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English mystic Aleister Crowley begins writing The Book Of The Law which will introduce the world to Crowley's newly-created religion Thelema. Crowley will become a cult figure, eventually attracting interest from rock bands including Led Zeppelin, and inspiring Ozzy Osbourne to write the song Mr. Crowley in 1980.
Country music singer Louise Mandrell is born in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. She will score hits in the early 1970s with Treat Him Right, Show Me and The Midnight Oil. She is the younger sister of country singer Barbara Mandrell, and older sister of actress Irlene Mandrell.
The Rolling Stones, Georgie Fame And The Blues Flames, Carter Lewis And The Southerners, The Yardbirds and The Graham Bond Organisation, play in "A Concert In Rhythm'n'Blues" at the Civic Hall, Guildford, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones record an appearance for British tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars, in Birmingham, England, UK. 
The Marquee Show, featuring Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds, Inez And Charlie Foxx, Paul And Barry Ryan, Gary Farr And The T-Bones, the Mark Leeman Five and The Scaffold, comes to an end at The Adelphi, Slough, England, UK, EuropeDusty Springfield releases a new single, Goin' Back, in the UK. The song is composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.
The Velvet Underground play the first of three nights at The Stone House Restaurant, Watertown, New York State, USA.
Under the patronage of The Beatles' John Lennon, UK band Grapefruit make their debut performance in The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, supporting The Bee Gees. Also on the bill are Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich.The Rolling Stones' seventh album, Beggars Banquet, fails to be released on time because of objections to the sleeve, which features a graffiti-scrawled lavatory wall. Release is delayed until a less offensive cover can be substituted.
Having released two well-received albums, singer-songwriter-guitarist Jim Sullivan leaves Los Angeles, California, USA, apparently headed for Nashville. Instead, he disappears without trace, aged 34, after abandoning his Volkswagen Beetle in the desert, near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, USA. Largely because his first LP had been entitled U.F.O., much speculation ensues that he was abducted by aliens, but no conclusive evidence of what happened to him is ever uncovered.Former Velvet Underground mainmen Lou Reed and John Cale play their first concert together in many years at St Marks Church, New York City, USA, during the Poetry Project’s annual benefit show.
Rush play the fourth of five nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
Foreigner play in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
The Damned play at Goldiggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Fuzztones.
Killdozer and The Meices play at The Kennel Club, San Francisco, California, USA.
On his Sound And Vision tour, David Bowie plays at The Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, with special guest Kim Wilde.
It is reported in the UK press that Silvertone Records has placed an injunction on Stone Roses, to prevent the group from recording for another label.
On their World Violation tour, Depeche Mode play the first of two nights at The NEC, Birmingham, England, Europe.On their Psycho Circus tour, Kiss play at Filaforum, Milan, Italy, Europe. The tour features 3-D visual effects in some sections, for which the audience is given special 3-D glasses to enable them to see the effects properly.
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The Used, My Chemical Romance, Killswitch Engage, Senses Fail and others play in the Taste Of Chaos tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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The third day of The Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, features Keane, Supergrass, Rufus Wainwright, Echo And The Bunnymen and others.
The British pop star Lily Allen makes a hasty exit from the NME Awards in London, England, UK, Europe, after a confronation with Courtney Love, who has been conducting a war of words against Allen on Twitter in recent weeks.
Andy Fairweather Low plays at The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, UK, during the annual Devizes Festival.
After completing a twenty mile fund-raising trek across The Ridgeway, in aid of Prospect Hospice, Newton Faulkner, Nick Harper and Mike Peters [lead singer of The Alarm] play live at Avebury Rocks, Avebury, Wiltshire, UK, Europe.
Little Feat play at The Bottle And Cork in Dewey Beach, Delaware, USA, supported by Amy Lennard.
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, fans all over the world participate in a global online playback of the album during which they can share thoughts and comments via twitter using #DarkSide40 and witness the impact as the volume of messages combine to turn a specially designed online moon dark.
During their Mechanical Bull Tour, Kings Of Leon play at The PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
On their 40th Anniversary Tour, 70s punk band Penetration play at The Mash House, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.Stars attending the 2018 Grammy Awards in Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, include Beyonce, JAY-Z, Lady Gaga, Sir Elton John, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Sam Smith, Miley Cyrus, Tony Bennett, Kendrick Lamar, Pink, John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen, Cardi B and hip-hop trio Migos.
On a European tour in support of their LP Mindfucker, Monster Magnet play at Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany, Europe.
On their 113-date Concrete and Gold tour, Foo Fighters play at The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, supported by Gang Of Youths.1904 |
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