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The Georgia Wildcats record The Bootlegger Song, The Monkey Song and Goin' Down That Lonesome Frisco Line for Victor Records in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, under the supervision of Ralph Peer.Bobby Goldsboro is born in Marianna, Florida, USA. His sentimental country-flavoured pop hit Honey will sell a million copies in 1968.
Lonnie McIntosh is born in West Harrison, Indiana, USA. He will find success as pioneering rock and pop guitarist Lonnie Mack, probably best-known for his hit instrumental version of the Chuck Berry song Memphis.Eddie Crosby records Lovesick Blues, I've Been Bitin' My Fingernails, Sugarfoot Boogie and Have You Ever Been Lonely, in Castle Studio at The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Lonzo And Oscar record Charming Betsy, Let's Live A Little No2, The Strange Little Girl No2 and Mona Lisa No2, in Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
In Bad Nauheim, Germany, Europe, Elvis Presley discontinues skin treatments on his face by dermatologist, Laurens Johannes Griessel-Landau. Presley has learned that the dermatologist has been making homosexual advances to some of the star's enlisted friends.The Everly Brothers release a new single, Walk Right Back/Ebony Eyes in the USA on Warner Brothers Records.
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Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart appear on NBC-tv's Jubilee USA, from Springfield, Missouri, USA.
Connie Francis spends the second of two days recording tracks, including Red River Valley, for the MGM Records LP Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites, at Bradley Film And Recording in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 
Bob Luman records Louisiana Man, Rocks Of Reno, Red River Rose and Belonging To You in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hakwins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Doyle Lawson, better known as a mandolin player, starts work with Jimmy Martin as a banjo player.
Music venue Leo's Casino moves from East 49th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, to the 700 capacity Quad Hotel Hall on East 75th Street. Artists appearing at the relocated Leo's will include Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Dionne Warwick and Martha And The Vandellas. In due course, the venue will be designated as a Cleveland rock and roll landmark.
Country music singer and recording artist Marion Worth plays in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Vocalist, songwriter and producer Don Gant records The Luckiest Guy In The World, Don't Ya Even Try, High Hoss Baby and Early In The Morning at Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The Kadetts Featuring Judy Kaye play the last of four days in Abilene, Texas, USA.
The Rolling Stones, George Jones and Bobby Vee play the first of two days at The Teen Fair, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs record The Theme From The Beverly Hillbillies (with vocals by Buddy Ebsen, Johnny Bond and others), Beverly Hills, Vittles and Critters in CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Loretta Lynn records If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again, In The Sweet By And By and other tracks with producer Owen Bradley in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the sessions consists of guitarists Grady Martin, Harold Bradley and Wayne Moss, steel guitar player Don Helms, pianist Floyd Cramer, bassist Junior Huskey and drummer Buddy Harman.
George Jones records I'm A People, Old Brush Arbors, Ship Of Love and We're Watching Our Step in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. backing vocals on this session are provided by The Jordanaires.
The Everly Brothers play at the Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, in the Brian Epstein-promoted Star Scene 65 tour, supported by Liverpool hitmakers Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer.
Quincy Jones records Baby Cakes, with Ray Charles On Organ, for Mercury Records at Ray's RPM studios in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Skeeter Davis with producer Felton Jarvis, records There's A Fool Born Every Minute and Instinct For Survival in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session features Grady Martin, Chip Young and Jack Eubanks [gtrs], Norbert Putnam [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums] and Floyd Cramer [piano].
Neil Young completes the recording of I've Been Waiting For You for his solo debut album on Reprise Records.
Mayne Smith plays at The Freight And Salvage Coffee House, 1827 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Johnny Cash Show on tv in the USA is upgraded from being a summer replacement to a prime time regular slot.The Youngbloods play the second of three nights at The Family Dog, 660 The Great Highway, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen and Jeffery Cain.
'Roadie Day' is proclaimed in Los Angeles, California, USA. This is essentially a promotional vehicle for the movie Roadie, which stars Meatloaf, Blondie and Alice Cooper, with cameo appearances by Roy Orbison and Hank Williams Jr.
Alcoholism finishes off rockabilly artist and songwriter Ronnie Self in Springfield, Missouri. Nicknamed Mr Frantic, Self recorded the first version of I Fought The Law, and he composed such hits as Sweet Nothings for Brenda Lee and The Letter for The Box Tops.
The Boothill Foot Tappers play at The Leadmill, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
George Jones and Randy Travis release a duet single, A Few Ole Country Boys, in the USA. When it rises to No8 in the Billboard Country Music Singles Chart it will make Jones the first country artist ever to have a Top Ten single in each of the past five decades.
20,000 mourners turn out for Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia’s memorial service at the Polo Field, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, USA.Garth Brooks is named artist of the decade at the 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, in the USA.
Famed session drummer John Guerin dies of pneumonia, aged 64. In a long career he drummed for Thelonious Monk, Linda Ronstadt, Gram Parsons, Joni Mitchell, Todd Rundgren, Roger McGuinn and many more, as well as holding down the drum stool in famed session-player band L.A.Express.
Goldie Hill, one of the first female country music performers and recording artists, dies aged 72, in The Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tennesse, USA, from complications of cancer.
Alison Krauss And Union Station, Dar Williams, David Grisman, Geoff Muldaur, Old School Freight Train, Ollabelle
Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson are among the artists playing at The Passim Folk Music And Cultural Center Living Legends Concert 2005 in Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Pollstar.com announces that North American concert ticket sales dropped by an average of 12% during the first six months of the year. The high price of tickets is considered to be the major factor in the decline.
Western swing star Billy Mata is named Entertainer Of The Year at The Academy Of Western Artists 10th Annual Will Rogers Awards ceremony in The Eisemann Center, Richardson, Texas, USA.
Six weeks after breaking his wrist in a cross-country motorbike race, Craig Morgan breaks his right leg in another cross-country motorbike race in Vanleer, Tennessee, USA. He finishes the race, but will have to perform from a wheelchair or on crutches for at least six weeks. 
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran go trailwalking in Franklin Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Taylor's bodyguard in tow.
Hunter Hayes debuts a new song, All For You, on Good Morning America on ABC-tv in New York City, USA.It is reported that according to a study by Cloud Cover Music, classic rock is the best music to listen to when you need to get the job done, followed by alternative and pop. Hip-hop, heavy metal, electronic dance music, and country are found to be the most distracting.1931 |
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