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The comic opera The Brigands Of Barcelona is presented at Norwood Town Hall, Adelaide, Australia, Oceania, by Torrens Amateur Operatic Society.
The silent movie Clarence, based on a Booth Tarkington stage play about a 'mysterious hero who jazzes the flappers' hearts away with his moanin' saxophone', goes on general release in the USA. The film stars Wallace Reid.
Tampa Red [The Guitar Wizard] and Georgia Tom record Worried Man Blues and Mrs. Baker's Blues, for Vocalion Records at the Merchandise Mart studio in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Gumm Sisters play the sixth of seven nights at The Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. One of the sisters, Frances Gumm, will find stardom after a name change to Judy Garland.
Ray Collins, original vocalist with The Mothers Of Invention, is born in Pomona, California, USA.
The musical comedy Hellzapoppin', starring Olsen and Johnson is performed at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a total run of 1404 performances at three different theatres.
During a three-year-long residency, calypsonian Lord Caresser (aka The Caresser) is playing nightly in the downstairs bar of Rockhead's club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Muggsy Spanier is playing at The Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with The Johnny Allen Trio.
Carmen Cavallaro And His Quartet are playing during two weeks at The Night And Day Club, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, South America, with a wage packet of $4,000 per week.
Singer Jo Stafford gives birth to a baby boy weighing six pounds and nine ounces in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Dolly Cooper, with The Dave McRae Orchestra, records Is It True, Believe In Me, Easy To Remember and There Are Such Things, for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.
Cliff Richard records Fall In Love With You, Don't Be Mad At Me and Willie And The Hand Jive in EMI's Abbey Road studios, London, UK.
Cliff Richard records Fall In Love With You, Don't Be Mad At Me and Willie And The Hand Jive in EMI's Abbey Road studios, London, UK.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
In San Francisco, California, Elvis Presley threatens passengers in his car with a gun, believing they have insulted him. The singer was known to be suffering mood swings, presumed to be caused by work-related stress and abuse of amphetamines.
Vaughn Monroe is playing during a two-week engagement at The Crown Room, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Joe Williams and Harry 'Sweets' Edison are playing at The Sutherland Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Barbara McNair and Dave Astor are playing at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sam Cooke begins a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Mary Wells.
Jackson Browne on guitar) plays at Stanley's in the basement of The Dom, New York City, USA, supported by Tim Buckley.
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Capability Brown, The Sutherland Brothers and others play at the Hard Rock, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
During his third US tour of the year, Bob Dylan plays the tenth of twelve nights at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California.
The film The Jazz Singer, starring Neil Diamond as a young Jewish cantor with a secret life as a jazz singer, goes on general release to cinemas in Italy. The film is a re-make of an Al Jolson movie, originally released in 1927.
Bill Anderson and Roy Acuff release a new single, I Wonder If God Likes Country Music/Ride Off In The Sunset, on MCA Records in the USA.
On his Serious Moonlight tour, David Bowie plays the first of two nights at The RAS Showgrounds, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
During a hearing on charges of assault and malicious damage, in Balmain Local Court, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, Craig Nicholls, vocalist of The Vines, is revealed to be suffering from the neurobiological disorder Asberger’s Syndrome, which causes victims to exhibit autistic-like behaviour and deficiencies in social and communication skills. The charges against Nicholls are dismissed.
Therapy? perform their album Troublegum in full at The HMV Forum, London, England, UK.
American Idol winner Phillip Phillips releases his debut LP, The World From The Side Of The Moon, on Interscope Records in the USA.
Alec Benjamin plays at Muffathall, Munich, Germany, Europe, supported by Boy In Space.
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