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The musical extravaganza Chris And The Wonderful Lamp, with music by John Philip Sousa, is playing at The Victoria Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 58 performances.
The 'musical dream play' Bluebell In Fairyland is presented at The Vaudeville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 300 performances.
The Wine, Women And Song Extravaganza is presented at The Dewey Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Cellist Alexander Heindl records Don't Be Cross, Angel's Serenade and Musical Moment for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a lengthy run.
Dan Leno is appearing in the pantomime Mother Goose at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Royal Burlesquers are playing during a week at Kernan's Theater, Washington DC, USA.Rube Wolf 'Czar Of Rhythm' And His Greater Band, plus The Loew's State Augemented Orchestra, play at Loew's State Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. The event also inlcudes a showing of the film Ibanez Torrent.
Gene Morgan 'King Of Mirth' And His Orchestra play at the West Coast Boulevard Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA, in support to the movie The New Commandment, with Herbert Kern at the Wurlitzer organ.
Musical revue The Show Is On, starring Beatrice Lillie and Bert Lahr, plays at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 236 performances.The Prairie Ramblers with Patsy Montana on vocals, record By The Grave Of Nobody's Darling, Someone To Go Home To, The Waltz Of The Hills, I'll Be Hanged (If They're Gonna Hang Me), Shine On Rocky Mountain Moonlight and I Hope You Have Been True for Vocalion Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
During an extensive national tour, singing cowboy Gene Autry plays in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Gene Krupa And His Orchestra the fourth night of a week at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
The musical Bet Your Life is running at The London Hippodrome, London, England, UK, starring Julie Wilson, Brian Reece, Arthur Askey, Sally Ann Howes. Songs in the show include I Love Being in Love, It’s the Female of the Species, Hook Line and Sinker, I Want a Great Big Hunk of Man, All on Account of a Guy.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
Trumpeter Kenny Baker and The Jazz Today Unit record That's The Blues, Dad and Blues In Threes for Polygon Records in London, UK.
The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
Duane Eddy records The Twist, Twistin' N' Twangin' and Country Twist at RCA Victor Studio 2, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. His band includes guitarists Barney Kessel and Bill Pitman, bassist Red Callender, drummer Earl Palmer, pianist Larry Knechtel and saxophonists Jim Horn and Plas Johnson. Production duties are handled by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood.
The Beatles release a new single, Please Please Me / Ask Me Why, on Parlophone Records in Sweden, Europe.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows enter the UK pop singles chart with Summer Holiday, which will peak at No1.
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British soul/r'n'b band Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers record Got My Mojo Workin' at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas release a new single, Little Children, in the UK on Parlophone
Records.
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.
The Magnificent Men are playing a week of shows at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Tom Jones, The 5th Dimension and Buffy Saite-Marie appear on tv show The Kraft Music Hall in the USA.
The soundtrack to The Graduate, featuring music by Simon And Garfunkel, is released in the USA on Columbia Records.
It is reported that guitarist Geoff Nicholson has quit hit-making UK band East Of Eden, and will be replaced by David Jack.
Led Zeppelin release a new single, Rock And Roll / Four Sticks, in the USA, where it will peak at No.47.
The Boys Of The Lough play at The Arts Festival, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
Rap pioneers The Sugarhill Gang begin their first UK tour.
Face Value, the first solo album by Phil Collins of Genesis, enters the UK album chart at No1.
Celebrated US deejay Murray The K (Murray Kaufman) dies of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA, aged 60. He was one of a number of people sometimes called The Fifth Beatle.
When Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) addresses students at Kingston University in London, England, UK, Europe, about his conversion to Islam, he is asked about the controversy in the Muslim world and the fatwa calling for Salman Rushdie's execution. He replies, "He must be killed. The Qur'an makes it clear – if someone defames the prophet, then he must die." He will later state that he was merely quoting from the Qur'an, not advocating that Rushdie should die.
Pete Doherty, troubled former singer with British band The Libertines, is granted reduced bail at Snaresbrook Crown Court, London, England, UK, Europe, in order to enable him to play a concert with his new band Babyshambles.
On their Ahoi tour 
Feminist punk band Pussy
Riot stage a protest gig against
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Christ The Savior
Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, Europe. (2012)
On his 20/20 Experience World Tour, Justin Timberlake plays the second of two nights at Madison Square Garen, New York City, USA.
On their Singing For Strangers tour, folk-pop duo Hudson Taylor play at Mandela Hall, Belfast, Northern ireland, UK.
On their This House Is Not For Sale Tour, Bon Jovi play at The Chesapeake Energy Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
On their 25th Anniversary Of Images And Words tour, Dream Theater play the second of two nights at Olavshallen, Trondheim, Norway, Europe.
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