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The musical When Johnny Comes Marching Home is presented at The New York Theatre, on Broadway and 45th Street, New York City, USA, during a run of 71 performances.Black-face comedian Louis Baldwin, of the musical duo Coburn And Baldwin, dies aged 40 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA.
The musical revue Frivolities of 1920 is presented at The 44th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 61 performances.Roger Guerin is born in Saarbrucken, Saarland, Germany. He will find success as a jazz trumpeter and singer, recording under his own name and also playing with Django Reinhardt, Blossom Dearie, Quincy Jones and many others.
Joe And Zeb Gaunt [pseudonym for Arthur Fields and Fred Hall] record Jew's Harp Bill and I'll Think Of You Sweetheart for Okeh Records in New York City, USA. The same tracks will be released by other record labels under names including The Regal Rascals and The Greene Brothers.
Manuel Corona, one of Cuba's most respected and frequently
recorded composers and troubadours, dies of tuberculosis, destitute
and alone in the back room of a bar on the beach at Marianao, Havana, Cuba.
Jazz vocalist Connie Haines records How Come You Do Me Like You Do? and Ol' Man Mose for Coral Records in the USA.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
Honeyboy Edwards records Sweet
Home Chicago, Santa Fe and Drop Down Mama, for Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois.
B.B. King plays at The Cafe Royale, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA, supported by Ike And Tina Turner. Tickets in advance cost $1.50, or $2.00 on the door)Songwriter Preston Foster, aka Red Foster, signs a publisher's contract with New York-based company Dare Music, by which Dare acquires Foster's song I've Got My Mojo Working.
Billie Holiday And Her
Orchestra, with legendary session guitarist Barney Kessel, record They Can't Take That Away From Me, Embraceable You, Let's Call The Whole Thing Off and Gee Baby, Ain't
I Good To You for Verve Records in
Los Angeles, California, USA.
Folksinger Gil Turner becomes the first person to record the Bob Dylan song Don't Think Twice It's Alright, in a session for Broadside magazine in New York City, USA.
Joey Cee, just sixteen years old, starts his weekly Canadian Bandstand '63 dances in the Three Star Club Hall, Toronto, Canada. Headlining the first dance is little known singer Gordon Lightfoot. Cee will go on to become one of Canada's top promoters and Lightfoot will become a major international star.
Cliff Richard is in the Canary Islands, Spain, Europe, continuing with the filming of his next movie, Wonderful Life.
Peter And Gordon's version of Del Shannon's song I Go To Pieces enters the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No9.
The Graham Bond Organisation plays at The Downs, Hassocks, Sussex, England, UK, Europe, with The Five Aces.
Blues harmonica player John Lee Henley records Careless Love, Greenback Dollar, You Are My Sunshine, Slidin' Devil, Old Mule, Old George Burney, Two Step, Foxchase, Devil's Dream and Snake Hippin' in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The tracks will not be immediately released.
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The Spencer Davis Group plays at The Shakespeare Hotel, Powis Street, Woolwich, England, UK, Europe.The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Jazz vocalist Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
The Gary McFarland Orchestra records Whatever-Whenever, Sad Eyes, I Don't Need The Rain To See Rainbows for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
The Savoy Brown Blues Band plays at Klook's Kleek Club, Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jimi Hendrix, manager Chas Chandler and road manager Gerry Stickells travel from Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, to Gothenburg to face charges of criminal behaviour. The rest of the touring party returns to the UK, Europe.
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Sweet Water Canal play at The Marquee Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Lace.
Tony Christie enjoys the first of several hits when Las Vegas, on MCA Records, enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No 21 during a nine-week run.
Pink Floyd are rehearsing in London, UK, in preparation for further recording of the album Dark Side Of The Moon.
The second West End Revival of Godspell is playing at The Fortune Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. This revival stars Davy Jones, formerly of The Monkees, as Jesus.
Aerosmith play at The Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, on their Pump tour.EMF perform a charity show at The Snooker And Bowls Centre, Cinderford Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, to raise money for the blind.
The Lou Reed-composed hit single Perfect Day by Various Artists is awarded a double-platinum disc in the UK by the BPI.
Blues guitarist T.D. Bell dies aged 76 of heart and kidney failure related to prostate cancer, at the Austin Diagnostic Center, Austin, Texas, USA.
Penny Valentine dies of cancer, aged 59. She was one of the UK's first female pop and rock music critics, working for Disc, Sounds, Record Mirror and Melody Maker. She also made several appearances on the tv show Juke Box Jury.
The R.I.A.A. announces that, having now racked up sales of 117.5m units, Elvis Presley is now officially the biggest selling solo artist in American history.It is reported that Jim Jones is to take the role of Vice President
of Urban A&R over at Koch Records in the USA.
Billboard reports that the Court of Appeal in Rome, Italy, has ruled that Prince's 1994 hit "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" borrowed heavily from "Takin' Me to Paradise," written by Bruno Bergonzi and Michele Vicino. A second ruling, however, is required before the decision is made final.
Electro-pop singer Little Boots comes top of the the BBC's Sound of 2009 list, which aims to highlight the best new music talent for the new year.
Rihanna sets a new record when the success of her latest single, What's My Name?, (featuring Drake) makes her the first female solo artist in UK chart history to achieve number one singles in five consecutive years.
Paul Gilbert plays at The House Of Blues, Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Madonna, Sean Penn and Justin Bieber attend the 5th Annual Sean Penn And Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization at Montage Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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