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The 'musical dream play' Bluebell In Fairyland is presented at The Vaudeville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 300 performances.
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.Joseph Carl Breil, one of the first American composers to compose specific music for motion pictures, dies of heart disease, aged 55, in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is perhaps best-remembered for composing the score to D. W. Griffith's 1915 epic, Birth Of A Nation.
Ray Miller And His
Orchestra record Cradle Of Love, My Angeline and Mississippi
Here I Am, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Brunswick
Records.
The musical comedy Between The Devil, with lyrics by Howard Dietz and music by Arthur Schwartz, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 93 performances. The Henry Busse Orchestra plays the last of three nights at The Palace Theatre, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
The Delta Rhythm Boys record Nobody Knows, You Don't Move Me Anymore, Sentimental Journey, If You See Tears In My Eyes and I Lied [When I Said I Loved You] for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Vocalist, composer, lyricist, and keyboardist Mayumi Itsuwa is born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.Sonny Boy Williamson II, with Otis Spann, Robert Lockwood, Luther Tucker, Willie Dixon and Fred Below record Let Me Explain, I Know What Love Is All About, I Wonder Why, Your Imagination and Don't Lose Your Eye, in Chess studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Country gospel group The Blackwood Brothers Quartet play in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.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.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Del Wood is playing live at Havre, Montana, USA.
Joanie Sommers plays the eighth night of a two week engagement at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, supported by The Detours with Colin and Bruce. [N.B. This is not The Detours who later became The Who]
The Rolling Stones fly to Brisbane, Australia, rather too late for radio and tv appearances scheduled for the previous day.
Jerry Vale is playing at The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their first appearance at The Marquee, London, UK, the Jimi Hendrix Experience breaks the house record. Support band is The Syn.
The Everly Brothers are playing during six nights at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Roy Drusky, with producer Jerry Kennedy, records When The Snow Is On The Roses, Warm And Tender and Shadow Of Her Mind, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.Kaleidoscope play the fourth of five nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jim Morrison of 
Kelley Lovelace is born in Paducah, Kentucky, USA. He will find success as a songwriter, composing several Brad Paisley hits, plus Jason Aldean's Laughed Until We Cried, Randy Houser's Runnin' Outta Moonlight and Carrie Underwood's All-American Girl.
Freddy Mack plays a live gig in Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Third Ear Band play at The Town Hall, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Al Stewart.
Free play at University College, London, England, UK, Europe.
Procol Harum play at Imperial College, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Egg.
James Sheppard, leader of Shep And The Limelites and The Heartbeats, is found robbed and stabbed to death (some reports say shot) in his car on Long Island Expressway.
On the same day that Led Zeppelin plays at the Town Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe, weekly pop newspaper Disc publishes an interview with their bassist John Paul Jones.
Yoko Ono and her son Sean Lennon visit the Strawberry Fields old people's home in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, which had inspired The Beatles' song Strawberry Fields Forever. She donates £250,000 to the home.
Linda McCartney is fined £75 for recently attempting to smuggle marijuana into the UK.
The Cocteau Twins play at the Chancellor Hall, Chelmsford, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Wolfgang Press.Jack Your Body by Steve 'Silk' Hurley becomes the first house music record to top the UK singles chart.
Silhouette by Kenny G is certified as a triple platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
In their ongoing $75m court battle arising out of their disagreements on a recent tour, rapper Savage and Soulja Boy Tell'em reach No1 in the Singles Chart in New Zealand, Ocania, with Swing.
The Decemberists play the first of three nights at The Beacon Theatre, New York City, USA, supported by Wye Oak.
it is announced that indie publisher Spirit Music, based in New York City, USA, has acquired Pete Townshend's interest in his song catalogue, which includes many of The Who's hits and his solo work.
Singer-songwriter and pianist Nate Currin plays at The Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, California, USA.
VAMPS play 
Speaking at a press conference in New York City, USA, Sir Elton John announces that he plans to retire from touring, after his next tour (Farewell Yellow Brick Road), in order to spend more time with his children, Zachary and Eiljah, and with his husband David Furnish.1901 |
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