Roots

In Old Kentucky is presented at The Boston Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The show features a "Pickaninny Brass Band" and is described as "The Frolic Of The Inimitable Pickanannies In Southern Songs And Plantation Dances".

Fernest Arceneaux is born in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. He will become a versatile accordion player, guitarist and singer leading Fernest And The Thunders on the Blues Unlimited label in the 1970s.

Cesaria Evora is born in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde, Macaronesia. She will win international fame as a singer and recording artist. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes, she will also become known as the "Queen of Morna".

The Bill Bailey Minstrel Show, described as "a blackface opera", opens at Fort Myers, Florida, USA. The show has a company of fifty, including Brother Slim Williams, Danny Evans and Possum Gill.

Adrian Sherwood is born in London, England, UK, Europe. He will find success and acclaim as a record producer and re-mixer with a distinctive style based on applying dub effects and dub mixing techniques to EDM tracks as well as mainstream songs.

John Coltrane, Miriam Makeba, Oscar Brown Jr., and Machito's Band play the sixth night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.

Noel Rota is born in Paris, France, Europe. He will find success as a founding member and vocalist of world music group Les Negresses Vertes.

Terrance Simien is born in Mallet, Louisiana, USA. He will become a successful zydeco musician, vocalist and songwriter.

George Harrison of The Beatles completes recording of the Wonderwall film soundtrack at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.

Rosko records At The Door Of The Temple and A Glance At The Future for Verve-Forecast Records in New York City, USA.

George Harrison of The Beatles is filmed playing sitar with Ravi Shankar in Madras, India, Asia, for the documentary film Raga.

Singer/songwriter David Ackles appears on UK tv show Scene And Heard.

Jose Feliciano earns a Gold disc from the R.I.A.A. in the USA for his double live album Alive Alive-o!, which was recorded at The Palladium Theatre in London.

The Boys Of The Lough play at The Rep Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.

Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe.

Ry Cooder plays at Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Brownie Ford, The Zion Travellers, The St. Landry Playboys, Hezekiah And The Houserockers, The Ott Family, The Hayride String Band, Silas Hogan and "Guitar" Kelly, The Young Tuxedo Brass and others play in The Smithsonian Institution's 19th Annual Festival of American Folklife, Washington DC, USA.

Dr. John plays at The Brewery, Kendal, England, UK, Europe.

Eyeless In Gaza play at The Arts Centre, Windsor, England, UK, Europe.

Leon Redbone plays at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, California, USA.

Little Feat play at The Frederic Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Black Uhuru play at The Forum, London, England, UK.

The second day of the Navasota BluesFest (in memory of Mance Lipscombe) is held at Grimes County Fairgrounds, Navasota, Texas, USA.

Faith Petric is among the artists appearing at a Family Concert at the SF Free Folk Festival, San Francisco, California, USA.

Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women play at The Highline Ballroom, New York City, USA.

Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women play at The Ottawa Blues Festival, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The Blasters play at Little Fox, Redwood City, California, USA.

The Blasters play at 19 B roadway, Fairfax, California, USA.

Bill Wyman And The Rhythm Kings play at Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, Holland, Europe.

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo play at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo play at The Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells, England, UK, Europe.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Barbican, London, England, UK, Europe.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Town Hall, Cheltenham, England, UK, Europe.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Sage, Gateshead, England, UK, Europe.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Theatre Royal, Norwich, England, UK, Europe.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, Europe.

A new museum to honour the memory of anti-establishment musician Fela Kuti, known as The King of Afrobeat, is opened in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa.

The Sixth Annual No Music Day takes place in Nigeria, Africa. The event, organised by the Nigerian Music Industry Coalition, is designed to focus attention on the widespread infringement of the rights of composers, song writers, performers, music publishers and other stakeholders in the Nigerian music industry. As part of activities of No Music Day 2014, the coalition requests all broadcast stations and major users of music across the country not to broadcast music between the hours of 9am-10am on the day as a mark of solidarity with the nation’s creative industry which is being devastated by massive copyright infringement.

Jeb Loy Nichols plays at The Garage, London, England, UK, Europe.

The John Butler Trio releases a new single, Home, which is the title track from their upcoming album.

The John Butler Trio plays at Atlantico, Rome, Italy, Europe.

Me And My Friends play at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.

Dustbowl Revival play at The Grey Eagle, Asheville, North Carolina, USA, with Seth Walker.

Dustbowl Revival play at The Columbus Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, with Smooth Hound Smith.