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A slave since birth, Harriet Tubman escapes slavery for the first time from a plantation in Poplar Neck, Caroline County, Maryland, USA. She will be recaptured but will escape again making use of a secret network known as The Underground Railroad or The Freedom Train, which helped slaves escape to the Northern states. Harriet Tubman would make over 19 trips back South to help others escape and her 1987 biography was titled Freedom Train. The hope and succour
provided by the Underground Railway will inspire the musical Freedom Train, and numerous songs, including The Ballad Of The Underground Railroad, by Charles L. Blockson, best-known in a version peformed by the actor Danny Glover. The metaphor of the Freedom Train will also be widely adapted and adopted during in the civil rights stuggle of the 1960s, in such songs as People Get Ready [1965] by Curtis Mayfield And The
Impressions and Freedom Train [1969] by James Carr. There is also a compilation LP, Steal Away : Songs of
the Underground Railroad by Kim and Reggie Harris.
Jimmie Davis records You're My Darling, On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies, The Love I Have For You, Sweethearts Or Strangers and Some Other Man in Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th Street, New York City, USA.The Southern Jubilee Singers record a session for Chess Records at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Jackie Wilson, Chris Kenner, Jerry Butler, Huey Smith, The Five Satins, Harvey of The Moonglows, The Skyliners, Shep And The Limelites, The Spinners, The Jive Five, Robert And Johnny, Tommy Hunt, The Belmonts, James Ray, The Shells and Little Caesar And The Romans play in the "Groove Spectacular" at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ruby Terrill Lomax, a revered American folk song collector and archivist, dies aged 75 at the Christian Home For The Aged in Houston, Texas, USA.
Johnny Winter makes an early appearance on record when he releases the single Voodoo Twist on Frolic Records in the USA.
Jazz vibraphonist Walt Dickerson records To My Queen, How Deep Is The Ocean and God Bless The Child at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for New Jazz Records.
Chapel Of
Love by The Dixie Cups on
Red Bird
Records, co-written by Jeff
Barry, Ellie
Greenwich and Phil Spector, enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
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Terry by Twinkle enters the pop singles chart in the UK, where it will peak at No4. The song features contributions from session-players Big Jim Sullivan, Jimmy Page and Bobby Graham.
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A Duke Ellington concert, recorded at the 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, USA, is broadcast on CBS-TV.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience hit the headlines when Jimi sets fire to his guitar on the first night of a Walker Brothers package tour at The Astoria, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdinck.
Cliff Richard attends the premiere of his latest movie, Two A Penny, at the Prince Charles Cinema, London, England, UK, Europe. In the film, Cliff's character is converted to Christianity by American evangelist Billy Graham.
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John Lennon of The Beatles and Yoko Ono participate in a tv religious show, The Question Why, at the BBC's Lime Grove studios, London, UK.
A funeral service is held for Florence Ballard of The Supremes in New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The service is held by The Rev. C.L. Franklin (father of Aretha Franklin) and gueasts in attendance include The Supremes' Diana Ross and Mary Wilson, plus Stevie Wonder and The Four Tops. Ballard is then buried in Detroit Memorial Park Cemetary.
On his Slow Train Coming Tour, Bob Dylan plays the tenth of fourteen nights at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Osmonds are playing during five nights at The Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Matthew Arnold Thiessen is born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He will find success as the founder of Christian rock band Relient K, before going on to a successful career as a solo artist under the name Matt Thiessen.U2 play the final show in their weekly residency at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, and also record a live session at Maida Vale Studios, for BBC Radio 1's Richard Skinner Show.
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The film The Jazz Singer, starring Neil Diamond as a young Jewish cantor with a secret life as a jazz singer, goes on general release to cinemas in Finland. The film is a re-make of an Al Jolson movie, originally released in 1927.
During their 
The second West End Revival of Godspell opens at The Fortune Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. This revival stars Davy Jones, formerly of The Monkees, as Jesus.
Christian Gonzalez is born in Cali, Colombia, South America. He will find success as composer and singer Chris G.
John Sebastian, the owner and general manager of radio station KLSK FM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, plays Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin for twenty-four hours non-stop to inaugurate the station's format change to Classic Rock. Police arrive at the station twice with guns drawn: once when a listener reports that the DJ has apparently suffered a heart attack, and a second time when it is suspected that, this being during the Gulf War, the station has been taken hostage by terrorists dispatched by Saddam Hussein, known to be a Zeppelin fan.
Michael Jackson apologises publicly for using lyrics which have been branded as anti-semitic by Jewish groups on his HIStory album.
Electronic music recording artist Muslimgauze dies while hospitalised in Manchester, England, UK, Europe. He had been suffering from a rare fungal infection in his bloodstream, which caused his life functions to shut down.
U2 play at The Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, supported by Dahsboard Confessional.
Two members of Chuck Mangione's band, saxophonist Gerry Niewood and guitarist Coleman Mellett, are among the passengers killed on Flight 3407, en route to play a gig in Buffalo, New York State.
U2 play a 'secret' gig at the Somerville Theatre, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, as part of the promotion for their 12th album, No Line On The Horizon.Pearl Jam play the second of two nights at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Bad Religion.
Yusuf, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, opens his brief Guess I'll Take My Time Tour at the O2, Dublin, Eire, Europe. The show includes a preview of his musical, Moonshadow.
As fans gather in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA, to pay their last respects at the funeral of rock star, Ronnie Dio, members of an extreme right wing anti-devil worship congregation from The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), protest by forming a picket line at the cemetary gate and waving anti-gay and other placards.Celine Dion, Arcade
Fire, Patrick Watson, Coeur de pirate, Ian Kelly, Vincent
Vallieres and others take part in a benefit concert in Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in
memory of lighting technician Denis Blanchette, who died tragically on September 4 during a
shooting incident at a Parti Quebecois' election-night party.
Joanna Newsom plays the first of two nights at Christ Shinagawa Church Gloria Chapel, Tokyo, Japan, Oceania.
Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at Bonnaroo Music Festival, Great Stage Park Manchester, Tennessee, USA.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, USA, supported by OneRepublic.
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