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Mamie Smith, the first black blues singer to record solo, is born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a lengthy run.
Robert Williard Pain of Manhattan, New York City, USA, is granted patent No. US728966A for his invention of a primary pneumatic-valve in the mechanism for playing keyboard musical instruments.
Bukka White records The Panama Limited and New 'Frisco Train for Victor Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Jazz trumpeter Coleman Hawkins records Devotion, during a visit to Hilversum, Holland, Europe.
The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.Ray Charles And His Orchestra record The Ego Song and Someday for Swing Time Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Walt Disney animated film Cinderella, including the songs A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, So This is Love, Sing Sweet Nightingale, The Work Song, and Cinderella, is released to cinemas in Brazil.
Mockingbird Hill by Les Paul And Mary Ford returns to the No1 position in the Cashbox chart of the best-selling records in the USA.
The musical Hazel Flagg, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Hilliard, is playing at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 190 performances.Hot Diggity [Dog Ziggity Boom] by Perry Como enters the UK Popular Singles Chart at No15. It will peak at No4 during a thirteen-week run on the chart.
Skiffle king Lonnie Donegan releases a new single, I Wanna Go Home (aka Sloop John B), in the UK.
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.
Brook Benton is playing during a week of shows at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Allisons continue with their summer season at the North Pier Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Maurice Winnick, who found success as a big band leader and recording artist during the 1930s and 1940s, dies in England, aged 60, after a long illness.Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers play the sixth night of a two-week season at McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
TV show Shindig! in the USA features The Rolling Stones, Jackie DeShannon, Sonny And Cher and Jimmy Rodgers.
John Coltrane records Dear Lord for Impulse Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Harry Belafonte plays the second of five nights at The Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Nana Mouskouri.
The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Christopher Todd Feinstein is born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He will find success as Chris Feinstein, bassist for Ryan Adams And The Cardinals. Feinstein will also work with Albert Hammond, Jr, and will write songs for Santigold's debut album.
The Charlatans, The Salvation Army Banned, and Blue Cheer play the first of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Spanky And Our Gang and Nancy Sinatra are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-tv in New York City, USA.
Atlantic Records in the USA is experiencing its biggest-ever singles sales week, shipping over 1.5m records to distributors. Artists contributing to the boom include the Bee Gees, The Rascals, Archie Bell, Solomon Burke, Cream and Otis Redding.
Long John Baldry plays during a week of cabaret at Tito's, Stockton-On-Tees, England, UK, Europe.
On their Conquest tour, Uriah Heep play at Palasport, Udine, Italy, Europe.
The Damned play at Coventry Polytechnic, Coventry, England, UK, Europe, supported by Lost Loved Ones.
New Kids On The Block enter the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Step By Step, which will peak at No1, giving them their third and last chart-topper.
On their Beneath The Remains tour, 
Michael Jackson and his wife Lisa Marie Presley celebrate their first wedding anniversary by hiring the entire Magic Mountain fun park in Los Angeles, California, USA, for three hours for Lisa's five-year-old daughter Danielle.A stage adaptation of Quadrophenia, the rock musical written by Pete Townshend of The Who, begins a UK tour with four nights at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, plus special guest Muntu Valdo, play at The Hall For Cornwall, Truro, England, UK, Europe.
Brian May and Roger Taylor of 
John Harrison, whose varied career in music embraced spells with MOR dance orchestra The Joe Loss Band and psychedelic space rock pioneers Hawkwind, dies in his sleep at Garden Crest clinic, Los Angeles, California, USA, aged 69, after a long battle with Huntington's disease.
Jim Keays, former lead singer of The Masters Aprentices, is admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, suffering from pneumonia.
On their Rock Or Bust tour, AC/DC play the second of two nights at The Stade De France, Paris, France, Europe, supported by Vintage Trouble.
On her Revival tour, Selena Gomez plays at The Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supported by DNCE and Bea Miller.
On his ÷ Tour, Ed Sheeran plays during four nights at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, supported by Anne-Marie and Jamie Lawson.1883 |
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