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A new Casino, constructed by local builder John H. Hasbrouck and his men, opens in New Paltz, New York State, USA. People attending the opening night enjoy music provided by a band which includes a piano and several other instruments.
Pioneering country-blues guitarist Sylvester Weaver records I'm Busy And You Can't Come In for Okeh Records in New York City, USA.
Billie Holiday records I’ll Never Be The Same, Easy Living, Fooling Myself and I Found A New Baby, for Brunswick Records in New York City.
The musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin, is presented during a run of 1,147 performances at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Bandleader Benny Strong is playing during a three-week stay at Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado, USA.
The Ames Brothers are playing during a week-long engegement at The Latin Casino, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.Dean Martin plays during a nine-day engagement at The Twin Coaches Club on Route 51 in Rostraver Township, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
A new thirty minute BBC Radio series called Skiffle Session broadcasts its first show in the UK with a weekly budget of
A new one-hour-long BBC radio show, Saturday Skiffle Club, is broadcast for the first time in the UK.
Petula Clark appears as a panellist on the popular BBC tv record rating show Juke Box Jury, in the UK.
A new radio station, WBIC, begins broadcasting in the New York area, with a middle of the road music policy.
The Everly Brothers record Muskrat at RCA Victor Studios, Nashville,Tennessee, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.
Two new Beach Boys songs, Surfin' Safari and Judy, are copyrighted by Guild Music in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bobby Darin plays the tenth of twelve nights at The Three Rivers Inn, Syracuse, New York State, USA.
John Lee Hooker begins his first British tour at The Flamingo Club, London, UK, with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers as his backing band. By the time the tour reaches Manchester, Mayall's band has been replaced by The Groundhogs.
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The Yardbirds pre-record a session for the BBC radio show Saturday Club, at Maida Vale studios, London, England, UK.In exchange for leniency on a marijuana bust, Steve Boone and Zal Yanovsky of the Lovin' Spoonful are asked by a police undercover agent to assist him in catching a dealer. They agree.
The Beatles album, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, is released in France, Europe, on Parlophone Records.The Arthur Lyman Quartet is playing during a run of dates at Hop Louie's Latitude 20 Club, Torrance, California, USA. Vibraphonist Lyman is considered a pioneer of the exotica style of music, which blended Hawaiian styles with jazz and pop.
Discovering that the promoter of their previous night's gig has gone bust and left their hotel bill unpaid, The Jimi Hendrix Experience check out quickly and fly from Zurich, Switzerland, to London, England, UK, Europe.Donovan, The Tremeloes and Duane Eddy appear on UK tv show Dee Time, hosted by radio deejay Simon Dee.
Touring in support of their fifth LP Deceptive Bends, 10cc play the first of two nights at The Civic Hall, Newcastle, England, UK.
On their End Of The Road tour Status Quo play at Deeside Liesure Centre, Chester, England, UK, Europe.
The album Us by Peter Gabriel, recorded at his Real World Studios complex in Box, is awarded a Platinum Disc in the UK by the BPI.
Little Richard is inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame at their twenty-fifth annual awards ceremony in New York City, USA.
Kenny Rogers marries his fifth wife, his assistant Wanda Miller, at his home in Athens, Georgia, USA.
Josh Turner is awarded the first two gold singles of his career by the R.I.A.A. in the USA, for Long Black Train and Your Man.
Elvis Costello releases a new album, Secret, Profane and Sugarcane on Universal Records in the UK.
On his Twisted Road tour, Neil Young plays the first of two nights at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, supported by Bert Jansch.
Muse play at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK, supported by 
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, USA.
On her Revival tour, Selena Gomez plays at The Barclays Centre, Brooklyn, New York City, USA, supported by DNCE and Bea Miller.1900 |
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