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The Biggest Show Of Stars Of '60, featuring Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Bo Diddley, Hank Ballard, Duane Eddy, The Olympics, Dion, Marv Johnson and The Bobbettes,plays at The Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
The Rolling Stones make their first appearance on British TV pop show Scene At 6.30, which is recorded in Manchester, England, UK, Europe.The Matadors, later to become The Swinging Hangmen play at The Regency Club, Waterfoot, UK.
Popular tv show Hullaballoo in the USA features Chuck Berry, Trini Lopez, The Four Seasons, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Martha And The Vandellas, Herman's Hermits, Vicki Carr, Freddie And The Dreamers and The Travellers Three.
The Hollies appear on the BBC Light Programme radio show This Must Be The Place in the UK.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers record live versions of I'm Your Witchdoctor, Cheating Woman and Nowhere To Run for the BBC Radio show Saturday Club in London, England, UK, Europe. The performances will be broadcast five days later.
TV show Hullaballoo in the USA features performances by The Lovin' Spoonful, Lesley Gore and Herman's Hermits.
The Hollies are playing during four days at Rekjavik University Theatre, Rekjavik, Iceland, Europe.
Herman's Hermits, supported by The Animals, play in Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
The Speakeasy Club opens in the basement of 4 Margaret Street, London, W1, England, UK. It will become a favourite haunt of The Beatles, Bee Gees, The Who and others.
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.Cream play the last of twelve nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, supporting The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the Electric Flag.
Beat Generation icon Neal Cassady, an associate of The Grateful Dead, is found in a coma on the railroad tracks between San Miguel de Allende and Celaya in Mexico. He dies later in the day. The previous day, having consumed some seconals and alcohol, he had set out to walk along the railroad in driving rain. His life and death will inspire several songs including Jack And Neal (1977) by Tom Waits, Styrofoam Plates (2001) by Death Cab For Cutie, Neal Cassady Drops Dead (2014) by Morrissey, Neal Cassady (1989) by The Washington Squares.
The New Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Neil Ardley, spends the first of two days recording tracks for the Verve Records album Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Crosby, Stills And Nash release their eponymous first album on Atlantic Records in the USA. It will peak at No6 in the Billboard Pop Album charts and will help to define a new West Coast folk/country sound.
Popular singer Tommy Edwards dies at home in Richmond, Virginia, USA, of a brain aneurism. His biggest hit was It's All In The Game.
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The Blow Monkeys play at The University, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
On their Soul Together tour, The Untouchables play at Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, supported by Makin' Time.Fats Domino, Little Anthony, Leslie Gore, The Drifters and Frankie Ford play the third of six nights at The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The LP Diamonds And Pearls, by Prince with the New Power Generation, debuts at No2 in the UK albums chart, but will held off the top spot by the Simply Red album Stars.
When Morrissey plays at Les Eurockeennes Festival, in Belfort, France, Europe, he drapes himself in a Union Jack flag and uses enlarged photographs of skinheads as a stage backdrop. When he repeats this stunt later in the UK, he will be pilloried by the NME (New Musical Express) as a fascist and a racist.The second day of the first-ever Tennants T In The Park festival is held in Hamilton, Glasgow, Scotland. Act appearing include Primal Scream, Del Amitri, Crowded House, The Saw Doctors, Teenage Fanclub, Grant Lee Buffalo, Aimee Mann, D:Ream, BMX Bandits and Oasis.
British prime minister Tony Blair hosts a private party at No10 Downing Street, London, England, UK, Europe, to celebrate the success of the UK music industry, with guests including Oasis and Pet Shop Boys.
Robbie Williams turns on this year's six mile long seafront illuminations at Blackpool, UK.
During her 
The Isle of Wight Festival, a four-day event, begins at
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, England, UK, Europe. Artists appearing over the coming days include The Stone Roses, Bon Jovi, Jake Bugg, Ellie Goulding, Bonnie Raitt, Imperial Teen, The Script, Paloma Faith and Bloc Party.
A private funeral remembrance service for bassist and songwriter Jack Bruce is held at Golders Green Crematorium, London, UK. As well as his own acclaimed solo career, Bruce was a member of Cream, Blues Incorporated, the Graham Bond Organization, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann and West, Bruce And Laing.
On his Swing Tour Live, Robbie Williams plays the second of two nights at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
The Beat starring Dave Wakeling play at The Academy 3, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
On their Before The Flood tour, Larkins play at Academy 2, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
1960s music star Wayne Fontana dies of cancer at the age of 74 in Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, England, UK, Europe. He is best-remembered for having been lead vocalist on the 1965 hit single Game Of Love with The Mindbenders.1960 |
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