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It is announced that Frederick Prescott, general manager of the European offices of the International Zonophone record label, has resigned from his position.
George Mesrop Avakian is born in Armavir, Kuban People's Republic (now Russia), Europe. He will find success as record producer and manager George Avakian. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, Avakian will become a major force in the expansion and development of the recording industry in the USA. Avakian will work with artists including Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis and Ravi Shankar.
Phil Walden, founder of Capricorn Records [The Allman Brothers Band] and manager of Otis Redding is born in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Brooke Payne is born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He will find success in the music industry as manager of New Edition, LSG and Bell Biv Devoe.
Pete Cameron, manager of The Weavers, leaves New York City, USA, to visit Europe where he is to set up a tour for The Weavers.
Jim Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, fires Hank Williams for having missed an appearance on the show two days earlier.
The Tito Burns Sextet plays at the 400 Ballroom, Torquay, England, UK, Europe.
Vic Lewis And His Orchestra, featuring Irma Logan, play at The Festival Hall, Kirkby In Ashfield, England, UK, Europe.Film producer Hal Wallis sends a letter to Col Tom Parker, manager of Elvis Presley, stressing the need for Elvis to remain fit and tanned before filming begins on his next movie, Blue Hawaii.
The Beatles' manager Allan Williams writes to the group threatening to sue them if they break their verbal contract with him.
US President Lyndon Johnson writes to Elvis Presley's manager, Col. Tom Parker, thanking both for the recent charity concert which raised funds for amemorial to the USS Arizona, which had been sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbour.Impresario Larry Parnes' package tour, Star Spangled Nights, plays at The ABC, Lincoln, England, UK, Europe. Featured artists include Billy Fury, Eden Kane, Joe Brown, Tommy Bruce, The Allisons, The Viscounts, The Karl Denver Trio, Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, Terry Hale and newcomer Georgie Fame.
Gene Vincent, Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, Johnny Duncan And The Bluegrass Boys, Jess Conrad and Sounds Incorporated play at The Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Wales, UK, Europe. The show is promoted by Don Arden.
At 4.30, local rock'n'roll combo The Beatles attend a meeting at NEMS, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, to discuss the possibility of record shop owner Brian Epstein managing the group.
Murry Wilson</>, manager [and father of three] of The Beach Boys, prepares a contractual document between the band and recording studio owners Hite And Dorinda Morgan, setting out conditions for recording demos.
Funded by local club owner Mike Jeffery, The Alan Price Rhythm And Blues Combo [later to become The Animals] record four r'n'b covers in a farm building in the village of Wylam, outside Newcastle, UK.
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The Big Three, Lee Curtis And The All Stars, Ian And The Zodiacs and Johnny Martin And The Tremors play at Queen's Hall, Widnes, UK, in a show promoted by Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles.
Aspiring pop idol Daryl Quist, a protege of pop management mogul Larry Parnes, is introduced to potential fans via a full page advert on the cover of today's edition of UK pop paper NME (New Musical Express).
Highly-rated beat group The Big Three, from Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, part company with their manager, Brian Epstein.Anyone Who Had A Heart by Cilla Black reaches No1 in the UK singles chart.
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The Shadows are presented with a Carl-Alan Award for their single The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt by Princess Margaret at The Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square, London, UK. Manager Brian Epstein collects awards on behalf of The Beatles and Cilla Black.
The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein signs The Silkie to a NEMS management contract, securing the quartet a recording contract with Philips.
US promoter Sid Bernstein visits The Beatles manager Brian Epstein at the Waldorf Towers, New York City, USA, to pay a $100,000 advance for the group's upcoming Shea Stadium concert.
Tom Jones and his manager, Gordon Mills, fly from London, England, UK, to New York City, USA, where Jones is shortly to make his debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
The Small Faces play at The Cavern In The Town, off Leicester Square, London, UK, where they are seen by two influential rock managers, Don Arden and Kit Lambert. Arden invites them to his Carnaby Street office for discussions.
Paddy, Klaus And Gibson release the single I Wanna Know, on Pye Records in the UK. The group had been 'discovered' at London's Pickwick Club by The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein.
