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Angelo Badalamenti is born in Brooklyn, New York. He will become famed as an arranger and composer of soundtracks for the films of David Lynch, but will also work with pop and rock acts as diverse as Julee Cruise, the Pet Shop Boys, Orbital, Anthrax and James vocalist Tim Booth.
A new line-up of The King Kasuals plays at the Del Morocco, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Their guitarist is James Marshall Hendrix, later to become Jimi Hendrix.
The Top Five singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, Oceania, on this day are as follows :
1. DEEP PURPLE - NINO TEMPO AND APRIL STEVENS
2. Dominique - The Singing Nun
3. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
4. You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry And The Pacemakers
5. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
1. DEEP PURPLE - NINO TEMPO AND APRIL STEVENS
2. Dominique - The Singing Nun
3. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
4. You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry And The Pacemakers
5. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
The Hullabaloos, The Detergents, Shirley Ellis, Little Richard (whose backing group includes Jimi Hendrix], The Vibrators, The Exciters, The Hollies, The Uniques, Dee Dee Warwick, Roddy Joy, Sandie Shaw and King Curtis play at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
On behalf of Jimi Hendrix, Yameta Co. signs a production deal with Warner Brothers' subsidiary label, Reprise Records (owned by Frank Sinatra], with $120,000 advance
San Francisco heavy rock trio Blue Cheer release a new single, Feathers From Your Tree, in the UK on Phillips Records.
Jimi Hendrix flies to London, UK from the USA to begin preparations for an upcoming gig at The Royal Albert Hall.
Led Zeppelin play at Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York State, USA, supported by Black Sabbath.
Black Sabbath play at The Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, supported by Argent and Gentle Giant.Black Sabbath play the first of four nights at The Odeon, Hammersmith, London, UK.
On their Back In Black tour, AC/DC play at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ZZ Top, The Joe Perry Project, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage and The A's play at New Jersey State Fairgrounds, New Jersey, USA.
On their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the K.A.T.N. (Kicking Ass and Taking Names tour) Tour], Van Halen play the second of two nights at The Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by After The Fire.
On their Eliminator tour, 
Ted Nugent, supported by Airrace, plays at The Odeon, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Lloyd-Langton Group begins a British tour with a show at The Venue, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Uriah Heep, the first major Western rock band to perform live in Russia, play the second of ten nights at Olympijskiy Stadium, Moscow, Russia, Europe.
On the God Don't Like It tour, Danzig play at Mad Monk, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
T.H. And The Wreckage, Subterraneans, Entourage, Two Back Yards and The Still play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Melvins, Poison Idea, Dwarves, Chemical People and Shocking Truth play at The Country Club, Reseda, California, USA.
Murderdolls and The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster play at The Waterfront, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
It is reported that sales of legally downloaded songs increased more than tenfold in 2004, reaching a total of 200m tracks bought online in the USA and Europe during the twelve month period.
Apple Computers announce that their iTunes internet music download service, launched just two years earlier, has passed the 250m mark, and is currently selling around 1.25m songs every day worldwide.
It is reported that Vince Neil - lead singer for Motley Crue – plans to go into the wine business with a company called 'Vince Vineyards.' The company's first offering will be a 2003 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2003 Sonoma Chardonnay. 
Guitar legend Les Paul celebrates his 90th birthday at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City, USA. Among the guests is Ace Frehley of Kiss, who presents Paul with an Ace Frehley Signature Les Paul guitar.
The Vans Warped Tour, plays at the Coors Amphitheater, San Diego, California, USA, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail.
An exhibition exploring the London life, music, performances and enduring legacy of Jimi Hendrix opens at Handel House Museum, London, England, UK.Cradle of Filth release their new album, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa in the USA.
On their Rock Of Ages Tour, Def Leppard play at The Red Rock Amphitheatre, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by Poison and Lita Ford.KK Downing, former guitarist with Judas Priest, announces that he is planning to become a live music promoter in the Birmingham area of the UK.
Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at Minglewood Hall, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Enisferum and Fleshgod Apocalypse play at The Columbua Theatre, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
On their The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play at The Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium, Europe.
On their The Book Of Souls World Tour, Iron Maiden play at The Resurrection Festival, Viveiro, Spain, Europe.
On the North American leg of their Decades World Tour Nightwish play at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
On their 107-date End Of The Road World Tour, Kiss play at CenturyLink Center, Bossier City, Louisiana, USA.
On their Dominion tour, @Hammerfall play at Partille Arena, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, with Dragonforce.1937 |
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