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A patent application for the invention of a Mandolin Pick Holder, designed to be mounted on the headstock of a mandolin as a convenient means of holding a supply of mandolin picks, is granted as Patent No. 749,616 in the USA. The device was invented by Benjamin F. Knell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Woodward Maurice Ritter is born in Murvaul, Texas, USA. He will find fame as singing cowboy Tex Ritter.
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.The musical revue Morris Gest's Midnight Whirl, with music by George Gershwin, is presented at The Century Grove Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 68 performances.
Percival Mackey's Band records Ukulele Lullaby, Oh How I've Waited For You, Keep Your Skirts Down Mary Ann and Ida - I Do, for Columbia Records in London, UK.
Desmond Bernard O'Connor is born in Stepney, East London, England, UK, Europe. He will find huge success as popular comedian, tv entertainer and singer Des O'Connor. As a singer, he will enjoy a successful career including four Top 10 hits and over 35 albums.Bing Crosby, with Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, record the Harry Warren composition Young And Healthy, in New York City, USA.
Al Bowlly, accompanied by Ray Noble and his Orchestra, records Blue Moon, You And The Night And The Music and other tracks for Victor Records in New York City, USA.
Cynthia Robinson is born in Sacramento, California, USA. She will find fame as a trumpeter and vocalist with internationally-successful San Francisco band Sly And The Family Stone.
Judy Garland is in Hollywood, California, USA, filming a scene for the film Summer Stock, in which the on-screen cast is rehearsing the song All For You.
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 Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.Jazz saxophonist and recording artist Ivo Perelman is born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the twenty-ninth night of a six-week season at the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
I'm
A Woman by Peggy Lee is
the highest new entry in Cash Box Magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering
at No84.
A new British pop movie, What A Crazy World, featuring Joe Brown and the Bruvvers, Freddie And The Dreamers, Susan Maughan and Marty Wilde, opens nationally in the UK.
Another Beatles Christmas Show continues at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK. The show also features Freddie And The Dreamers, The Yardbirds, Sounds Incorporated, The Mike Cotton Sound and Elkie Brooks.
TV pop music show Where The Action Is in the USA features James Darren performing Goodbye, Cruel World and Because You're Mine; The Astronauts performing Down the Line.
Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers play in Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.
John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles leave the UK to holiday with their wives in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
The musical, Love And Let Love, is presented at Sheridan Square Playhouse, off-Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just fourteen performances.
Jean Shepard is playing during a week-long engagement at The Nashville Club, New York City, USA.
Latin jazz guitarist Bola Sete is playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.Big Brother And The Holding Company play at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Blue Cheer and Mint Tattoo.
An episode of Tarzan runs on American tv featuring 
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
Eurythmics release a new single, Here Comes The Rain Again, on RCA Records in the UK. It will peak at No8 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fifth consecutive Top 10 single.
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The Siger Band records its album Dr John spends the second of two days recording Voices In My Head at Abbey Road Studios, London, for his Parlophone Records album Anutha Zone. Gaz Coombes of Supergrass plays guitar.
It is announced that Bob Dylan is to be the recipient of this year's prestigious Polar Music Prize, bestowed by The Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
The official opening of the new Liverpool Arena is celebrated by an exclusive one-off performance of Liverpool The Musical, featuring Ringo Starr, Dave Stewart, The Bunnymen and Ian Broudie plus arrangements of music by The Las, Stravinsky, John Newton and Elgar, played by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
In Los Angeles, California, USA, Justin Timberlake finds himself dining in the same restaurant as his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. Timberlake is dining with girlfriend Jessica Biel at the tiny Yatai Asian Tapas Bar when Britney and her mother arrive. According to onlookers, the pair pointedly avoid talking.
Bruce Springsteen is on holiday with his family on the island of St. Barts in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean.As part of the New York Guitar Festival, the Silent Films/Live Guitars event in the Merkin Concert Hall features two groundbreaking guitarists premiering original film scores for silent comedies by Buster Keaton. On this night, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth presents his score for Keaton's 1922 movie Cops, and Kaki King presents a score for Keaton's 1920 film The Scarecrow.
On their Tell No Tales - 30 Year Anniversary Tour, 
Ronnie Spector, trail-blazing lead singer of the 1960s all-girl group The Ronettes, dies of cancer aged 78 in the USA.1904 |
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