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Land Of Tomorrow, billed as a "Big Musical Comedy Act" is playing at The Lois Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Nellie V. Nichols, Brown And Spencer, Hooper And Cook, Bruselle Sisters and Stephen Dudley Trio plus Brooks And Bowen are appearing at The Orpheum Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
US Army Private James Marshall Hendrix [Jimi Hendrix] boards the bus to transfer him to the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA.
Ray Charles plays the last night of a week of shows at The Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Nevada, USA.
In the wake of allegations that The Kingsmen's hit single Louie, Louie, includes pornographic lyrics, the FBI reports that it cannot accurately decipher the lyrics of the song.
Don Covay And The Goodtimers record Mercy, Mercy and Can't Stay Away in A1 Sound Studios, New York City, USA. Guitarist on the session is James Marshall Hendrix, who will find fame as Jimi Hendrix.
The Beatles play at The Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA, supported by Jackie De Shannon and The Exciters.
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The Top Ten records played on WKNR Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, for the week ended on this date, are :
- We'll Sing in the Sunshine -Gale Garnett
- Chug a Lug - Roger Miller
- Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay And The Americans
- Haunted House - Gene Simmons
- Baby Love - The Supremes
- Last Kiss - J Frank Wilson
- Have I The Right - The Honeycombs
- Gotta Give Her Love - The Volumes
- Let It Be Me - Everett And Butler
- Death of a Angel - The Kingsmen
Perry Como records Bye Bye Little Girl and Meet Me At The Altar in Webster Hall, New York City, USA, with backing vocals by the Ray Charles Singers.
When The Ronettes play at Union College chapel, Schenectady, New York State, USA, the guitarist in their backing band is a young man who will later find fame as Jimi Hendrix.The Rolling Stones play at The Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA, supported by The Standells, The McCoys, Syndicate Of Sound and The Tradewinds.
Stone Carpenter Gossard is born in Seattle, Washington, USA. He will find international success as Stone Gossard, guitarist with Pearl Jam.
At The Bromel Club, Bromel Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent, England, UK, Jimi Hendrix is interviewed by Richard Green of Record Mirror. In the audience is Bill Wyman, bassist of The Rolling Stones.
The Who headline a gig at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Koobas and Thoughts.
Jimi Hendrix is in Sound Center, 247 West 46th St, New York City, USA, recording 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be), Somewhere, Moon Turn The Tides. Later, Jimi jams with The Hollies at The Scene Club.
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Jimi Hendrix jams at Café Au Go Go, 152 Bleecker St, New York, with Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop, Harvey Brooks, Herbie Rich and Buddy Miles.
At Otto's Grotto in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Jimi Hendrix jams with Good Earth. The audience includes Leonard Nimoy (Mr Spock in Star Trek).
The Jimi Hendrix Experience fly from Malpensa Airport, Milan, Italy, Europe, to Rome for gig at Brancassio Theatre. Later, Jimi jams at The Titan Club.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience is in The Record Plant, New York City, recording with Buddy Miles and Jim McCarty. Some sources allege that Jack Bruce of Cream was also present, but Cream were playing on that same night almost 600km distant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Kingsmen play at The Memorial Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Pink Floyd play the second of two nights at Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Dressed as Hell's Angels and cowboys, the Jimi Hendrix Experience are photographed by Ed Thrasher in Los Angeles, California, USA, for the US cover of their compilation album Smash Hits.
Jimi Hendrix flies from New York City, USA, to London, England, UK, Europe, moves into The Londonderry Hotel, and tries to convince his former girlfriend Kathy Etchingham to leave her husband and return to him.
Ray Charles and Jane Powell are the musical guests on tonight's edition of the This Is Tom Jones Show on tv in the USA.
On their 
Nirvana play at Hoquiam Eagles Lodge, Hoquiam, Washington, USA.Mudhoney, Nirvana and Catbutt play at The Center For Contemporary Arts, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Dinosaur Jr., supported by Nirvana, play at The Cactus Club, San Jose, California, USA.
John Mellencamp suffers a minor heart attack and passes out while singing Small Town during a live appearance on KXRX Radio in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, hospitalised in Rome, Italy, Europe, in a coma after an overdose of alcohol and prescription drugs, wakes up and asks for a milkshake.Pretty Girls Make Graves and Your Enemies Friends play at Joseph's Well, Leeds, England, UK.
The Foo Fighters play a concert for 500 competition-winning fans in the abandoned Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, New Mexico, USA, site of the alleged alien autopsy that followed the crash of an equally alleged UFO.
On their The Resistance tour, Muse play 
Joanna Newsom plays at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA, supported by Robin Pecknold (of Fleet Foxes).
During their Not In This Lieftime tour, Guns N'Roses play the second of two nights at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Alice In Chains. This tour features classic Guns N'Roses line-up members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, playing together for the first time since 1993.
On their 113-date Concrete and Gold tour, Foo Fighters play at The Voodoo Music And Arts Experience, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.Shawn Smith is found dead aged 53 in Seattle, Washington, USA, of a torn aorta and high blood pressure. He had found success with the bands Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed and The Twilight Singers, as well as performing as a solo act.
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