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Al Starita And The Piccadilly Players record I Lift Up My Finger And I Say 'Tweet Tweet', A House On A Hill Top, It Wasn't Meant To Be and Where Do I Want To Be in London, UK, for Columbia Records.
Louis Armstrong records When Ruben Swings The Cuban for Decca Records in the USA.
Sylvain Mizrahi is born in Cairo, Egypt, Africa. He will find success, after moving to New York City, USA, as Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist of The New York Dolls.
J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher In The Rye is first published by Little, Brown And Company in the USA. In 2008, Guns N'Roses will release a song called Catcher In The Rye, in which the song's writer Axl Rose, seems to be questioning why angst-ridden youths, such as Mark Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon, appear to be motivated by Catcher's anti-hero Holden Caulfield. Other songs which clearly relate to the book include If You Really Want To Hear About It by The Ataris, We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel, Who Wrote Holden Caulfield? by Green Day and Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie by Belle And Sebastian.
Blues harmonica star Jimmy Reed, releases a new single, Close Together in the USA on Vee-Jay Records.
The Velvet Underground play at The Aardvark Cinematheque, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The gig includes an album release party for their second LP, White Light/White Heat.
A new five-piece line-up of Blondie, now including Jimmy Destri on keyboards, debuts on the first of two nights at CBGB's, New York City, USA, supported by The Miamis.The Sex Pistols begin recording demos with the live sound-man Dave Goodman in their 6 Denmark Street, London, UK, rehearsal room. On the same day, their gig at the Rock Garden, London, is cancelled at short notice by club management.
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The Sex Pistols throw a media party, sailing up the River Thames aboard the boat Queen Elizabeth, sailing at 6.15pm from Charing Cross Pier, London, England, UK, Europe, and returning at 11.45. The Police play at The Red Cow, Hammersmith Road, London, UK, with an admission price of 60p.
When David Johansen appears at The Fast Lane, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA, he is joined on stage for two songs by Bruce Springsteen.
Silvertone, Impatient Youth and 07080 play at Mabuhay Gardens [aka The Fab Mab], San Francisco, California, USA.
The thirteen-day long 1983 WOMAD Festival begins at The ICA, London, England, UK, Europe. Artists appearing over the course of the whole event include The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, The Durutti Column, Peter Hammill, Misty In Roots, Dick Gaughan, 23 Skidoo, Kanda Bongo Man, Test Dept., Rip Rig and Panic, Frank Chickens, Gaspar Lawal, The Marine Girls, Jah Wobble And The Invaders Of The Heart, Shikisha, The Malopoets, David Cunningham And Peter Gordon, Orchestra Jazira, Ritwik Sanyal, Ekome Dance Company, Dr Masateru Ando, Lakshmi Jayan, Dartington Gamelan Orchestra, Scream and Dance, Yoshi Kazu Iwamoto, Aboriginal Artists, Budha Dhitya Makharjee, Boroughloch, Amadu Jobareth, Sadi Al Hadithi and Remo Schka.
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Billy Bragg plays at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Wales, UK, Europe, with The Three Johns.
Billy Bragg plays at St. George's Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
Sting plays at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, Europe, where he also announces plans to make a feature film about his new band.
English Dogs play at Adam And Eve's, Corn Exchange, Leeds, England, UK, Europe, supported by D.O.S.
999 play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Patrick.
The single Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No21 during an eight week run. Largely the brainchild of Little Steven Van Zandt, the artists involved include U2, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Cliff, Lou Reed, Joey Ramone, Simple Minds, Keith Richards and Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock and Gil Scott-Heron.
Deborah Harry (aka Blondie) plays at Avoniel Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
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The Futureheads play at The Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Vans Warped Tour, plays at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Kansas City, Kansas, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail.
The start of the first day of the annual Glastonbury Festival at Pilton, Somerset, England, UK is disrupted by the worst thunderstorms in the history of the event. Live sets on the Pyramid Stage are delayed when the stage is hit by lightning, and the festival site is turned into a quagmire, parts of which are navigable by canoe. Artists appearing include White Stripes, Killers, Royksopp, Doves, Elvis Costello, The Undertones and Fat Boy Slim.
On their American Idiot tour, Green Day play at General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Billy Bragg and his band open for four weeks at the Wellcome Collection, London, England, UK, in Pressure Drop, a 'part play, part gig, part installation' written by author and director Mick Gordon. The production also features original music and songs by Billy Bragg.
Two more members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot are arrested for having recently staged a protest gig against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow, Russia. If found guilty, they and their co-members could face up to seven years in prison.Everclear play at The Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Brandi Carlile plays the first of two nights at The Beacon Theatre, New York City, USA.
Pujol, Needle Points, Ruby Buff and The No-No's play at The Golden Tea House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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