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A feature by Kenneth Tynan in the New York Times, under the headline Why London Likes American Musicals, speculates (among other things) that the increasing use of accompanying music and songs in the theatre and cinema could mean that "in the very near future, a visit to a straight play with no music will come to be regarded as a bleak cultural exercise, rather like going to a silent film".
Sid Phillips And His Band begin broadcasting in a new weekly BBC Light Programme show entitled Every Sunday Afternoon.
UK pop weekly Melody Maker reports that the BBC has banned rock group Nero And The Gladiators from performing their rock'n'roll version of Grieg's classical music melody In The Hall Of The Mountain King on British radio.
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Folk musician Dougie Pincock, best-known for his work with The Battlefield Band, is born in Glasgow, Scotland.The Rabin Band, Barbara Kav, Colin Day, Ray Pilgrim, The Hound Dogs, Arthur Greenslade And His Swingin' Piano, Groovin' Don Sanford, Rockin' Rex Morris, The Razz-Ma-Tazzem, George Melly and Mick Mulligan perform live on the BBC Light Programme radio show Go Man Go.
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Little Richard pre-records a British tv special for Granada TV in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Marauders play at the Oasis Club, Lloyd Street, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bo Weevils.
The Beatles are interviewed for UK tv show Top Of The Pops by deejay Jimmy Savile, during rehearsals for Another Beatles Christmas Show at The Odeon, Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
Chad And Jeremy and John Barry release a new album, John Barry Meets Chad And Jeremy, in Canada on Capitol Records.
The world premiere of The Beatles' movie Help!, is held at the London Pavilion, London, England, UK.
Three albums by Herman's Hermits, Introducing Herman's Hermits, I'm Henry The VIII I Am and On Tour, are all awarded Gold Discs in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds is sent a salary statement showing a weekly wage of £27.00, but he also receives an annual bonus payment of £500. After deduction of loans and other expenses, he pockets £247.12/8d.
Norman Blake, guitarist/vocalist of Teenage Fanclub is born in Bellshill, Scotland, UK, Europe.US tv rock show Where The Action Is features The Animals performing It's My Life. Dusty Springfield appears on videotape on the same edition.
Hello Goodbye by The Beatles reaches No1 in the New Zealand Songles Chart, for the first of two weeks.
Sandie Shaw secretly marries boutique owner Jeffrey Banks at the Register Office, Greenwich, England, UK, Europe.
A small ad appears in UK music weekly Melody Maker, stating, "Island Records Ltd needs pianist/singer to join exciting hard rock band playing Bob Dylan-influenced country rock music. Immediate album recording work. Ring REGENT 6225.". Ian Hunter will respond, and get the gig as vocalist for Mott The Hoople.
Press reports claim that Marianne Faithfull has left Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones for Italian painter-director Mario Schifano.
Gene Pitney, Clodagh Rodgers and Badfinger play at The Astoria, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Church release their fourth LP, Remote Luxury, on Carrere Records in the UK. The album is actually a compilation featuring the tracks from their EPs Persia and Remote Luxury, previously released in the band's home territory, Australia.
Rita Coolidge is one of the stars of the Country Music Festival at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.
Julian Lennon, son of John Lennon of The Beatles, plays his first live concert, at The Beacon Theater, New York City, USA.XMAL Deutschland, Gene Loves Jezebel and The Folk Devils play at The Lyceum In The Strand, London, England, UK, Europe.
During his Dream Of The Blue Turtles tour, Sting plays at the MUNY, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Ringo Starr adds his vocal contribution to a charity recording, Spirit Of The Forest, in SARM West studios, London, England, UK, Europe. The completed track, aimed at raising money to preserve the rain forests, will feature contributions from Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac, Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr and others. The Rolling Stones have a second day of rehearsals at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA, for the imminent first night of their Bridges To Babylon tour.
British metal band Thunder announce that they are to split due to 'outside business forces'. The Thunder Channel! fan club is closed down shortly afterwards.
Wonderland by McFly makes its debut at No1 in the Official UK Albums Chart. Late Registration by Kanye West enters at No2.
It is publicly announced that Oasis has split because the band's main creative force, songwriter Noel Gallagher, can no longer work with his brother, vocalist Liam Gallagher.
Blink 182 come to the end of a British tour with the second of two nights at the O2 Arena, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by You Me At Six.
German electronic rock pioneers Kraftwerk play at The Tate Modern, Camberwell, London, England, UK, Europe.
Baden-Baden, Bassekou Kouyate And Ngoni ba, Crystal Fighters, Foals, Linkoban, Partibrejkers, The Fratellis, Ti and Vitalic play on the first day of The INmusic Festival, Jarun, Zagreb, Croatia, Europe.
Sam Smith’s debut album, In The Lonely Hour, notches up a record-breaking 67th consecutive week in the Official Albums Chart Top 10 in the UK – the longest unbroken run ever for a debut album.
On her Live 2016 Tour, Adele plays the second of four nights at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Former One Direction member Niall Horan plays at The Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA, supported by Lewis Capaldi and Fletcher.1952 |
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