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22-year-old Frankie Baker shoots her lover, Allen Britt [aka Albert Britt] in an apartment at 212 Targee Street, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, for cheating on her with another woman, Nellie Bly [aka Alice Pryor]. Britt will die four days later and the incident will become the basis of the song Frankie And Johnny, which has been recorded in over 250 versions by artists including Jimmie Rodgers (The Singing Brakeman), Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger, Mississippi John Hurt, Charlie Patton, Taj Mahal, Sam Cooke, Lena Horne, Lonnie Donegan, Bob Dylan, Brook Benton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Fats Waller, Van Morrison, Brook Benton, Lindsay Lohan, Jack Johnson and Stevie Wonder.

Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps play the final night of a week at the Casino Royal, Washington DC, USA.

Movie musical The Girl Can't Help It, starring Jayne Mansfield, and with music by Little Richard, Fats Domino, Eddie Cochran, The Platters, Gene Vincent and others, goes on general release in the USA.

Gene Vincent plays at L'Olympia, Paris, France.

Gene Vincent, supported by Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, begins a UK tour at The Granada, Maidstone, Kent, UK.

Gene Vincent, supported by Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, plays at The Granada, Harrow, UK.

Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK.

Gene Vincent plays at the The Gaumont, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, with Jerry Keller, Colin Green And The Beat Boys, Nero And The Gladiators, Lance Fortune, Peter Wynne and Billy Raymond.

Gene Vincent and Jerry Keller play at The Odeon, Halifax, UK.

Gene Vincent and Jerry Keller play at The Trocadero, Elephant AndCastle, London, UK.

Gene Vincent and Jerry Keller play the fourth of six nights at The Theatre Royal, Nottingham, UK.

Gene Vincent starts a six-week season at The Queen's Theatre, Blackpool, UK.

Gene Vincent arrives in the UK for a tour, but he is without his Bluecaps, because the Musicians' Union has banned them. For the tour, Vincent is backed by British band Sounds Incorporated.

Gene Vincent plays at The Majestic, Hull, England, UK, Europe.

Gene Vincent plays at The Essoldo, Loughborough, UK.

Gene Vincent plays at The King's Hall, Stoke, England, UK, Europe.

Gene Vincent plays the second of six nights at The Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Gene Vincent plays the last of six nights at The Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.

Gene Vincent plays at The Gaumont State Ballroom, Kilburn, London, England, UK, Europe.

Gene Vincent plays at The Town Hall, Yeadon, England, UK, Europe.

Gene Vincent plays at The City Hall, Durban, South Africa.

Gene Vincent plays at The Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, England, UK, Europe

Gene Vincent plays at The Adelphi, West Bromwich, England, UK, Europe.

Gene Vincent plays at The Rink, Sunderland, England, UK, Europe.

Gene Vincent plays at The Palais, Cowdenbeath, Scotland, UK, Europe.

The Belgian Government refuses a work permit to rock'n'roller Vince Taylor because of violence which erupted at his recent show in the Palais Des Sports, Paris, France, Europe.

Gene Vincent and Sounds Incorporated play at The Majestic Ballroom, Bradford, UK. The show is promoted by notorious rockn'roll entrepreneur Don Arden.

Gene Vincent plays at The Queen's Ballroom, Blackpool, UK.

Gene Vincent plays the eighth night of a two-week engagement at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.

Little Richard, Sam Cooke and Gene Vincent begin a UK tour at The Granada, Woolwich, London, UK.

Little Richard, Sam Cooke and Gene Vincent play at the Granada , Bedford, UK.

Little Richard, Sam Cooke and Gene Vincent play at The Granada, Maidstone, Kent, UK.

Little Richard, Sam Cooke and Gene Vincent play at The City Hall, Sheffield, UK.

A package tour starring Adam Faith with Gene Vincent, The Roulettes, Chance Gordon, The Trebletones and Peter Gordeno plays at The Rialto, York, UK.

Gene Vincent plays in Lens, France, Europe.

Gene Vincent plays in The Cine Theatre, Chatelet, Belgium, Europe, accompanied by The Sunlights.

Gene Vincent plays in Angouleme, France, Europe, backed by The Sunlights.

Duane Eddy, The Shirelles, Gene Vincent, Gary 'US' Bonds, Carter-Lewis And The Southerners, Mickie Most, The Flintstones and The Roof-Raisers come to the end of a British tour with a show at The Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.

The Animals, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, The Nashville Teens and Tommy Tucker play at The Odeon, Romford, England, UK, Europe.

The Animals, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent,The Nashville Teens and Tommy Tucker play at The Granada, Kingston, UK.

After suffering from a bleeding ulcer for months, Gene Vincent dies of a seizure in Newhall, California, USA. English rock artist Ian Dury, a lifelong Gene Vincent fan will, in due course, be inspired to write the song Sweet Gene Vincent (1979) about his life and death.

Suzi Quatro plays at The Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club play at The Blank Canvas, Leeds, England, UK, supported by Ty Cobb.

Suede play at The Ritz, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

The famous black-and-red leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the classic Thriller video sells for $1.8m at Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, California, USA. The jacket is bought by gold trader Milton Verret of Austin, Texas, who says he plans to use it to raise money for children's hospitals.