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Blues and jazz singer Lucille Bogan, who will record for Okeh Records, is born in Amory, Mississippi, USA.
The musical extravaganza Whoop-dee-doo is presented at Weber and Fields' Broadway Music Hall, New York City, USA, during a run of 165 performances.
The musical comedy The Bohemian Girl is presented at The Park Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a six-month run. The show is produced by The Society of American Singers.
Cuban tenor Alcides Briceno and Colombian baritone Jorge Anez, record Morena Maa, considered by genre scholars to be the first bolero ever written by a Mexican, Armando Villareal Lozano.
HMV launches its first record-changing gramophone, The Automatic Change Gramophone, in the UK with a price tag of £125.
Kelso Morris And His Rhythmic Collegians play in The Cooper Club, Henderson, Texas, USA.
The Clovers, The James Moody Combo and pianist Eddie Heywood's Band are playing during a week at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.Johnnie Ray, billed as 'The Sensational American Singing Star', is appearing at The Palladium, London, UK.
Keith Kelly, a rock'n'roll hopeful discovered at the 2 I's coffee bar in London, UK, releases his debut single, Tease Me.
The first Doc Marten boots go on sale in the UK. They will become, in due course, a badge of the skinhead movement.
The Searchers play a lunchtime session at The Cavern, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest
movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
RCA Victor closes its 'Music Center Of The World' West Coast recording complex at 1510 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The RCA studio will re-open on April 21 at 6363 Sunset Boulevard.
Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, Bobby Vee, Tony Jackson And The Vibrations, Heinz and The Zombies play at The Gaumont, Worcester, UK. 
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The Turtles are playing during a five-night engagement at The Hullabaloo Club, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Dick Dale and The Palace Guard.
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Jack Cassidy is playing during two weeks at The Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA.
The First Edition (led by Kenny Rogers) play during a week of shows at Soul City, Dallas, Texas, USA.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.Taste, led by guitarist Rory Gallagher, release their eponymous debut LP on Polydor Records in the UK.
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Leif Garrett takes part in the annual March Of Dimes Walk-a-Thon in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The event, attended by 30,000 walkers, sets a new record, raising $200,000.
The blues musical Blues In The Night, is presented at Playhouse 46, New York City, USA, during a run of 51 performances. The musical is set in a run-down Chicago hotel.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.
Paul Young plays the first of two nights at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.The Hit Parade release a new single, The Sun Shines In Gerrard's Cross, on JSH Records in the UK.
Nirvana play 
Shakin' Stevens plays at The Liesure Centre, Stevenage, England, UK.George Patrick McJimsey dies unexpectedly of a heart attack in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Nicknamed 'Bear' because of his size and bushy beard, he toured as a singer and guitarist with acts including Canned Heat, Leon Russell, Freddy King and Spyro Gyra.
Spoon play 
On their Final Frontier World Tour, Iron Maiden play in the Parque de Exposicoes, Belem, Brazil, South America.
The Universal Music Group announces that Def Jam, Island and Motown Records, formerly all part of one group, will in future function as standalone labels.
Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of John Lennon of The Beatles, dies of cancer aged 75 in Calvia, Majorca, Spain, Europe.
Ellie Goulding begins a North American tour with a show at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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