7th December

The "scintillating musical comedy" Sally In Our Alley is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 100 performances.

Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 205 performances.

Billed as "100% all talking", the film extravaganza musical comedy Glorifying the American Girl is released to cinemas in the USA. With songs by Irving Berlin, Walter Donaldson and Rudolf Friml, it stars Mary Eaton and includes cameo appearances by Rudy Vallee, Helen Morgan, Eddie Cantor, Texas Guinan and Irving Berlin.

Benny Goodman And His Orchestra record I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm and Hallelujah, in New York City, USA.

The musical comedy, Call Me Madam, with music by Irving Berlin and starring Ethel Merman, is playing at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 644 performances.

The Kingston Trio record Home From the Hill, Bimini and The World's Last Authentic Playboys, for Capitol Records.

Future chart-toppers The Tokens skip school in New York City, USA, in order to practice singing their version of A Teenager In Love by Dion.

The Coasters record Red Ridin' Hood at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Lee Hazlewood as producer.

Ray Peterson plays the seventh night of a six week run at The Dunes, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Paul Anka plays during ten nights at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia.

Suze Rotolo, the girlfriend of Bob Dylan, writes a letter to her friend Susan Green stating "i don’t want to get sucked under by bob dylan and his fame. it really changes a person completely when they become well known by all and sundry. they develop this uncontrollable egomania. I can see it happening to bobby. and I’ve tried to tell him in so many ways, but it’s useless, it really is. he’s beginning to love me only in relation to himself, if that makes sense."

Adam Faith and Gene Vincent play at The Granada, Harrow, London, UK.

Judy Garland and Robert Goulet are the guests on the tv show The Jack Paar Program in the USA.

King Curtis is playing during a two-week season at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.

Joe Carson And His Western Swing Band play in Bandera, Texas, USA.

Marlene Dietrich is playing at The Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of three weeks.

Barbara And Brenda record Special Kind Of Love and You Don't Love Me Anymore for Heidi Records in the USA.

Paul Anka is playing during a two-week stay at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.

Peter And Gordon play the third night of a week at The Fiesta, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.

The Move release their UK debut single, Night Of Fear. With its chorus hook "Just about to slip your mind, Just about to trip your mind", is can be identified as one of the earliest British psychedelic singles.

Otis Redding completes a two day recording session in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, during which he cuts [Sittin' On] the Dock Of The Bay. The song was written while Otis was staying on a houseboat in Sausalito, California, USA, overlooking San Francisco Bay.

The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.

Blossom Toes plays at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, with DJ Kazoon.

Desmond Dekker And The Aces, The Upsetters, The Pioneers and Max Romeo, play at The ABC Palace Theatre, Kensal Rise, London, UK.

Michael Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites play the last of three nights at Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California, USA.

Joni Mitchell and Roberta Flack turn up for Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour show at the State Prison, Clinton, New Jersey, USA, where inmates include convicted murderer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter.

Joni Mitchell and Roberta Flack turn up for Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour show at the State Prison, Clinton, New Jersey, where inmates include convicted murderer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter.

Joni Mitchell and Roberta Flack turn up for Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour show at the State Prison, Clinton, New Jersey, where inmates include convicted murderer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter.

Weather Report play at the Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Aerosmith and Styx play the first of two sold-out nights at The Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Blind horn-playing genius Rahsaan Roland Kirk dies aged 42 of a stroke, in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

Crime play at Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by The Avengers and The Liars.

Udyan Sagar is born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia. He will find success as electronic music producer Nucleya.

The Top Ten UK Indie Singles on this date are as follows:

1. Tiny Dynamite Cocteau Twins 4AD

2. Sub Culture New Order Factory

3. Can Your Pussy Do the Dog? The Cramps Bigbeat

4. Revolution Chumbawamba Agitprop

5. Echoes In A Sahllow Bay Cocteau Twins 4AD

6. It Will Come The Woodentops Rough Trade

7. Let Them eat Bogshed Bogshed Vinyl Drip

8. Rain The Cult Beggars Banquet

9. Winds Of Change Robert Wyatt Rough Trade

10. The Battle Continues Conflict Mortarhate

Wishbone Ash play at Spectrum Arena, Willington, Crook, County Durham, England, UK, Europe.

The Clive Gregson Band plays at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Rhythm Sheds.

It is reported in Kerrang! magazine that Norwegian black metal band Satyricon has become embroiled in a censorship debate after the video for their song Fuel For Hatred is dropped from rotation by MTV and ZTV. Officially the video has been banned because of potentially harmful strobe effects, but it is felt by some that the video's explicitly sexual and violent content is the real reason.

The Blockheads and A Few Good Men play at The Cheese And Grain Hall, Frome, Somerset, England, UK.

Neil Sedaka plays at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Rammstein play the second of two nights at The MEX Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America, for an audience of 20,469.

tUnE-yArDs play the last of four nights at The Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, USA, supported by Cibo Matto.

Benjamin Clementine plays at St. John At Hackney, London, England, UK, Europe.

On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays the first of two nights at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia, Oceania, supported by Vance Joy.

Richard Ashcroft plays at Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

Metalcore and Christian rock bassist Lucas Starr, who played with the bands Oh Sleeper, Terminal and As Cities Burn, dies aged 34 at home in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, just months after having been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.