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Gerry And The Pacemakers play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. 
Billy Fury, Eden Kane (backed by Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers), The Allisons, The Karl Denver Trio, Shirley Douglas and (somewhat confusingly) Mike Dee And The Jaywalkers play at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe. At this point in their career, Mike Dee's Jaywalkers include Ritchie Blackmore, later to play with Deep Purple, on guitar.
Bobby Sansom And The Giants release their first single, a cover of There's A Place, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, in the UK.
Travelling home from Scotland, UK, in The Hollies' van, guitarist and singer Graham Nash falls out of the door at 40mph. Nevertheless, the band travels on and carries out an engagement deputising for Gene Vincent on the tv show Go Man Go.
The Detours play at The Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, London, England, UK, Europe. The band will achieve greater success after a name-change to The Who.
Pete Best, former drummer of The Beatles, releases a new single, I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door, on Decca Records in the UK. The song is a cover version of an Isley Brothers original from 1959, which also provided a hit for Eddie Hodges in 1961.
The irreverent attitude of The Rolling Stones angers many viewers when they appear as the panel on BBC tv's Juke Box Jury.
The Soul Agents play in The Cavern Club, 11 Cromford Court (off Market Street), Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK.The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on guitar, play at The Lugano Hotel, Lugano, Switzerland, Europe.
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Chuck Berry, The Moody Blues, The Graham Bond Organisation and Long John Baldry play at The Odeon, Leicester, UK.Jokers Wild play in the Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge, UK. Their guitarist is David Gilmour, who will later go on to lead the Pink Floyd.
Roy Orbison, The Rockin' Berries, Marianne Faithfull, Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers and Jon Mark play at The ABC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
The Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen have a son, Zak Starkey, at Queen Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe. Despite Ringo asserting that he doesn't want Zak to become a drummer, that's exactly what he will become, working with The Who, Oasis, Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, The Icicle Works, The Waterboys and The Lightning Seeds to name a few.
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The Beatles take a break from recording the album Rubber Soul to visit Buckingham Palace, London, where they inhale deeply in the loos before being awarded - somewhat
controversially - their MBEs by the Queen.
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Herman's Hermits, The Yardbirds, The Fortunes, Little Frankie and The Country Gents play at The Embassy Theatre, Peterborough, England, UK, Europe.
TV show Hullaballoo in the USA features performances by The Dave Clark Five, The Brothers Four and Dionne Warwick.
Graham Nash of The Hollies has a television acting role in the play Stage One Contest, on Rediffusion in the UK.
Davie Bowie And The Lower Third play at the Community Hall, Newmarket, UK, Europe. Davie will in due course change his name to David Bowie.The Beatles reach No1 in the UK and USA simultaneously with Paperback Writer.
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The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein buys a manor house in Rushlake Green, East Sussex, England, UK, Europe, at a cost of £35,000.
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Fleetwood Mac, recently formed by guitarist Peter Green, make their debut on the third day of The National Jazz and Blues Festival, Windsor, England, UK, Europe. The Cream, Donovan, Al Stewart, Jeff Beck, P.P. Arnold, Alan Bown, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Chicken Shack, Blossom Toes, Pentangle and Denny Laine play on the same bill.
The Shevelles play at Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey, England, UK, Europe.
Paul McCartney announces in a London Evening Standard article that The Beatles now have all the money they will ever need.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at Butlins, Bognor, England, UK, Europe.Gene Pitney plays at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe, supported by Status Quo, Don Partridge, Simon Dupree and Amen Corner.
The Bee Gees play at Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich plus Grapefruit.
Herman's Hermits, The Flower Pot Men, Graham Bonney, The Robb Storme Group and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play on the Yardley's London Look Tour in Hamburg, Germany, Europe. Playing bass with Herman's Hermits on this date is John Paul Jones, later to find fame as a member of Led Zeppelin.
The Rolling Stones' bassist Bill Wyman is granted a decree nisi at the Divorce Court, London, England, UK, Europe, on grounds of adultery by his wife, Diane.
The Faces play at The King's Head, Romford, England, UK, Europe, supported by Rat.
First of three days of the Hollywood Rock Music Festival, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, UK. Act appearing over the next three days will include The Grateful Dead, Mungo Jerry, Jose Feliciano, Black Sabbath, Traffic, Ginger Baker’s Airforce, Tony Joe White and deejay John Peel.
At his home in The Dakota Building, New York City, USA, John Lennon (formerly of The Beatles) writes a 'To do' list for his assistant Fred Seaman, which includes requests for books, a hook on the bathroom door, herbs for the cat, having the cars filled with fuel, replacing Sean Lennon's mattress and waiting for the HBO repair man to arrive.
The Who play the first of two nights at The Coliseum, St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK, Europe.The Rod Stewart album Foolish Behaviour is certified as a Platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Siouxsie And The Banshees release a new single, a cover of The Beatles' Dear Prudence, in the UK.
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On a break between recording and touring committments, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones is spending a few days in New York City, USA.
McFly record a new version of My Generation with Roger Daltrey of The Who on vocals. The track is to be released exclusively as a download from the soon to be launched HMV Digital website.
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