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The Brigadiers Burlesque Company is playing duing a week at The Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
The Broadway Gaiety Girls open for a week at The New Lyceum Theatre, Washington DC, USA, along with The Georgia Campers, billed as "The greatest colored act on the stage".
The musical comedy Stop! Look! Listen!, with songs by Irving Berlin, is playing at The Globe Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 105 performances.
The Isaacson and Astorio Banjo Orchestra records Throw Me A Rose and My Castle In The Air for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA. The recordings will not be released.
Sandy Block, jazz bassist and recording artist is born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He will work with Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey and many others.
The Original Dixieland Jazz band plays at Margaret Hawkesworth's Paradise Ballroom, Eighth Avenue, New York City, USA, during a run of shows.
The musical Rose-Marie is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 557 performances.
Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra record Doin' The Voom Voom, Saturday Night Function, High Life and Flaming Youth for Victor Records in New York City, USA.
Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence record dialogue and duets from Tonight at 8.30 in London, UK.
The Peekskill Evening Star newspaper in New York State, USA, runs two unrelated stories on the front page. One is about a man being put to death in the electric chair, while the other is about a wealthy man who had died. By a curious coincidence, both men are named Hamilton Fish. In 2010, the two items will inspire Rachel Mason to create a song cycle, an art installation and a film series entitled The Deaths of Hamilton Fish.
Craig Kemp, organist of the Chicago-based The New Colony Six, is born.
Ossie Hibbert is born in Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean. He will become an acclaimed reggae pianist contributing to countless hit records but also writing, producing, arranging and engineering many more.
Sam Cooke plays the last night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Horace Silver Quintet is playing during a two-week engagement at The Jazz Gallery, New York City, USA.
The Shirelles play the second of six nights at Sciolla's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
B.B. King, The Drifters, Gene McDaniels, Gladys Knight And The Pips and The Impressions begin a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Ben E. King With Claus Ogerman's Orchestra records Down Home and Too Bad for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Connie Francis continues with a month-long engagement at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five reaches No1 in the UK singles chart.
Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Barracudas.
Another Beatles Christmas Show ends its twenty night season at The Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe. The show also featured Freddie And The Dreamers, The Yardbirds, Elkie Brooks, The Mike Cotton Sound and Sounds Incorporated
The Searchers peak at No3 in the Billboard US singles chart with Love Potion No9.
Paul Anka visits the UK for tv and other promotional appearances.
P.J. Proby presents the radio show Be My Guest on BBC Radio 2, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher writes in his diary, "Today is my 33rd birthday. I am never sans Cher. She lives inside my body. Cher is truly a star, from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet. Thank God I have Cher. She's my stabilizer. She's my generator too. She's my reason."
B.B. King plays at Beat Club, Bremen, Germany, Europe.
Gun play at the Alex Disco in The Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the second of four nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Grand Funk Railroad play in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Ramones begin a British tour at The Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Wilson Pickett plays at The Stone, San Francisco, California, USA.
Culture Club begin two days of demo sessions at EMI studios, Manchester House, London, with producer Steve Levine. They work on the songs White Boy and I'm Afraid Of Me.
Bucks Fizz reach No1 on the UK singles chart with The Land Of Make Believe - a candy-coated attack on the government of Margaret Thatcher.
Prince plays a benefit concert at Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USA.
Tahliah Debrett Barnett is born in Gloucestershire, England, UK, Europe. She will find success in 2014 as singer, songwriter and producer FKA Twigs.
Eric Clapton records a live session at Bray Studios, Berkshire for MTV’s Unplugged.
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While touring in support of her tenth studio album, Let England Shake, PJ Harvey plays The Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Australia.
Steel Panther play at The House Of Blues, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Figures released by The Official Charts Company reveal that pop albums outsold rock albums in the UK for the first time in seven years in 2011. Seven of the Top 10 best-selling albums of 2011 were classified as pop albums.
Green Day play at The Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Jessie Ware plays at The Highline Ballroom, New York City, USA.
Delia Darlings play at​ FACT, Liverpool, UK.
Marilyn Manson releases his ninth studio LP, The Pale Emperor, in Germany, Ireland and Italy, Europe.
Run the Jewels play at EXPRESS LIVE!, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
The Interrupters play at The Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.
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