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British member of parliament for County Durham, Robert Shafto dies. An incident in which he broke the heart of Bridget Belasyse of Brancepeth Castle, County Durham, is said to have inspired the folk song Bobby Shafto's Gone To Sea.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play the first of two days at the New Dance Pavilion, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The Squires, featuring lead guitarist Neil Young, play at Miles McDonell Gollegiate, Winnipeg, Canada.
The Squires, including Neil Young on lead guitar, play the ninth of thirteen nights at The Flamingo Club, Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
The Yardbirds record Heart Full Of Soul at Advision Studios, London, UK, and later play at the Town Hall, High Wycombe, England, UK, Europe.
The members of San Francisco band Moby Grape each sign an addendum to their individual management agreements with manager Matthew Katz in which they relinquish their right to use the band name unless they have the consent of Katz. This will cause considerable problems for the band in later years.
Buffalo Springfield play the last of three nights at The Cheetah, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by The Seeds and The Lollipop Shoppe.
Bridge Piece by Joseph Jarman of avant-garde jazz combo The Art Ensemble Of Chicago is performed at Ida Noyes Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The multi-media performance includes the band wearing tuxedos, strobe lights, video projections, a smoke machine, strolling performers and someone carrying a portable radio tuned to a Top 40 music station. Some audience members are told to wear sacks over their heads, while others are draped in tinfoil. If any audience members are not formally dressed, they are asked to leave.
The Checkmates Ltd are appearing during an extended engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Paupers play the second of three nights at The Trauma, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Procol Harum play, backed by The Festival Orchestra, at The Shakespeare Festival in the Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, Canada. This gig inspires them to make a live album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, some years later.
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Amanda Wilkinson is born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. She will join her father, Steve, and brother, Tyler, to form successful country group The Wilkinsons.
The Moody Blues album The Other Side Of Life is certified as a Gold Disc in the USA. The band is led by Swindon-born singer and songwriter Justin Hayward.
Songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader David Rose dies aged 80, of a heart attack in Burbank, California, USA. His most famous compositions were The Stripper, Holiday For Strings and Calypso Melody. Using the pseudonym Ray Llewellyn, he also wrote music for numerous television series, including It's A Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway To Heaven, Bonanza, and Highway Patrol.
John Sebastian, the owner and general manager of radio station KLSK FM in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, plays Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin for twenty-four hours non-stop to inaugurate the station's format change to Classic Rock. Police arrive at the station twice with guns drawn: once when a listener reports that the DJ has apparently suffered a heart attack, and a second time when it is suspected that, this being during the Gulf War, the station has been taken hostage by terrorists dispatched by Saddam Hussein, known to be a Zeppelin fan.
Ray Charles plays at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, with Diana Krall.
Two years after coming close to death from an abdominal aneurysm, Gordon Lightfoot returns to performing with a triumphant concert in Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alanis Morissette, supported by Jason Mraz, continues her Jagged Little Pill Acoustic tour at The Wang Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Blind blues guitar virtuoso Jeff Healey, dies aged 41, of cancer at St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Billy Powell, keyboardist in Lynyrd Skynyrd, fails to attend an appointment with a Florida heart specialist to undergo a cardiac evaluation.
When Razorlight play in Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe, drummer Andy Burrows is replaced by David "Skully" Sullivan-Kaplan. Rumours begin to circulate that Burrows has quit the band.
Jazz drummer Edgar Bateman Jr, who played with Herbie Hancock, Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin and others, dies aged 81 following a heart attack, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
On his Crazy Love tour Michael Buble plays at the John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
More than twenty years after they split up, influential Scottish band The Vaselines release a new album, Sex With An X, in the USA and Canada on SubPop Records.When Radio Moscow play at The Ultra Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA, the band features a new bassist and a new drummer, because the previous members were fired after an onstage fight two days earlier.
The Killers are obliged to cancel tonight's date at The Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA, because singer Brandon Flowers is suffering from laryngitis. Succeeding shows at Madison Square Garden, New York City, and The Air Canada Center, Toronto, Canada, are also cancelled for the same reason.
On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays the first of two nights at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America.
Neil Young plays the first of two nights at Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Arcade Fire headline The Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, UK. Also playing today are Elbow, Lily Allen, Skrillex, Paolo Nutini, Interpol, Metronomy, Kaiser Chiefs, Lykke Li, M.I.A. and George Ezra.
On his Burn It Down tour, Jason Aldean plays at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONtario, Canada, generating a revenue of $706,358.
It is announced that a collection of Slipknot figurines has been launched by the band's webstore in Germany, Europe, with a price tag of £59 (€79) per figurine.
On her Rebel Heart tour, Madonna plays the first of two nights at The IMPACT Arena, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia, supported by Mary Mac.
On their The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
On his 
Austra (real name Katie Stelmanis) releases a new album, Future Politics, on Domino Records.
Kamelot play at CA Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with Delain and Battlebeast.
On their 113-date Concrete and Gold tour, Foo Fighters play at Festival de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
On the second North American leg of his ÷ Tour, Ed Sheeran plays at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, supported by Snow Patrol and Anne-Marie.1797 |
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