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The Metropolitan Orchestra records The
Stars And Stripes Forever, Impecunious Davis, Koonville Koonlets, Sweet Little Daisies, A Southern Reverie and other tracks for
Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
The musical Vaudeville revue The Giddy Throng is playing at Te New York Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 164 performances.
The musical revue Hip-Hip-Hooray is playing at The Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 425 performances.According to his birth certificate, jazz drummer Max Roach is born on this date in the Township of Newland Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA. However, Roach's family insists his birth was actually on the 8th.
Bessie Smith records Easy Come, Easy Go Blues, accompanied by Jimmy Jones (piano) and Harry Reser (guitar) for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
The State Street Boys, including Big Bill Broonzy, record Midnight Special , for OKeh Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The song is thought to have been inspired by The Midnight Special train operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, USA, and St. Louis, Missouri. The most popular version of the song is by Lead Belly.
Sixteen-year-old Loretta Webb marries 21-year-old Oliver 'Mooney' Lynn, thus becoming Loretta Lynn, in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA.
Max Miller, The Harmaniacs, blind singer Alfred Thripp and Jay And His Merry Lads, plays the first night of a week at The Metropolitan Theatre, Edgeware Road, London, UK.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs The Old Master Painter, I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts, Them There Eyes, My Heart Stood Still, 'S Wonderful and Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
Hank Williams performs Where the Old Red River Flows and How Can You Refuse Him Now on the fifteen minute long Mother
Acclaimed jazz bassist and prolific recording artist William Parker is born in New York City, 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.
Exotica vocalist Yma Sumac is appearing during a four-week engagement at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sonny Thompson And His Orchestra are playing during a string of dates in Denver, Colorado, USA.
The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.The Kingston Trio and Rosemary Clooney are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Perry Como Show on tv in the USA.
On an extensive nationwide promotional tour in support of his novelty single Baby Sittin' Boogie, Buzz Clifford visits deejays and other music business contacts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.The Kingston Trio are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
The Rolling Stones play at The Marquee Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supporting the Cyril Davies All-Star R'n'B Group. Webb Pierce, Ray Price, George Jones, Carl Smith, Claude King, Stonewall Jackson, Red Sovine, Bill Mack, George Riddle, Billy Deaton and Mac Curtis play in Northside Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. The event is organised by country music radio station KPCN.
Nathan Moore of UK hit-making band Brother Beyond is born in Stamford Hill, London, England, UK.
The Beach Boys are in the studio in Los Angeles, California, USA, recording Do You Wanna Dance and In The Back Of My Mind.
George Harrison of The Beatles is undertaking four days of recording sessions in Bombay, India, Asia, which will result in his soundtrack for the film Wonderwall.
Jimi Hendrix reports to police headquarters, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, as he must do for the next five days.
Badfinger enter the UK singles chart with Come And Get It, which will peak at No4. The song is composed by Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
Kiss play in The Paramount, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Charlie Dore plays a warm-up gig for her imminent UK tour at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cyndi Lauper becomes the first female singer since Bobbie Gentry to be nominated for five Grammy Awards (Best Album, Record, Song, Vocal Performance and New Artist).Wild Man of Rock, Ted Nugent, plays drug dealer Charlie Bassett in tonight's episode of tv series Miami Vice, which is titled Definitely Miami.
On their The Bangles equal the longest run at the top of the Billboard US Top 40 Singles Chart by a girl group, when Walk Like An Egyptian notches up its fourth week at No1. This feat was previously achieved by The Chiffons, The Supremes and The Emotions.
Donald Voorhees dies of pneumonia, aged 85, at Tomlin Memorial Hospital in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, USA. He achieved acclaim as a composer and conductor, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Individual Achievements in Music for his work on the television series, The Bell Telephone Hour.
The Brit Award nominations are announced in London, UK, with Scottish band Franz Ferdinand heading up the list. They have a tally of five possible awards, including Best British Group, Album, Breakthrough Act, Rock Act and Live Act.
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyonce reaches No1 in the Billboard US Hot Dance Airplay Chart.
It is reported that Beyonce and husband Jay-Z have already spent $1m on their four-day-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter. The spend includes a $400,000 solid gold Ginza Tanaka rocking horse, a $10,000 Swarovski-studded high chair by Carla Monchen, a $30,000 Fantasy 'posh tots' coach carriage crib, a $20,000 windmill-style garden playhouse and a mini Bugatti car. The couple have spent a further $240,000 to ensure that the nurseries in each of their three homes are identical so the baby will feel at home when they travel around America.
Claude Nobs, founder of The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, dies aged 76 in Lausanne, Switzerland, Europe. Nobs had suffered an accident while nordic skiing in Switzerland and fell into a coma from which he did not recover. (Nobs is immortalised by a mention in the lyric of the Deep Purple song Smoke On The Water)Justin Timberlake announces that he is returning to music, with a new album titled The 20/20 Experience, and a summer tour with Jay-Z.
The cast of the music-oriented elevision series Empire, attend The InStyle and Warner Bros. 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Katy Perry posts an Instagram message stating that although her hometown of Santa Barbara and Montecito has lately been devastataed by mudslides, her own property and her parents' home are both undamaged.1901 |
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