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Johnny Cash plays one of his frequent prison gigs, a free show for the inmates of San Quentin, Marin County, California, USA. Merle Haggard, serving time for burglary, is in the audience.
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Country music talent scout Ralph Peer, discoverer of Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family, to name but two, dies in Hollywood, California, USA. He was also a recording pioneer as recording director of OKeh Records during the 20s, and founded the publishing firm Southern Music.
Celebrated jazz drummer Jeff 'Tain' Watts is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play at the Gaumont, Coventry, UK.
Brook Benton, Ruth Brown and Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown play the third nightof a week of shows at the Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Slide Hampton records 'Round Midnight, A Little Night Music, Just Squeeze Me and other tracks at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.
Carl Dobkins Jr., currently serving in the Ohio National Guard performs live from Fort Dixon, Ohio, USA, on NBC-TVs The Perry ComoShow.
Buddy Guy has his first recording session for Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the fifth night in a week of shows at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, UK.
The Biggest Show Of Stars For 60, featuring Lloyd Price, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Sammy Turner, Jimmy Jones, Clyde McPhatter, LaVern Baker and Jimmy Reed, plays at The Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
An inquest into the death of rock'n'roll idol Eddie Cochran opens at Bristol Assizes, Bristol, England, UK. On learning that vital witnesses are still in hospital, the Coroner adjourns the inquest until 23rd May.
Roger Taylor, drummer in Duran Duran, is born in Heathville Hospital, Castle Bromwich, UK.
Sam
Cooke plays the fourth night of a week of shows at the The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
Paul Anka plays the third night in a week of shows at Blinstrub's, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Chuck Berry (backed by The Nashville Teens) plays at The Gaumont, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK., supported by Carl Perkins (also backed by The Nashville Teens) and The Animals, Kingsize Taylor and The Dominoes, and The Swinging Blue Jeans.
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Country music singer/songwriter Johnny Bond records Hot Rod Lincoln and Five Minute Love Affair for Republic Records.
Jackie Wilson plays the second of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Twenty two shows on Broadway, New York City, USA, are closed because of a strike by the actors' union, Equity.
Gene Vincent and Jerry Keller play the first of three nights at The
Empire, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe. On this day, Keller learns that he has been drafted into the US Army and must leave the tour.
Barbra Streisand makes her live singing debut at a talent contest in The Lion Club, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, where sheperforms A Sleepin' Bee and When Sunny Gets Blue.
John Lee Hooker releases a new single, Crazy About That Walk, in the USA on Fortune Records, a label based in Detroit, Michigan.
Jackie Wilson releases a new single, All My Love, on Brunswick Records in the USA.
Bobby Darin plays the fourth night in a month long engagement at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, opening for comedian George Burns.
Little Willie John is in the middle of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Silver Beatles (later to become The Beatles] visit The Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool, UK, where they meet Pete Best, who will become their drummer.
Chris Pederson, drummer of experimental 80s indie band Camper Van Beethoven, is born in San Diego, California, USA.
Tony Bennett records What Good Does It Do, Fun To Be Fooled and This Time The Dream's On Me, for Columbia Records in NewYork City, USA.
Raylene Rankin of Celtic-country rockers The Rankin Family is born in Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The Biggest Show Of Stars Of '60, featuring Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Bo Diddley, Hank Ballard, Duane Eddy, The Olympics, Dion, Marv Johnson and The Bobbettes,plays at Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Ike And Tina Turner play at The Rockland Palace, New York City, USA, supported by The Olympics, The Hollywood Flames, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Bobby Freeman and others.
Sarah Vaughan records her version of the song Gloomy Sunday, in the USA. The song has acquired a reputation of being linked to many suicides over the years.
Bobby Darin's live album Darin At The Copa enters the Billboard albums chart in the USA, where it will peak at No9.
Jazz bassist, pianist and composer Charles Mingus records the album Charles Mingus Presents CharlesMingus in New York City, USA, for Candid Records.
Package tour The Biggest Show Of Stars For '60, featuring Brenda Lee, Duane Eddy, Fabian, Chubby Checker, Freddy Cannon and Bill Black's Combo, plays at The Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Cherry Wainer releases her debut single, Happy Like A Bell!, on Columbia Records inthe UK. The song has the unusual distinction of having been composed by UK pop idol Cliff Richard.
Nancy Harrow releases the album Wild Women Don't Have The Blues, in the USA, on Candid Records.
Elvis Presley flies from Memphis, Tennessee, USA, to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, to begin filming his next movie, Wild InThe Country.
Gurney Slade by tv music composer Max Harris enters the UK pop singles chart, where it will peak at No10. The tune is the theme from a surreal tv show, entitled The Strange World Of Gurney Slade, which stars popular singer/actor Anthony Newley.
Bobby Darin plays the eighth night of two weeks at The Latin Casino, Merchantville, New Jersey, USA.
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