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Popular vocalist Frank Crumit undertakes his final recording session for Columbia Records in New York City, USA. He will shortly begin recording for Victor Records.
Jazz saxophone virtuoso John Haley 'Zoot' Sims is born in Inglewood, California, USA.
Mrs Jack Hylton And Her Band, with vocalist Jimmy Miller, record You Are My Lucky Star and I'm Singing A Song Of Love, in London, UK, for Crown Records.
Chick Webb And His Orchestra record Fever Blues and Vote For Mister Rhythm [both with Ella Fitzgerald on vocals] and other tracks for Decca Records in the USA.
Russ Morgan and his eighteen-piece orchestra play at The Field Day Dance in The Imperial Ballroom in The Statler Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, featuring Frank Sinatra, play on the opening night of the The Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California, USA.
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.
Xavier Cugat plays during an eight-week run, in The Terrace Room of The Statler Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.Singing cowboy Gene Autry records Sleigh Bells and I Wish My Mom Would Marry Santa Claus, for Columbia Records in Hollywood, California, USA.
Pat Boone enters the UK Top 40 singles chart with his cover version of The El Dorados' At My Front Door. Boone's disc will peak at No7, while the original stalls at No17.
Blue Star [The Medic Theme] by The Ron Goodwin Orchestra enter the Popular Singles Chart in the UK at No20 but will rise no higher.
R'n'b pianist Bill Doggett records Big Boy and Honky Tonk 1 for King Records in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Popular Irish singer Ruby Murray sings True Love on the BBC tv show Off The Record in the UK.
B.B. King, Ben E. King, The Coasters and The Hollywood Flames play at the Armory, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Connie Francis is playing during a two week engagement at The Latin Casino, Merchantsville, New Jersey, USA.
The musical Kitty Wells, Johnnie And Jack, Marvin Rainwater, Jimmy Newman, Bill Phillips and The Tennessee Mountain Boys play a show in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays the first night in a week of shows at The Peppermint Lounge West, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, Julie Grant, The Flintstones and The Rolling Stones play at The Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his next film, Kissin' Cousins, at Big Bear, near San Bernardino, California, USA.
The Fugs play at The Orb Theater, 1470 Washington Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Newbeats record Oh Pretty Woman, It's Really Goodbye and Oh, Girls Girls for Hickory Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.The Fugs play at The Orb Theater, 1470 Washington Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Magnificent Men play during a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA. This marks the first appearance of an all-white group at The Apollo.Rat Subterranean News magazine in America publishes a major Paul McCartney Is Dead story, revealing many items of 'evidence' proving that The Beatles' bass player has passed on the the great gig in the sky.
Mark Chapman, an obsessively deranged fan of The Beatles, pays his first visit to the Dakota building in New York City, USA, where he begins to stake out his intended murder victim, John Lennon.
Mariah Carey's seven track mini-album, MTV Unplugged, becomes the first MiniDisc title to be manufactured for commercial release in the USA. (N.B. The actually release date will not be until December 7).Holler/Let Love Lead The Way by The Spice Girls reaches No1 in the UK singles chart. This is their ninth UK No1 single.
Incubus play at The Alumni Arena, University of Buffalo, Amherst, New York State, USA.
R.Kelly walks off stage at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, claiming that he has seen two people in the audience waving guns at him. Kelly's action brings a dramatic end to his co-starring Best Of Both Worlds tour with rapper Jay-Z.I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys enters the UK Singles Chart where it will peak at No1.
Wirral-based band The Coral play the second of two nights at Liverpool University, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Annie Lennox receives the 'GQ Charity Woman Of The Year Award' at the GQ Men Of The Year 2010 Awards in Berlin, Germany, Europe. During the event she performs Universal Child and No More 'I Love Yous' alone on the piano, wearing a black "HIV POSITIVE" T-Shirt.Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [OMD] begin a UK tour at The Brighton Dome, Brighton.
On their Watch The Throne tour, Jay-Z and Kanye West play the second of two nights at Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Widespread Panic play the second of two nights at The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their Come Around Sundown tour, Kings Of Leon play at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.
It is reported that Louis C.K., Rita Ora, the xx and Ghostface Killah are among many artists who have canceled or rescheduled live appearances as Hurricane Sandy arrives on the East Coast of the USA. Riding out the storm in a Brooklyn hotel, singer-songwriter Aimee Mann is inspired to re-write the Barry Manilow hit Mandy as Sandy. Three days later, when she plays a show in Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York State, USA, she debuts the song live, lifting the spirits of the crowd.
On his Genesis Revisited II tour, their former guitarist Steve Hackett plays at The Guildhall, Southampton, UK.
On their On The Road Again tour, One Direction play the first of three nights at Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England, UK, supported by Jamie Lawson and Augustana.
On his Purpose World Tour, Justin Bieber plays the second of three nights at SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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