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The musical play A Country Girl, or Town and Country, with music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, is performed at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 729 performances.
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.
Joe Welch, Talkative Miss Norton, Refined vocalists Mr. And Mrs. Waterous, and musical novelty duo Collins And Ma Dell play during a week of shows at The Grand, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Popular singer Bessie Wynn, aka "The Venus With The Velvet Voice", is starring at The Majestic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show also features The Crisps and The Four Jansleys.
Woody Herman And His Orchestra, with vocalist Dillagene, record Rhumboogie (from the movie Argentine Nights) for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Vocalist and keyboardist Billy Preston is born in Houston, Texas, USA. After working with The Beatles, Preston will become one of a handful of men to earn the nickname 'The Fifth Beatle'.
Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play at The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra play during four weeks at The Roosevelt, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The "Fabulous all-girl revue" Paris In Chicago is playing at Silver Frolics, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
I'll See You In My Dreams, a movie musical starring Doris Day and Danny Thomas, is released to cinemas in the USA. The film is a fictionalised biography of song lyric writer Gus Kahn.
Joe Hill Louis, the first artist to be recorded by Sam Phillips of Sun Records, holds his final session at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Package tour The Biggest Show Of Stars for 1957, featuring Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Paul Anka, The Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, The Bobbettes, The Drifters, Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers, LaVern Baker, Jimmy Bowen, Sam 'The Man' Taylor and Clyde McPhatter plays in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Having moved house again to 1314 East Terrace Street, Seattle, Washington, USA, James Marshall Hendrix [later to become Jimi Hendrix], enrols at Garfield High School.
The Soul Stirrers, including Sam Cooke, record I'm A Pilgrim at United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.Dion, Roy Orbison, Ray Peterson, Freddy Cannon and Tony Orlando play the second of two nights in Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Country music singer and songwriter Tex
Owens dies at home in New Baden, Texas, USA. His best-known
composition is probably Cattle Call, and his best-known group The
Original Texas Rangers.
Rick Nelson plays the last
of three days at The World's Fair Of Music And Sound, McCormick
Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Mark Linkous, singer/songwriter, best known for his work under the name Sparklehorse, is born in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Barbra Streisand and Liberace begin a two-week season at the South Shore Room, Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The 'N Betweens play at The Ship And Rainbow, Wolverhampton, England, UK. The group includes, Dave Hill and Don Powell, two future members of Slade.
Rhe Beach Boys fly into Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, where they are due to play two shows (friday and Saturday). On arrival they are presented with the Keys To The City by Commissioner Joe L. Christensen. 
Los Angeles-based pop magazine KRLA Beat reports that Florence Ballard has left The Supremes 'for reasons of ill health' and has been hospitalised at The Ford Medical Centre in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Ballard has been replaced by Cindy Birdsong of Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles.
George Martin's assistant Chris Thomas takes over as producer of The Beatles at Abbey Road studios in London, England, UK, Europe, while Martin is on holiday. The band is engaged in a re-make of Helter Skelter.
Terry Reid plays the first of six nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Spooky Tooth.
Little-known London-based band Ibex play at The Sink Club, Liverpool, UK. The band's singer, Fred Bulsara, will find greater fame as Freddie Mercury of Queen.
Bob Dylan joins John Prine for three songs during his show at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Rickie Lee Jones plays at The Dominion, London, England, UK. Her current boyfriend, Tom Waits is accompanying her on the tour.Norrie Paramor dies of cancer in Barnet, London, UK. Although best-known as a record producer and composer working with Cliff Richard at EMI Records, Paramor had learned his craft by playing piano and doing arrangements for London dance bands, working with Maurice Winnick's Orchestra, Noel Coward, Mantovani, Jack Buchanan and Harrry Gold And His Pieces Of Eight.
Leeds Folk Festival in the UK starts its three day run with acts including Country Joe MacDonald, Georgie Fame, Neil Innes and Paul Brady.
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics are interviewed in their studio in Crouch End, London, England, UK, Europe, by Johnny Black of Just 17 magazine.
When Aztec Camera play live in Madrid, Spain, Europe, the show is broadcast live by Radio Nacional Espana.
On her 
The Osmond Brothers play at Wayne County Fair, Wooster, Ohio, USA.
Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play wins seven Tony awards, including Best Score.
King Kurt play at The Stars And Stripes, Carlisle, England, UK, Europe.
On their Goo Tour,
Guys Do It All The Time by Mindy McCready reaches No1 in The RPM Top Country Tracks Chart in Canada.
Johnny
Cash is discharged from Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, where he has been undergoing
treatment for a serious stomach ailment. On the same day, shots are
fired in the parking lot of the DoubleTree Suites hotel, Jersey
City, New Jersey, while rapper 50 Cent is checking in. The rapper's bodyguard, William Floyd, will later be charged with the offence.
C.W.Stoneking And His Primitive Horn Orchestra play at The Farmhouse, Canterbury, England, UK, Europe.Nick Lowe is interviewed on BBC tv show Breakfast in the UK, to promote his new album, The Old Magic.
The Killers, Blue Rodeo, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Father John Misty, Andrew Phelan, Bahamas, Barney Bentall, Cold War Kids, Crystal Shawanda, Greta Van Fleet, Kelly Derrickson, Mother Mother, The Belle Game, The Boom Booms, Whitehorse, William Prince, Yukon Blonde and daysormay play on the third and final day of the Skookum Festival at Brockton Fields, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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