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The Walt Disney ainimated musical feature Peter Pan is released to cinemas in Southern Ireland. The film includes such Sammy Cahn-composed songs as The Second Star To The Right, You Can Fly and A Pirate's Life.The Walt Disney ainimated musical feature Peter Pan is released to cinemas in Norway and Denmark, Europe. The film includes such Sammy Cahn-composed songs as The Second Star To The Right, You Can Fly and A Pirate's Life.
Neil Davidge is born in Bristol, England, UK, Europe. He will find success as a record producer, songwriter and film score composer, working with Massive Attack, David Bowie, Primal Scream and many more.
Young musician Anthony E. Visconti Jr. receives his official cabaret card, enabling him to work in nightclubs in New York City, USA. After moving to the UK in 1967, he will find greater success as record producer Tony Visconti, working with David Bowie, Marc Bolan and others.Bobby 'Boris'
Pickett And the Crypt Kickers perform Monster Mash on
daily tv pop show American
Bandstand, recorded at WFIL tv studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Konrads, a group featuring the young David Bowie on vocals and sax, play live at Hillsiders Youth Club, Biggin Hill, UK, Europe.The Konrads, a group featuring the young David Bowie, play live at Bromley Tech, South Bromley, England, UK, Europe
David Jones, later to be known as David Bowie, spends his last day at Bromley Technical High School, South Bromley, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
The Ran-Dells enter the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Martian Hop, which will peak at No16.
Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The composer of country cowboy classic Ghost Riders In The Sky, actor and songwriter Stan Jones dies aged 49 of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley arranges a private screening of the Peter Sellers film Doctor Strangelove, for himself and friends at The Memphian Theater, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Young American musician Anthony Visconte acquires his first Certificate Of Registration as an alien residing in the UK. He will find success as record producer/arranger Tony Visconti, working with David Bowie, Marc Bolan and many others.Eric Burdon And The Animals, The Move, Denny Laine And The Electric String Band, David Bowie, The Nice and Chicken Shack are heard performing live on the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear, presented by deejays John Peel and Tommy Vance in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatstalkers are recording Everything Is You at CBS Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. The song is composed by David Bowie who is present at the session where he plays rhythm guitar on the track.
David Bowie records four tracks at Piccadilly Studio No1, London, England, UK, Europe, for the BBC radio show Top Gear.
The top two singles in the Billboard magazine Top Five in the USA, are Aquarius by The 5th Dimension and Hair by The Cowsills, both come from the hippy stage musical Hair.
On their The Man And The Journey tour, Pink Floyd play at The University Of Exeter, Exeter, England, UK, Europe.Black magic-oriented band Black Widow play at Bumpers, in Piccadilly, London, UK.
Johnny Cash holds a press conference to announce that he has recorded eight songs specifically to be played for the astronauts on the upcoming Apollo 14 space mission.
When space-rock band Gong play at the Town Hall, Cheltenham, England, UK, Europe, founder-member Daevid Allen quits the group claiming that an invisible force field has prevented him from going on stage.
David Bowie's Station To Station tour plays in the Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, Indiana, USA.David Bowie's Station To Station tour plays the first of two nights in The Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Adam And The Ants play at The Electric Ballroom, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Martian Dance.
On his Serious Moonlight tour, David Bowie plays the first of two nights at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
On his Serious Moonlight tour, David Bowie plays the second of two nights at The RAS Showgrounds, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, supported by The Models.
On his Serious Moonlight tour, David Bowie plays at Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania.
David Bowie's movie of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars begins a run at The Lumiere Cinema, London, England, UK, Europe.Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones attends a performance of the musical On Your Toes with David Bowie, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Pete Townshend of The Who plays the second of two nights for the 'OO Charity at Brixton Academy, London, England, UK, Europe, with Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd in his band.
Touring in support of their fourteenth album, The Chronicle Of The Black Sword, Hawkwind play at The Civic Hall, Guildford, England, UK, Europe.Touring in support of their fourteenth album, The Chronicle Of The Black Sword, Hawkwind play at The Hippodrome, Bristol, England, UK, Europe, supported by Dumpy's Rusty Nuts.David Bowie is in the audience at Woody’s On The Beach, Miami, Florida, USA, when owner Ron Wood, guitarist with the Rolling Stones, gets up to play live with Jerry Lee Lewis.
Lucasfilm Ltd. files a $300m federal trademark infringement lawsuit against 2 Live Crew leader Luther Campbell, who has been performing under the name Luke Skyywalker. Lucasfilm believes that, despite the two Ys, the name is too similar to their Star Wars character Luke Skywalker.
On his Sound And Vision tour, David Bowie plays at Starlake Amphitheater, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, USA.On his Sound And Vision tour, David Bowie plays at The Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland, Europe, with special guest Kim Wilde.
David Bowie plays the first concert at the newly-opened 11,000 seater Newcastle Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK.The Tribal Gathering 1997 festival, a two day event, begins at Luton Hoo Estate, Luton, England, UK, Europe. Artists appearing over the two days include Daft Punk, Faithless, Kraftwerk, Paul Oakenfold, Orbital, Cornershop, GusGus, Fluke, Two Lone Swordsmen and Audioweb.
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On his Earthling Tour,
BBC-tv in the UK broadcasts an advertisement for itself in the form of a lavish all-star single Perfect Day, featuring Lou Reed, Bono, David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Elton John, Boyzone, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Joan Armatrading, Tom Jones. The song was composed by and originally released by Lou Reed in 1972.
The all-star Children In Need single Perfect Day is released on Chrysalis/BBC Records, featuring Lou Reed, Bono, David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Elton John, Boyzone, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Robert Cray, Joan Armatrading, Tom Jones. The song was composed by and originally released by Lou Reed in 1972.
It is revealed, via an interview in Us magazine, that Lady Gaga plans to become the first professional musician to sing in space, a goal she hopes to achieve in early 2015 during a commercial flight on a Virgin Galactic ship travelling into sub-orbital space.
Former REM singer Michael Stipe, The Flaming Lips, The Pixies, Debbie Harry, Cyndi Lauper, Laurie Anderson, Mountain Goats, Jakob Dylan and Ann Wilson of Heart take part in the first of two David Bowie Tribute concerts at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
The Neil Cowley Trio releases a new LP, Spacebound Apes, on Hide Inside Records in the UK.
On their 3-D Concerts tour, Kraftwerk play the first of three nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.1953 |
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