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Gotuvadyam K S Narayana Iyengar, arguably the greatest virtuoso of the Gotuvadyam (a stringed instrument now referred to by its traditional name, Chitravina) is born near Tirunelveli, in South India, Asia.The musical revue Sweet And Low is presented at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 184 performances.
The movie musical Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is released to cinemas in Sweden, Europe.
When The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra plays a gig in Rockford, Illinois, USA, Dorsey's accompanying vocal group The Pied Pipers, includes a new member, Frank Sinatra.
Sarah Vaughan records That Lucky Old Sun, Tonight I Shall Sleep and While You Are Gone, for CBS Records in New York City.
The musical revue Michael Todd's Peep Show is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 278 performances.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack. 
Danny Kaye is headlining at The Palace Theater, New York City, USA, during a lengthy run of shows.Country gospel group The Blackwood Brothers Quartet play in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
Chicago-born singer Joni James enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA with Little Things Mean A Lot, which will peak at No35, during a run of three weeks.
The Kingston Trio are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
The Karl Denver
Trio enter the UK pop singles chart with their version of the Zulu song Wimoweh [aka The Lion
Sleeps Tonight]. It will peak at No4 during a seventeen week
run.
The Jimmy Reed plays in the Leap Year Dance at The Masonic Hall, Richmond, California, USA, supported by Little Blues Junior Sharper and The Businessmen Night Life Band.
Jazz vibes player Freddie McCoy records Lonely Avenue, When Sunny Gets Blue and other tracks for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.San Francisco band Moby Grape record a demo of the song Looper, for Columbia Records.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Paul McCartney is holding rehearsals and auditions in The Scotch Of St. James Club, London, England, UK, Europe, in order to complete the line-up of his new band, Wings.Country Joe McDonald plays the first of two nights at Mandrake's, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Rolling Thunder Revue, a traveling cavalcade headed by Bob Dylan and featuring an ever-changing cast of his long-time musical comrades, plays at the Houston Astrodrome, Houston, Texas. This is the celebrated Night Of The Hurricane gig to raise funds for Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, and features guest appearances by Stevie Wonder, Isaac Hayes and Ringo Starr.Led Zeppelin announce an upcoming tour of the USA, starting in Fort Worth, Texas, USA in late February.
During a 23-date US tour, performing mostly religious material, Bob Dylan plays the first of two nights at the Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska.
Yoko Ono is in The Dorchester Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe, for a day of media interviews.All 4 Love by Color Me Badd reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
Bob Dylan films a tv commercial, featuring his song Love Sick, for the lingerie company Victoria's Secret in Venice, Italy.
Clarence Bassett, a vocalist with Shep And The Limelites dies aged 68, from complications of emphysema, at his home in Richmond, Virginia. USA.
Apple Computers announce that their iTunes internet music download service, launched just two years earlier, has passed the 250m mark, and is currently selling around 1.25m songs every day worldwide.In an interview with UK tabloid The News Of The World, Robbie Williams declares that, despite previous statements to the contrary, he has no plans to re-join Take That.
On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays the first of two nights at The MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
While the band Kombo Kolombia is playing at a party in a warehouse in the town of Hidalgo, Nueva Leon, Mexico, Central America, ten gunmen burst in and force eighteen musicians and crew members into waiting vehicles. A week later, with the help of one victim who escaped, seventeen bodies will be recovered from a nearby well.
Walk The Moon play the second of two nights at The Mercury Ballroom, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Kelly Clarkson begins a North American tour with a show at The Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, USA.1903 |
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