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Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.Mickey Thomas, who will one day replace Grace Slick as vocalist in Jefferson Starship, is born in Cairo, Georgia, USA.
Orrin Tucker And His Orchestra play during a month at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
Roy Brown And His Mighty Mighty Men play at The Community Center, Gadsden, Alabama, USA.
The Walt Disney ainimated musical feature Peter Pan is released to cinemas in Austria, Europe. The film includes such Sammy Cahn-composed songs as The Second Star To The Right, You Can Fly and A Pirate's Life.Earl Bostic plays the fifth night of a week at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Popular Irish singing star Ruby Murray flies out of Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England, UK, early in the morning on the first lap of a four-week tour to entertain service personnel in the Middle East, Malta and North Africa.When asked on the Barry Gray radio show in the USA about the relationship between rock'n'roll and juvenile delinquency, Columbia Records A+R chief, Mitch Miller responds, "There isn't a piece of music written or recorded that can do to a child what the home has not already done."
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band play at St. George's Hall, Bradford, England, UK, Europe.
The Booker Ervin Quartet records Stella By Starlight, A Lunar Tune and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Prestige Records.
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Sheb Wooley (aka Ben Colder) records Bubba Hoo Baba Dee, I'll Leave The Singing To The Bluebirds and The Sun Also Rises in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at the opening of a new music club, Mr. McCoy's, in Middlesbrough, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Crawdaddies.
The Buffalo Springfield headline the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA, for the second of two nights, supported by The Daily Flash and the Congress of Wonders.
The Five Americans play the last of four nights at The Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Hour Glass, a band featuring guitarists Duane Allman and Gregg Allman, later of Allman Brothers Band.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence, drug-damaged former member of Moby Grape, begins work in Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on his solo album, Oar.
Fat Mattress, led by Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, begins a promotional tour of the USA.
The Circle, including Chick Corea and Anthony Braxton, play in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
John Kay And Steppenwolf play at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, USA, with The Guess Who.
Brian May of Queen reveals on a UK tv breakfast show that Freddie Mercury knew he had AIDS for five years before his death.
PJ Harvey is the greatest female rock and pop artist of all time, according to a poll of readers published in Q magazine. Harvey beat Madonna into second place and Kate Bush into third. Q Magazine editor Danny Eccleston says, "She (Harvey) makes music of substance and our readers respond to that. Whereas we know everything about Madonna, there is a real mystique about Polly."
Grady Martin, celebrated guitarist in the Nashville, Tennessee, USA, session crew known as The A Team, dies aged 72, at Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg, Tennnnessee, USA. In a long and distinguished career, he had played with Hank Williams, Chet Atkins, Elvis Presley, Merle Travis and Willie Nelson. Martin's guitar is heard prominently on hits including El Paso and Oh, Pretty Woman.Guitarist Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones is arrested by police in Surry, England, UK, Europe, on "suspicion of assault in connection with a domestic incident."
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While out on the town, Chris Brown unexpectedly takes to the stage of the Beacher's Madhouse nightspot at the Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA, to show off his breakdancing moves.Jools Holland And His Rhythm And Blues Orchestra release a new album, The Golden Age Of Song, in the UK on Rhino UK. The album features guest appearances by Jessie J, Tom Jones, Rumer, James Morrison, Paloma Faith, Paul Weller, Joss Stone, Mick Hucknall, Gregory Porter and Ruby Turner.
Stevie Wonder performs his classic album Songs In The Key Of Life in its entirety at Key Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA.To compensate for having missed a performance there the previous night, Mariah Carey does a live set at The Rockefeller Centre in New York City, USA. her performance is widely criticised for being very poor.
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On their Elephants on Acid Tour 2018, Cypress Hill play at Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Triple-Grammy-Winning quintet Pentatonix plays at Anthem, Washington DC, USA.1916 |
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