The Kinks play at The Odeon, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, supported by The Yardbirds and Goldie And The Gingerbreads. N.B. At this point in their career The Yardbirds have recently parted company with guitarist Eric Clapton and replaced him with Jeff Beck.
The Beatles travel by train from Lyon, France, Europe, to Milan, Italy, during a European tour.
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The NME reports that Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham has formed his own record label, Immediate Records, to be distributed by Phillips.
Three albums by Herman's Hermits, Introducing Herman's Hermits, I'm Henry The VIII I Am and On Tour, are all awarded Gold Discs in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
The Top Ten Singles for the week ending on this date in Cashbox magazine in the USA are as follows :
1. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD - Rolling Stones - London
2. I HEAR A SYMPHONY - Supremes - Motown
3. A LOVER'S CONCERTO - The Toys - DynoVoice
4. 1-2-3 - Len Barry - Decca
5. YESTERDAY - The Beatles - Capitol
6. KEEP ON DANCING - The Gentrys - MGM
7. RESCUE ME - Fontella Bass - Checker
8. YOU'RE THE ONE - The Vogues - Co And Ce
9. EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN - Gary Lewis And The Playboys - Liberty
10. LET'S HANG ON! - The Four Seasons - Philips
1. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD - Rolling Stones - London
2. I HEAR A SYMPHONY - Supremes - Motown
3. A LOVER'S CONCERTO - The Toys - DynoVoice
4. 1-2-3 - Len Barry - Decca
5. YESTERDAY - The Beatles - Capitol
6. KEEP ON DANCING - The Gentrys - MGM
7. RESCUE ME - Fontella Bass - Checker
8. YOU'RE THE ONE - The Vogues - Co And Ce
9. EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN - Gary Lewis And The Playboys - Liberty
10. LET'S HANG ON! - The Four Seasons - Philips
Weekly UK tv pop show Top Of The Pops features Fontella Bass – Rescue Me, The Beatles – We Can Work It Out, Chris Andrews – To Whom It Concerns, Elvis Presley – Tell Me Why, The Searchers – Take Me For What I’m Worth, Ken Dodd – The River, The Toys – A Lover’s Concerto, The Kinks – Till The End Of The Day, and The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over. Presenter is Jimmy Savile.
The Spencer Davis Group play at The Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK, Europe.Georgie Fame, Cat Stevens, Julie Felix and Sounds Incorporated play the ninth night of a 14–day run in 'Fame In 67' at Brian Epstein's Saville Theatre, London, England, UK.
The Zombies finish recording A Rose For Emily in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK. They also spend the first of two days recording Hung Up On A Dream. Both tracks will appear on their second album Odessy And Oracle.
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Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees is lucky to escape the disastrous Hither Green Train crash in London, England, UK, Europe, without injury. Fifty other passengers are killed.
Two Of Each play at The
The Top Ten singles being played on WRIT Radio, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, for the week ending on this date are as follows :
1. Hey Jude/Revolution - The Beatles
2. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley
3. The Eyes Of A New York Woman - B.J. Thomas
4. San Francisco Girls - Fever Tree
5. 1-2-3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company
6. I've Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees
7. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
8. Indian Reservation - Don Fardon
9. Down At Lulu's - Ohio Express
10. Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
1. Hey Jude/Revolution - The Beatles
2. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley
3. The Eyes Of A New York Woman - B.J. Thomas
4. San Francisco Girls - Fever Tree
5. 1-2-3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company
6. I've Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees
7. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
8. Indian Reservation - Don Fardon
9. Down At Lulu's - Ohio Express
10. Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Having recently collapsed from a drug overdose in her hotel, Marianne Faithfull is in the intensive care unit of St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, in a coma. She and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones are in Australia filming the movie Ned Kelly.
When David Bowie, Junior's Eyes and Timebox play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, a mere 129 fans show up. Junior's Eyes guitarist Tim Renwick plays his final gig with the band tonight. Also at this gig, John Cambridge of Junior's Eyes introduces David Bowie to his former bandmate Mick Ronson, and within days Cambridge, Ronson and producer Tony Visconti (playing bass) will become Bowie's new backing band, The Hype.
The Moody Blues play the first of three nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA, with Lee Michaels and Argent.
The Ayatollah Khomeini tells a mass gathering of his subjects in Teheran, Iran, Asia, that, "Music is no different from opium. Music affects the human mind in a way that makes people think of nothing but music and sensual matters ... Music is a treason to our country, a treason to our youth, and we should cut out all this music and replace it with something instructive."The Who enter Odyssey Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, and record You Better You Bet for the album Face Dances.
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Paul McCartney begins filming songs for the movie Give My Regards To Broad Street at Elstree Film Studios, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Channel 4 tv in the UK begins a new rock show, Gastank, hosted by Yes keyboard wiz Rick Wakeman, and featuring 'worthy' rockers rather than currently trendy acts – Eric Burdon appears in the first edition.
George Harrison appears briefly on the BBC1 tv show Film 83 to promote Bullshot, a new film made by his company, Handmade, starring Billy Connolly.
On their 
The Rolling Stones, minus Bill Wyman, spend the second of eight days rehearsing for their Steel Wheels tour at The Mza nightclub in Tokyo, Japan, Asia. 
On his Sound And Vision tour, David Bowie plays at Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes, England, UK.
The Carpenters release a new single, Ticket To Ride, in the USA on A+M Records. The song is written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
The Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute concert is held in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, Europe, to commemorate Nelson Mandela's imminent ninetieth birthday. Performers appearing include Joan Baez, Johnny Clegg, Jerry Dammers, Eddy Grant, Sugababes, Annie Lennox, The Soweto Gospel Choir, Simple Minds, Brian May And Andrea Corr, Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, The Who, Queen and Paul Rodgers. Mandela himself makes a brief appearance to give a short speech.
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