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The Giddy Throng is playing at The New York Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 164 performances. The show consists of a a vaudeville program followed by one-act burlesque revue.
Songwriter Allie Wrubel is
born in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. His best known song is
perhaps Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah from the musical film Song of the South.
James F. Harrison and James Reed [aka Frederick Wheeler and Reed Miller] record Somewhere In Dixie and Silver Bay for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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.
The musical revue Frivolities of 1920 is presented at The 44th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 61 performances.Humourist, poet, songwriter and recording artist Ivor Cutler is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Bluegrass group The Hill Billies record their first session for Okeh Records with producer Ralph Peer. Their name will be widely adopted as an alternative title for the whole genre of country music.
The musical revue Artists And Models Of 1927, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 151 performances.Boogie Woogie piano pioneer Clarence 'Pine Top' Smith [aka Pinetop Smith] records Jump Steady Blues, Now I Ain't Got Nothin' At All, Big Boy They Can't Do That and Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out for Brunswick/Vocalion Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Mildred Bailey records Wham [Re-Bop-Boom-Bam] for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Max Miller, The Harmaniacs, blind singer Alfred Thripp and Jay And His Merry Lads, plays the sixth night of a week at The Metropolitan Theatre, Edgeware Road, London, UK.
The Three Peppers play the eleventh night of two weeks of shows at Marty Bohn's Nut Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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.
Cannonball Adderley is playing during a two-week engagement at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Ringo Starr of The Beatles flies from Liverpool, UK, to join the rest of the band in Paris, France, Europe, where they are about to begin a season at L'Olympia theatre. Preceded by a juggling act, they play a warm-up show at Cinema Cyrano for 2000 fans.
Marvin Gaye continues recording of Your Unchanging Love for Tamla Records, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Billy Daniels is playing during six days at The Imperial Room of the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Opposition play at The Co-operative Hall, Enderby, England, UK, Europe. One member of the band, bassist John Deacon, will go on to global fame as a member of Queen.
The Five Rogues play at the Hawk's Nest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The group will find greater success after a name-change to Mandala.
The Alan Price Set play a gig in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK, Europe.
The Spir it Of John Morgan play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Armada.
Culture Club enter the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, which will peak at No2.
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Ultravox play at St David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.Sheena Easton marries her American agent, Rob Light, in an interfaith ceremony at The Biltmore Hotel, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page pays his ex-wife Patricia Ecker $6 million in a divorce settlement.
On her Most Wanted Tour, Hilary Duff plays at The Corel Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Eric Prydz reaches No1 in the French Popular Singles Chart with Call On Me. The song is a dance music track heavily based on a sample of Steve Winwood's 1982 song Valerie.
Lionel Richie serenades British supermodel Kate Moss with several of his best-known hits, when she celebrates her 35th birthday with a private party at The Dorchester Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dappy, singer of N-Dubz makes a public apology to a woman for sending her threatening text messages. The woman, Chloe Moody, had contacted BBC Radio 1 expressing her dislike for the band and Dappy had subsequently sent her a text stating, "You will die". As a result, N-Dubz were dropped as ambassadors of the anti-bullying charity Beatbullying.An inquest in St Pancras, London, concludes that Liam Maher, frontman of UK 90s band Flowered Up, died of a heroin overdose in October 2009.
While touring in support of her tenth studio album, Let England Shake, PJ Harvey plays at The Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Australia.
Madonna wins the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, with her composition, Masterpiece, from her upcoming film, W.E. David Furnish, partner of Globes runner-up Elton John, took to his Facebook page shortly after to vent his wrath on Maddie, for coming in ahead of Elton's song Hello, Hello from the animated feature Gnomeo And Juliet.
Panic! at the Disco release their fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor. It is their first album entirely written and recorded by Brendon Urie, the last remaining original member of the band. It will also be their first album to debut at No1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.
On their Carol Channing, the actress and singer best known for starring in the Broadway musicals Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello, Dolly!, dies aged 97 of natural causes, at Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
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