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Johnny Temple is born in Canton, Mississippi, USA. After moving to Chicago, Illinois, in the early 1930s he will find some success as blues vocalist and guitarist Johnnie Temple.
Ernest V. Stoneman records The Story Of The Mighty Mississippi for Victor Records in New York City, USA. The song is inspired by the recent flooding of the Mississippi.
Ben Peters, a country music songwriter who will compose many No1 country songs, is born in Greenville, Mississippi, USA. Charley Pride alone will record 40 of his songs, four of which will reach No1 on the Billboard country charts in the USA.
Blues vocalist and guitarist Johnnie Temple, with The Harlem Hamfats, records Stavin' Chain, What Is It That Smells Like Gravy, County Jail Blues, Every Dog Must Have His Day, Fare You Well and Gonna Ride 74 for Decca Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sonny Thompson And His Orchestra are playing during a string of dates in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Elvis Presley plays in Fair Park Coliseum, Lubbock, Texas, USA, supported by Jimmy Rodgers Snow, plus Buddy And Bob, a duo comprising Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery.I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone by Elvis Presley on HMV Records enters the UK Pop Singles Chart, where it will peak at No21 during a three-week run.
Country-gospel quartet 
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
Sam Cooke records Fool's Paradise, Lost And Lookin' and Please Don't Drive Me Away for his album Night Beat, in RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley is enjoying an extended period of privately screening movies for himself and friends at The Memphian cinema in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Elvis Presley records Do The Vega and Yellow Rose Of Texas/The Eyes Of Texas, for his upcoming movie Viva Las Vegas at Radio Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas.
Dion performs Donna The Prima Donna on popular tv show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Also on the show is Major Lance performing The Monkey Time.
The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, Julie Grant, The Flintstones and The Rolling Stones play at The Odeon, Southend, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his next film, Kissin' Cousins, at Big Bear, near San Bernardino, California, USA.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays the second of five days at The Fair, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA.
Elvis Presley's staff – known as the Memphis Mafia – give him a Christmas gift of a specially inscribed bible. The front cover features a "tree of life" illustration with the names of each staff member attached to the branches. Elvis refuses to accept it until the name of his hairdresser (and spiritual advisor) Larry Geller is added.
Elvis Presley continues with recording sessions in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for the film soundtrack album Harum Scarum.
Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Asia, stage a mass burning of records and books by Western musicians and writers which is said to be "undermining Indonesian identity in culture." The burned materials include records by The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Ventures, The Shadows, The Everley Brothers, Rick Nelson and, er, The Blue Diamonds.
Elvis Presley is filming his next movie, Paradise Hawaiian Style at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Yardbirds record I'm A Man at Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The song is written by Bo Diddley.
Elvis Presley is filming his next movie, Paradise Hawaiian Style at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bo Diddley begins a 21-date UK tour at The Imperial Theatre, Nelson, Lancashire, England, UK.
Elvis Presley is filming his next movie, Paradise Hawaiian Style at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Conway Twitty records The Green Green Grass Of Home, Tip Of My Fingers and other tracks at Columbia Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for Decca Records.
Andrew Wood, lead singer of Mother Love Bone, is born in Columbus, Mississippi, USA.
Elvis Presley orders a Highspeed Raceway Road America slot-car racetrack at a cost of $4,990.
Elvis Presley records Stay Away and US Male, at RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. This is the last Presley session with Scotty Moore on guitar.
Country music star Bobbie Gentry comes to the end of a six-week long BBC-tv series in the UK entitled, Bobbie Gentry Sings Of The Fragrance, Love, Sorrow And Rumour Of The Delta Country. Guests during the series have been Alan Price, Don Partridge, Donovan, The Hollies, Long John Baldry and Glen Campbell.
Today's edition of UK music paper Record Mirror features an illustration depicting Santa Claus with an open sack over his shoulder in which can be seen Bob Dylan, Lulu, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Paul McCartney, Cilla Black and other pop/rock idols.TV show Music Scene, which premiered on ABC in the USA in September 1969, transmits its final show, featuring Bo Diddley performing Hey Bo Diddley, Groucho Marx with Father's Day Song, John Sebastian singing She's a Lady and Rainbows All Over Your Blues, Lee Michaels doing Who Could Want More and Buffy Sainte-Marie singing Universal Soldier.
Elvis Presley continues with his four-week second season at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Kentucky Rain by Elvis Presley enters the Billboard Best-Selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No16 during an eight-week run.
Bo Diddley plays at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Wilko Johnson.
The ground-breaking ceremony for the new 
Because Britney Spears is playing in Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel, during her Live In Concert tour, the Israeli Labour Party cancels its election for a new chairperson, fearing that voters might choose to attend the concert rather than the ballot box. In the event, Spears attracts 60,000 people.
Country singer and songwriter Jerry Chesnut dies aged 87 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Chesnut is credited with writing hit songs that were performed by Elvis Presley, George Jones, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton.
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