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Hit-making organist Dave 'Baby' Cortez plays at The Erie Social Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jerry Lee Lewis, Ben E. King, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Mary Wells, Sugar Pie DeSanto and others play the second night in a week of concerts at The Regal, Chicago Illinois, USA.
The Miracles, The Vibrations, The Blue Notes and Joe Tex begin two weeks at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Smokey Robinson And The Miracles, Jan And Dean, Johnny Crawford and Bobby Freeman play at El Camino High School, Sacramento, California, USA.
The Marvelettes record the Smoky Robinson composition, As Long As I Know He's Mine in Studio A, Hitsville, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
James DeBarge is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He will find success with his family group DeBarge.
The Top Ten Singles on KRLA Radio in Los Angeles, California, USA, for the week starting on this day are :
1. MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK THE ANGELS
2. Sally Go Round The Roses The Jaynetts
3. Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton
4. Enamorado Keith Colley
5. Be My Baby The Ronettes
6. Honolulu Lulu Jan And Dean
7. Mean Woman Blues Roy Orbison
8. Mickey's Monkey The Miracles
9. Denise Randy And The Rainbows
10. Surfer Girl/Little Deuce Coupe-The Beach Boys
1. MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK THE ANGELS
2. Sally Go Round The Roses The Jaynetts
3. Blue Velvet Bobby Vinton
4. Enamorado Keith Colley
5. Be My Baby The Ronettes
6. Honolulu Lulu Jan And Dean
7. Mean Woman Blues Roy Orbison
8. Mickey's Monkey The Miracles
9. Denise Randy And The Rainbows
10. Surfer Girl/Little Deuce Coupe-The Beach Boys
The Supremes appear on tv show Shindig!, recorded in ABC-tv studios, New York City, USA, performing Baby Love and their new single, Come See About Me. The same show features The Righteous Brothers singing Little Latin Lupe Lu, and a young Leon Russell performing The Chuck Berry composition Roll Over Beethoven.
The Tamla Motown Revue package tour featuring The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Miracles and Martha And The Vandellas, plus UK band Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames plays at the Colston Hall, Bristol, UK.
A Ready, Steady, Go! tv special, The Sound Of Motown, is aired in the UK, starring The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and Martha And The Vandellas. Dusty Springfield hosts the event and sings with some of the stars.
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The Supremes, Ray Charles, Martha And The Vandellas, Dionne Warwick, Tom Jones, The Ronettes, Gary Lewis And The Playboys, Cannibal And The Headhunters, The Dave Clark Five and Little Anthony And The Imperials and others appear in the two-hour long tv special It's What's Happening, Baby, hosted by Murray The K in the USA.
The Supremes hold a press conference in The Amsterdam Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
Los Angeles-based pop magazine KRLA Beat reports that Florence Ballard has left The Supremes 'for reasons of ill health' and has been hospitalised at The Ford Medical Centre in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Ballard has been replaced by Cindy Birdsong of Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles.
Patti LaBelle And The Bluebells play at New Century House, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Harry Belafonte plays at The University Of Michigan men's glee club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Temptations play the sixth night of two weeks at The Talk OF The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
On their Worldwide Texas tour, ZZ Top play at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by Ted Nugent and Blue Oyster Cult. The tour features an onstage menagerie of typically Texan live animals such as a longhorn steer, black buffalo, two vultures and two rattlesnakes. Various Texan plants, such as yucca, agave and cacti, also decorate the stage, which has been built in the shape of Texas.
The Commodores play the last of three nights at The Night Out, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.Michael Jackson's video for Beat It is chosen Best Overall Clip at the Billboard Video Awards in Pasadena, California, USA. Duran Duran win Best Overall Long-form and Herbie Hancock's Rockit is named Most Innovative Clip.
Steve Winwood's Higher Love wins Record Of The Year at the Grammy Awards. Robert Palmer is Best Male Vocalist. Jody Watley is best new artist. Janet Jackson performs What Have You Done For Me Lately, but does not win any awards. Michael Jackson and The Beastie Boys are also in attendance.
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Stevie Wonder begins a week of concerts at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Alice Cooper plays the third of four sell-out shows at The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Blues singer and guitarist Little Joe Blue dies of stomach cancer in Reno, Nevada, USA.
On her Rhythm Nation 1814 tour, Janet Jackson plays at The Florida Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays at the Valle Hovin Stadium, Oslo, Norway, Europe, to an audience of 40,000.
Kid Rock is arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on charges of having punched a disc jockey at a strip club. He is released after posting a $3,000 bond.The 30th International Montreal Jazz Festival, one of the largest and most respected music festivals in the world, begins in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and will run until July 12. The festival is opened with a free outdoor concert by Stevie Wonder on the General Motors stage.
eBay bids for tickets to Michael Jackson's upcoming Memorial Event in the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, reach as high as US$3,000. Most offers, however, are in the $100 to $200 range.
Police and U.S. federal agents search the Houston, Texas, USA, clinic of Michael Jackson's doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, in what his attorney says is a search for evidence of manslaughter.
It is reported that Michael Jackson's former landlord, Aner Iglesias, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to regain $234,000 for damage the singer allegedly caused to his Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, home from 2008 to 2009.
The Stooges' drummer, Scott Asheton, falls ill immediately after the band plays at Hellfest, Clisson, France, Europe. Asheton becomes ill on the plane to the UK, and is rushed straight to hospital on landing.
On her Rebel Heart tour, Madonna plays at The BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, supported by Mary Mac.
On her In The Name Of Love Tour, Diana Ross plays the first of two nights at The Laura Turner Concert Hall, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
King Diamond, supported by Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats and Idle Hands, play at The Fillmore, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the third of six shows at The Fillmore, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the fourth of fifteen shows at The London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe.1961 |
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