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The Everly Brothers play at the ABC, Plymouth, UK, in the Brian Epstein-promoted Star Scene 65 tour, supported by Liverpool hitmakers Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer.
The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham flies from London, England, UK, Europe, to New York City, USA, to make preparations for their upcoming tour.
Larry Page, co-manager of The Kinks, issues a statement confirming that he has served a breach of contract writ against co-managers Robert Wace and Grenville Collins. The case will drag on for five years.
It is reported that Allen Klein, manager of The Rolling Stones, has been charged with over $8,000-worth of tax evasion.Georgie Fame, Cat Stevens, Julie Felix and Sounds Incorporated play the seventh night of a 14–day run in 'Fame In 67' at Brian Epstein's Saville Theatre, London, England, UK.
Marty Melcher, husband and manager of Doris Day, dies of an enlarged heart, aged 52, following a period in hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA. (It will be discovered after his death that he was in huge debt, leaving Doris Day with no option but to sue to recover the money he had lost, most of which she had earned.)
UK pop weekly the NME [New Musical Express] reports that the Robert Stigwood Organisation (which manages Cream, The Bee Gees and others) has acquired a £150,000 interest in Rik Gunnell Management, which looks after Alan Price, Georgie Fame, Fleetwood Mac and others.
Allegedly to give Jimi Hendrix greater control over his finances, a new company, Are You Experienced Ltd, is formed to replace Yameta, but Hendrix's former manager Michael Jeffery still gets 40%. On the same day, an unannounced Jimi Hendrix Experience concert takes place at Sgt Peppers, Majorca, Europe, with Jim Leverton and Neil Landon joining in.
Tammy Wynette marries her fifth husband, songwriter George Richey, at her home in Jupiter Beach, Florida, USA. Richey will become her manager throughout much of the 1980s.
Having just landed in New York City, The Police race across town in a cab in order to be in time to hit the stage at the legendary CBGB
When XTC play at The Ritz, New York City, USA, they are visited backstage by music business mogul Robert Stigwood.
Having just lost their manager, Joe Moss, The Smiths play their first American date, at Danceteria, New York City, USA.A jury at The Old Bailey, London, UK, finds controversial music business manager/entrepreneur Don Arden not guilty on all charges relating to false imprisonment and blackmail of Harshad Patel, the former book-keeper/accountant of Arden's company Jet Records.
Col Tom Parker, the controversial and enigmatic former manager of Elvis Presley, suffers a stroke and dies in Valley Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Larrikin Management's Ted Gardner, co-founder of Lollapalooza and Tool's manager of eight years, files a $5m lawsuit against Tool in Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angeles, California, USA. The suit alleges "fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, quantum merauit, and contract rescission" by the band. 
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is awarded US$2.95m in damages, at the end of a breach of contract lawsuit against his former manager John Malm.Morrissey announces that he has discontinued his relationship with prominent rock manager Irving Azoff and his company Front Line Management Group.
Ed Sheeran signs a six album deal with Atlantic/Asylum Records at his parents’ home in Framlingham, Sussex, England, UK, Europe. Later in the day, he celebrates with Ben Cook (UK President, Atlantic), Stuart Camp (manager) and Ed Howard (A+R manager, Asylum) over a beer at his local pub, The Station Hotel, Framlingham.John Levy dies aged 99 at his home in Altadena, California, USA. He was a respected double-bass player who later became the first African-American personal manager in jazz, directing the careers of Ahmad Jamal, Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, George Shearing, Joe Williams, Nancy Wilson and many more of the biggest stars in jazz.
Celine Dion announces the cancellation of all her upcoming performances, including a Caesar's Palace Residency in Las Vegas and an Asian tour, in order to to focus her complete attention on husband and former longtime manager Rene Angelil in his battle against cancer. Angelil underwent surgery in December to remove a tumour in his throat.
Four members of the British band Viola Beach and their manager, are killed when their Nissan Qashqai smashes through a barrier on a bridge and plunges 25m (82ft) into the Södertälje canal in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.Record producer and manager George Avakian dies aged 98, at his home on the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, USA. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, Avakian was a major force in the expansion and development of the recording industry in the USA. Avakian worked with artists including Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis and Ravi Shankar.
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