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Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a lengthy run.
Influential country fiddler, singer, songwriter and publisher Roy Acuff is born in Maynardsville, Tennessee, USA. Known as 'The King of Country Music', he will found the massive Nashville-based Acuff-Rose Music Publishing house.
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.
Jalousie by Jacob Gade is the first piece of music published by Gade And Warny-Musikforlag of Copenhagen, Denmark, in an arrangement for piano and orchestra. The song will become a standard recorded by hundreds of artists, under the name Jealousy. Dizzy Gillespie, Xavier Gugat and Harry James are among the jazz artists who will cover the song.
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra play the first night of a week of shows at The Lincoln Theatre [aka The Dunbar Theater], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jimmie Grier And His Orchestra record Oregon University Fight Songs, St Mary's College Fight Songs and other university-related material for Decca Records in the USA.
The "Fabulous all-girl revue" Paris In Chicago is playing at Silver Frolics, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The musical Hazel Flagg, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Hilliard, is playing at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 190 performances.
Lloyd Price plays the second night of a week at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA, supported by Mickey And Sylvia.
Louis Jordan plays the second night of a week at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Nat Adderley, with Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, records Chordnation, The Folks Who Live on the Hill and You Leave Me Breathless in New York City, USA, for Riverside Records.
The Biggest Show Of Stars Of '60, featuring Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Sam Cooke, Bo Diddley, Hank Ballard, Duane Eddy, The Olympics, Dion, Marv Johnson and The Bobbettes, plays at The Memorial Auditorium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
It is reported that Little Richard, who quit music in 1959 to become a preacher, has returned to recording with an album of gospel songs, King Of The Gospel Singers, arranged by Quincy Jones.
The Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson on vibes, record On Green Dolphin Street, Reunion Blues and other tracks for Verve Records, in New York City, USA.
Chubby Checker attempts to get yet another dance craze off the ground with his new single, The Fly, on Parkway Records in the USA.
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Gene McDaniels releases a new single, Tower Of Strength, on Liberty Records in the USA. The song is composed by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard.
The Merseybeats play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Susan Maughan play in The Great Pop Prom, at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Otis Redding releases the single Chained And Bound/Your One And Only Man on Volt Records in the USA.
Quincy Jones records Theme From Golden Boy (strings version), Seaweed and Arizonee Gold for Mercury Records in New York City, USA.
Having broken her arm by tripping over her dog the day before, Judy Garland is hospitalised and cannot complete tonight's engagement at The Greek Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Columbia Records deliver a second version of the new Bob Dylan single, Positively Fourth Street to radio stations in California, USA. 17,000 copies of the first version had accidentally been pressed up with a demo of Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? instead of Positively Fourth Street. Radio stations had been playing the single for several days without realising it was not the right song.
When The Rolling Stones play at the Waldbuhne Halle, Berlin, Germany, Europe, police are called in to quell a fan riot. Thirty fans and six police officers are taken to hospital and fifty rows of seats are damaged.
Dean Martin records I Will, Down Home and Old Yellow Line at United Recording Corporation Studios, 6050 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Wayne Fontana denies rumours that he and his group The Mindbenders are splitting up.
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Manfred Mann play on the BBC tv show Whistle Stop in the UK. The show is hosted by Roger Whittaker.
Johnny Tillotson is undertaking a tour of American Military bases in Germany, Europe.
The Band release their fourth album, Cahoots, on Capitol Records in the USA.
John Lennon, Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band, release the album Some Time In New York City, in the UK. On the same day, Free abandon their current UK tour because guitarist Paul Kossoff has fallen ill.
The second Steely Dan album, Countdown To Ecstasy, enters the Billboard album chart in the USA where it will peak at No35.
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Joy Division appear on BBC-tv show Something Else in the UK, playing Transmission and She's Lost Control. During this show, presenter Tony Wilson describes Joy Division’s music as 'gothic'. This is said to be the first recorded use of the word in relation to rock music.
Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan enters the Billboard albums chart in the USA, where it will peak at No3 during a 13-week run.
Touring in support of his current LP, Vive Le Rock, Adam Ant plays at The Empire, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
King Kurt play at Bowes Lyons House, Stevenage, England, UK, Europe.
UK tabloid newspaper The Sun publishes a picture on its front cover purporting to show Michael Jackson in the £85,000 hyperbaric oxygen-enriched bed which he reportedly believes will help him live to be 150.
On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play during five nights at The Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Jazz drummer Max Roach records Self-Portrait and Drums Unlimited at Rev'O Jazz, Paris, France, Europe. The tracks will be released on the 1992 album To The Max!
Alice In Chains play at The Sheraton La Reina, Los Angeles, California, USA.
It is reported in the UK press that Silvertone Records has placed an injunction on Stone Roses, to prevent the group from recording for another label.
At a match between The Texas Rangers and The Milwaukee Brewers in Arlington, Texas, USA, country singer-songwriter Steve Wariner performs The American National Anthem. The Rangers win the game, 6-2.
The Revivals play at The Brickmakers, Norwich, England, UK.
Lindsey Buckingham releases his fifth solo LP, Gift Of Screws, on Reprise Records in the USA.
Maroon 5 release their third LP, Hands All Over, on Universal International in Japan, Asia.
Blonde Redhead play at La Batie, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe.
K. Michelle releases a new single, Love 'Em All, on Atlantic Records in the UK.
On their Carnivores tour, Linkin Park play at Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The UK premiere of Kinky Boots, the multi award-winning musical, with music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, opens in the West End of London, UK, at The Adelphi Theatre.
The Bonnevilles play at The Castle Hotel, Manchester, England, UK.
Johnny Marr begins the North American leg of his Call The Comet tour with a show at The Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
On their Dominion tour, @Hammerfall play at The Orpheum, Tampa, Florida, USA, with Beast In Black and Edge Of Paradise.
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