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Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Orchestra record Then Came The Dawn, I'm A One-Man-Girl, I'm Crazy Over You and On The Amazon, in London, UK, for Columbia Records.
Jack Parnell And His Music Makers record Dragnet and Fuller Bounce for Parlophone Records in London, UK.
Helen Shapiro, a 14 year old UK pop singer, makes her debut on BBC radio's Easy Beat, in London, England, UK, Europe.Marlene Dietrich plays the second of two nights at The Arie Crown Theatre, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Her musical director on these dates is Burt Bacharach.
The first day of 3rd National Jazz Festival in the grounds of The Athletic Association, Richmond, London, England, UK, Europe, features the Tubby Hayes Quintet, The Joe Harriott Quintet, The Ronnie Ross Quartet with Bill Sage, John Williams Big Band, Chris Barber's Jazz band, Ottilie Patterson, The Alex Welch Band, The Humphrey Lyttelton Band, The Dill Jones Trio, Rustix, The Graham Bond Quartet, The Georgie Fame Group, Ginger Johnson's African Drums and The Mastersounds.The Beatles record another appearance on UK tv show Lucky Stars (Summer Spin) at Alpha TV Studios, Birmingham, then go on to perform two shows at The Princess Theatre, Torquay, Devon, England, UK, Europe.
Adam Faith And The Roulettes play at The Winter Gardens, Margate, UK. Tickets cost
The Rolling Stones play at The Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, UK. During the day, while driving to visit two injured fans in nearby Liverpool, the band's singer Mick Jagger is pulled over by police and fined
A Cellarful Of Noise, the autobiography of Beatles' manager Brian Epstein (ghost-written by The Beatles' PR-man Derek Taylor) is published by Souvenir Press in the UK.
The Rolling Stones play the last gig of their current American tour at The Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Shangri-Las.
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The Applejacks and Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated appear on UK tv show Gadzooks, It's All Happening.The Supremes, Ray Charles, Martha And The Vandellas, Dionne Warwick, Tom Jones, The Ronettes, Gary Lewis And The Playboys, Cannibal And The Headhunters, The Dave Clark Five and Little Anthony And The Imperials and others appear in the two-hour long tv special It's What's Happening, Baby, hosted by Murray The K in the USA.
The Kinks spend the second of two days recording Sittin' On My Sofa, in Pye Studios, London, UK.
John Hopkins (aka Hoppy), a co-founder of the underground newspaper International Times and The UFO Club, is tried in court in London, UK, on charges of cannabis possession. The judge, describing him as "a pest to society", sentences Hopkins to nine months in prison for keeping premises for the smoking of cannabis and possession of cannabis. He will serve only six months.
Hole In My Shoe by Traffic enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No2 during a fourteen-week run on the chart.
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Glen Campbell is in London, England, UK, Europe, for a week of promotional radio and tv appearances.
San Francisco power trio Blue Cheer release a new album, Outsideinside, in the UK on Phillips Records. They arrive in the UK on the same day to begin a short promotional tour, which they begin with a date at Blaises, London, UK.
The Wild Angels play at The Boy George's brother Kevin O'Dowd, and three others appear at Marylebone Magistrates Court, London, England, UK, Europe, on heroin-dealing charges. All four are remanded in custody until 16 July. Singer Marilyn appears in the same court, charged with heroin possession, and is remanded on bail.
Landscape play at The Zodiac Jazz Club, above The Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
During the Metal For Muthas tour, Iron Maiden, Praying Mantis and Diamond Head, play at The Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK.XTC, The Police, The Beat (English Beat) and Skafish play at The Theatre Antique, Orange, France, Europe.
Buddy Curtess And The Grasshoppers play at The Bull, East Sheen, London, England, UK, Europe.
King Kurt play at The Stars And Stripes, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe.
The Dave Howard Singers play at The Tunnel, Greenwich, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Shock Headed Peters.
Michael Samuel Kiwanuka is born in Muswell Hill, London, England, UK. He will find success as soul-oriented singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka.
On his Nude Tour Prince plays the first of fifteen non-consecutive nights at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK.
Michael Kamen, the composer, conductor and orchestral arranger who worked with many rock acts including Pink Floyd, Metallica, Eric Clapton, Queen, David Bowie, dies aged 55 of a heart attack in London, England, UK, Europe. He had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997. Kamen was also a founding member of the innovative classical crossover band the New York Rock And Roll Ensemble in the late 1960s.
Michael Jackson fans turn out in cities across the world including London, Paris, Rome, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York to hold candlelit vigils in support of their beleaguered idol, currently facing child molestation charges in California, USA.Groove Armada play the first of two nights at the O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK.
During a 17-day tour, hip-hop crew Odd Future play at Brixton Academy, London, UK.
Patricia Kaas performs songs made famous by Edith Piaf at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) gives One Direction its newly-created Global Recording Artists Award. The award is based on digital downloads, music streaming and physical CD sales achieved in 2013, and is taken to mean that One Direction is officially the most successful group in the world. The other nine places in the IFPI's Top Ten are Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Pink, Macklemore And Ryan Lewis, Rihanna, Michael Bubl
When Kasabian play at The SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, a photograph of a banner proclaiming "London is full of c***s" is projected on the screen behind the group during the song Clouds. The band later claims that the banner was "a production fault". At the same gig, a gang of thieves steal £10,000 worth of mobile phones belonging to fans of the band.
On his Jeb's Teetotal Pub Crawl tour, Jeb Loy Nichols plays at Heavenly Social Christmas Market, London, England, UK.
The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, the UK's new Minister of State for Digital and Culture, pledges his personal support in building on the outstanding success of the UK’s music industry, at the BPI’s 43rd AGM in London, England. Kamaal Williams plays at The Soundcrash Funk And Soul Weekender, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
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