Gospel

J.W. Myers records Far Away In 'Frisco, Calvary, The Village Blacksmith, Flora I'm Your Adorer and I'm Not A Cinch Although I'm A Sailor and The Rogers Brothers' original parody of 'Mamie', for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Geraldine Farrar records Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, Mamma Usciva Di Casa and Au Printemps, for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.

John Sellers is born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA. He will find success as the folk, blues, jazz and gospel singer and songwriter Brother John Sellers.

Blues and gospel composer and recording artist Thomas Andrew Dorsey and his new wife Nettie Harper, leave Chicago, Illinois, USA, to go on the road with Ma Rainey and her band.

Blues and gospel vocalist Jesse H. Yawn is born in Florida, USA. In the 1960s he will provide lead vocals for Bill Doggett, The Bill Black Combo and The Ohio Players.

The great singer Paul Robeson takes part in an anti-fascist meeting about the Spanish Civil War at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.

Paul Robeson performs as soloist in a concert in Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The Soul Stirrers (not yet including Sam Cooke) record Does Jesus Care, Jesus Prays For You And Me, and Glory Glory Hallalujah, for Aladdin Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Gospel star Mahalia Jackson makes her Carnegie Hall, New York City, debut.

Paul Robeson speaks at The Conference For Equal Rights For Negroes In The Arts, Sciences And Professions, in New York City, USA.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe records Let's Talk About Jesus for Decca Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Carl Sauceman And The Green Valley Boys record Down The Road To Love, God's Secret Weapon, You're Gone and I'm Not Worth Your Tears, in Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

The Hank Snow All-Star Jamboree, featuring Hank Snow, Mother Maybelle And The Carter Sisters, The Rainbow Ranch Boys, Martha Carson And Her Country Gentlemen, The Davis Sisters (including Skeeter Davis) and The Jimmie Rodgers Show plays in Storey Gymnasium, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.

The Blackwood Brothers Quartet play a gig in Ada, Oklahoma, USA.

Sam Cooke plays the fifth night in a week of shows at the The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.

Country-gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers play in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Country-gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers play in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Aretha Franklin plays the fifth night in a three week season at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.

Variety magazine reviews a recent show at The Village Gate, New York City, USA, by the Aretha Franklin Trio, declaring her to be 'a stylish singer who can play lively piano.'

Sam Cooke records It's All Right, Feel It and Frankie And Johnny at RCA Music Center Of The World, New York City, USA.

The Supremes record (He's) Seventeen, Save Me A Star and Heavenly Father for Tamla Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Virtuoso trumpeter and soundtrack composer Steven Michael Bernstein is born in Washington, DC, USA, USA. As well as receiving an Academy Award nomination for his score for the film Get Shorty, he will play with artists as diverse as Tricky, Foetus, Aretha Franklin, Mel Torme, They Might Be Giants, Bootsy Collins and Don Byron.

Michael by The Highwaymen is the new No1 single in the UK.

The Swinging Blue Genes [later to find success as The Swinging Blue Jeans] play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK.

Berry Gordy Jr forms Divinity Records, a label designed to get his Motown organisation into the gospel market.

Gospel vocalist Sherrill Nielsen marries Brenda Hall in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. During the next decade, Nielsen will become a backup singer for Elvis Presley.

The Greater Philadelphia Citizens Committee holds an event, The Sound Of Freedom, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with Dr. Martin Luther King as guest speaker, and special musical performances by artists including Mahalia Jackson.

A coroner's inquest is held in Los Angeles, California, USA, into the recent shooting of popular singer and songwriter Sam Cooke.

Gospel/folk duo Joe And Eddie open at The Troubadour, Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Top Ten singles being played on WKNR Radio, Detroit, Michigan, USA, for the week ending on this date are as follows :

1. Love Is Blue Paul Mauriat

2. Simon Says The 1910 Fruitgum Company

3. La La Means I Love You The Delfonics

4. Soul Coaxing Raymond LeFevre

5. Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin

6. Scarborough Fair Simon And Garfunkel

7. Dock of the Bay Otis Redding

8. The Mighty Quinn Manfred Mann

9. Just Dropped In Kenny Rogers and The First Edition

10. Bottle of Wine The Fireballs

The Top Ten singles being played on WLS Radio, Chicago, Illinois, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :
1. Lady Madonna - The Beatles (Capitol)

2. Young Girl - Union Gap (Columbia)

3. I'll Always Think About You - New Colony Six (Mercury)

4. Valleri - The Monkees (Colgems)

5. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)

6. La La Means I Love You - The Delphonics (Philly Groove)

7. Cry Like A Baby - The Box Tops (Mala)

8. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (U.A.)

9. The Ballad of Bonnie And Clyde - Georgie Fame (Epic)

10. Up On The Roof - Cryin' Shames (Columbia)

The American Folk, Blues And Gospel Festival 69, starring Albert King, Otis Spann, John Lee Hooker and Champion Jack Dupree plays at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, UK.

Wilson Pickett, Ike And Tina Turner, Santana, Willie Bobo, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, The Staple Singers, Mavis Staples and The Voices of East Harlem play in the Soul To Soul concert in Black Star Square, Accra, Ghana, Africa. During the show, famed drummer Kofi Ghanaba (aka Guy Warren of Ghana) gives a thunderous performance with an ensemble of gourd players from Benin.

Sam Cooke undertakes the first of three recording sessions at RCA Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on various songs including Good News, Good Times and Keep Movin' On.

Wes Hampton is born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He will find success as 2nd Tenor vocalist in The Gaither Vocal Band.

During his third gospel tour, performing mostly religious material, Bob Dylan plays the second of three nights at the Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. On this day, Dylan is also interviewed by Pat Crosby, for KDKA-tv at the Hilton Hotel, Pittsburgh.

Samuel Jackson, the grandfather of Michael Jackson, dies aged 90 in a nursing home in Phoenix, Arizona.

Soul and gospel singer Judy Clay, who sang with The Sweet Inspirations and worked with Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Billy Vera and William Bell, dies following a car accident, aged 62.

Queen Latifah plays live in the car park of Wal-Mart, Seacaucus, New Jersey, USA, as she launches her Curvation Project Confidence Awards.

The Duhks play at The Soul Cafe, Maidstone, England, UK.

Blues guitarist and singer Darren Johnson plays at The Blues Can, 1429 9th Avenue SE, Inglewood, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Stone Sour release the EP Meanwhile In Burbank on Roadrunner Records in the USA.

Aretha Franklin plays at Caesar's Casino, 2100 Pacific Avnue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Mayor Adrian Perkins of the town of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, issues an apology to the family of singer Sam Cooke. In 1963, while on a tour of the southern states, Sam Cooke was arrested in Shreveport, for trying to procure lodgings in a whites-only motel. He had tried both the local Holiday Inn and The Royal Hotel. When the press got wind of the story, Cooke found himself hailed as a civil rights spokesman. This encounter, and others in Memphis and Birmingham, inspired Cooke to write his anthemic A Change Is Gonna Come.

Ruby Turner is playing during three nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.