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John Grimaldi is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success as a blues harmonica player and guitarist under the name Studebaker John.

Hank Williams sets off by car from his home in Alabama, USA, headed for Charleston, West Virginia, where he is due to headline a gala Western Style Revue at Charleston's Municipal Auditorium, performing two shows there on New Year's Eve night, supported by Homer And Jethro, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Autry Inman, The Webb Sisters and others. He will never arrive in Charleston.

Bluegrass star Bill Monroe is seriously injured in a late night car crash when a drunk driver hits the car in which he is travelling on Highway 31-W near White House, north of Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He will spend ninety days in a body cast, recuperating from nineteen broken bones.

Timi Yuro plays at The Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

A bullet is fired at Motown Records' tour bus while traveling through Savannah, Georgia, USA, but fortunately none of the stars are hurt. Artists aboard the bus included Mary Wells, The Supremes, The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes, Martha And The Vandellas, Marv Johnson, The Contours and Singin' Sammy Ward.

At the request of Decca Records executives, The Rolling Stones record a second version of the Chuck Berry composition Come On, at the company's studios in West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Beach Boys' current single, Shut Down, peaks at No23 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.

An initial tracking session for the Jan And Dean Song Dead Man's Cur ve is held in United Recording Studio, 6050 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

A half-ton rental truck carrying stage gear for James Brown And The Famous Flames crashes on the Tualatin River bridge along the Salem Freeway, causing the band's costumes and instruments to be dumped into the river. Divers are quickly hired, the equipment retrieved and the show goes on in Seattle, Washington, USA, as planned.

The City Council of Daly City, California, USA, establishes an architecture committee because, says Mayor Michael DeBernardi, "We don't want the area to develop into a series of boxes." The move is seens by many as a response to the comments made in Malvina Reynolds' popular folk song Little Boxes, which was inspired by the songwriter driving through Daly City and being upset by the suburban domestic architecture.

The Soul Agents play at The Flamingo Ballroom, Illogan Highway, Pool, between Redruth and Camborne, Cornwall, UK.

Hank Snow records Six Days On The Road, From A Jack To A King, Sweet Lies and other tracks, in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Bob Dylan continues recording the album Highway 61 Revisited in Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, USA.

Sammy Davis Jr touches down at London Airport, London, England, UK, Europe, where he is to film Salt and Pepper II.

George Harrison of The Beatles drives his house guest, Bob Dylan, to Heathrow Airport, in his Mercedes.

Mudcrutch, a band from Gainesville, Florida, drives to Los Angeles, California, USA, in search of fame and fortune. They will find it, under the name of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.

Zenon de Fleur Herowski, guitarist with UK garage/pub rock/r'n'b band The Count Bishops dies of a heart attack following a car crash, aged 28, in London.

Janet Vogel Rapp, vocalist with 50's hitmakers The Skyliners, is found dead in her car in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, having committed suicide the previous day. In recent years she had been suffering severe mental disorders.

Randy Jackson, the brother of Michael Jackson, is injured when his Mercedes-Benz crashes at an intersection near the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California. Randy is extricated from the wreckage using the Jaws of Life, but despite fears that one of his legs might need to be amputated, he will make a good recovery.

Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones contributes guitar to a recording session for Nona Hendryx at the Power Station in New York City, USA.

Eddie And The Hot Rods play at The Cricketers, The Oval, London, England, UK, Europe.

Willie Nelson's tour bus (with Willie inside) is hit on a slush-covered highway in Nova Scotia, Canada, when a car crosses the centre-line of the Trans-Canada Highway, six miles east of the town of Truro. The car driver is killed but no-one in the bus is injured.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds play at South Street Seaport, Pier 16, New York City, USA.

Varg Vikernes, convicted murderer and former leader of Norwegian death metal band Burzum, flags down a car containing a family of three driving through Numedal in Buskerud County, Norway, Europe. He then hijacks the car at gunpoint.

Shortly after passing her driving test in Norwich, UK, pop singer Jamelia buys herself a new Audi A4 S4 at a cost of £45,000.

A new production of the much-loved family musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang opens at The Lyric Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, to unfavourable reviews.

Rapper Cam'ron is arrested in Harlem, New York City, USA, because of outstanding traffic tickets.

Casey Calvert, guitarist and vocalist of Hawthorne Heights is found dead of 'combined drug intoxication' in the band's tour bus just prior to the band doing a sound check before a show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC., USA.

Ricardo Mendoza, a former photographer for gossip website TMZ, files a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles, California, USA, against Britney Spears, claiming that she committed assault and battery on him by driving over his foot in Beverly Hills on October 18, 2007.

Los Angeles police officers visit the Santa Monica, California, USA, home of Leann Rimes after reports stated that she had been involved in a hit-and-run car accident earlier in the evening.

Headliner Mary J. Blige infuriates the organizers of the Jazz In The Gardens Festival at Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida, USA, by refusing to leave her limousine until the backstage area is cleared of journalists and, later, taking to the stage ninety minutes late.

Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil is arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI). He is taken to Clark County Jail with bail set at $2,000.

Lady Antebellum play on the Stan Colella Stage in Chevy Court at The Great New York State Fair, Syracuse, New York State, USA.

70s teen pop idol David Cassidy is arrested for DUI in Florida, USA, after he makes an illegal right turn against a red light. He is held overnight in jail, and will be ordered to go to in-patient rehabilitation and put on probation for five years.

Sinead O'Connor marries [for the fourth time] in the back of a pink Cadillac in a drive-thru ceremony in A Little White Wedding Chapel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Her husband is Barry Herridge, who she met after writing on her blog about her need to find a husband.

On her Live 2016 Tour, Adele plays the second of two nights at The Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany, Europe.

On their Drones World Tour, Muse play at Mercedes Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany, Europe.

On her Live 2016 Tour, Adele plays the second of two nights at The Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Sergeant Chris Harris, of Norfolk And Suffolk Roads Policing Unit, posts a Twitter message directed at Ed Sheeran, criticising him for the lines, "I'm on my way, driving at 90 down those country lanes", in his latest single, Castle On The Hill. The message reads, "Know you want to get home but please slow down."

On their The M A N I A tour, Fall Out Boy play at The Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe, supported by Against The Current and MAX.