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the year 1960
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the first of six nights at The Gaumont, Sheffield, UK. (1960)
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the year 2011
On her Number Ones : Up Close And Personal tour, Janet Jackson plays at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore. (2011)
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G u i t a r
Venus by Dutch band Shocking Blue, reaches No1 in the Billboard US Top 40 Singles chart. The song's guitar riff is widely believed to have been borrowed from Pinball Wizard by The Who. (1969)
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C h i c a g o
Vanilla Fudge play the first of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull. (1969)
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T h e   B l u e s
Screamin' Jay Hawkins records the first version of I Put A Spell On You, for Grand Records in the USA, but it will not be a success. (1956)
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the 1950s
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Michael Jackson
Jury selection in the Michael Jackson child molestation case in California, is delayed for a week because of a death in the family of the pop star's attorney, Thomas Mesereau Jr. (2005)
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Bob Dylan
Cher records her version of Bob Dylan’s song All I Really Want To Do at Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles. (1965)
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J a z z
'Red' McKenzie, a blues-jazz singer noted also for his virtuosity on comb-with-tissue-paper, dies in New York City, USA. A heavy drinker, his death is caused by cirrhosis of the liver. (1948)
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the year 2010
On her Fearless tour, Taylor Swift plays the second of two nights at the Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia. (2010)
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San Francisco
The Grateful Dead play at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA. (1970)
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Liverpool
The Beatles single I Want To Hold Your Hand is released in Argentina on Odeon Pops Records. (1964)
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