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The musical comedy A Chinese Honeymoon plays at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 364 performances.
Jimmy Joy's St. Anthony Hotel Orchestra records China Girl, Indian Dawn, Wilrd Jazz, Springtime Is Love Time and Be Yourself
for Okeh
Records in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Isao Tomita is born in Tokyo, Japan, Asia. He will achieve success as a pioneer of electronic music and space music, and as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements.
Red Foley records Smoke On The Water, There's A Blue Star Shining In Heaven Tonight, Hang Your Head In Shame and You Sang My Love Song To Somebody Else in Chicago, Illinois, USA. A patriotic pseudo-religious war-mongering anti-Japanese/German/Italian rabble rouser, Smoke On The Water, will top the charts for thirteen consecutive weeks.
Comedian, entertainer and singer Danny Kaye entertains troops of the 5th RCT, 24th U.S. Infantry Division, during a show Held Near Kumsong, Korea, Asia.
The film-noir crime movie Inside The Walls Of Folsom Prison is released to cinemas in The Philippines, Asia. When Johnny Cash sees the movie, he will be inspired to write the song Folsom Prison Blues, one of his first hit singles.
Ricky Nelson plays the first of two nights at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia.
Popular singer Gerry Dorsey, later to be known as Engelbert Humperdinck, marries former showjumper Pat Healey in St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Paddington, London, England, UK, Europe.
Karel Duba plus five members of his orchestra, including vocalist Bohumil Vaněk, die in a bus crash while on tour, near Ulan-Bator, Mongolia, Asia.
Guitarist, composer and bandleader
At the end of a Japanese tour, The Monkees play the second of two nights at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan, Asia. This is also the last Monkees gig to feature all four original members of the band.
Popular J-pop music star Shoko Aida is born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
Delta blues slide guitarist Johnny Shines plays the last of three nights at Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Asia. The shows are recorded and will be released as the LP Live Recording At Yubin Chokin Hall.
A live concert by Japanese New Age synthesiser wizard Kitaro is transmitted on tv in Japan, Asia, to an audience estimated at 40 million.
Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour plays at the Castle Sports Centre, Osaka, Japan, Asia.
A joint world tour featuring Bob Dylan backed by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, begins its Japanese leg at The Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
David Bowie win the Video Of The Year award for his single, China Girl, at the first MTV Video awards. The song was co-written with Iggy Pop.
The first Minidisc version of Bob Dylan's classic 1966 album Blonde On Blonde is released in Japan, Asia.
Alanis Morissette releases the album Jagged Little Pill, in the UK, Europe, Australia and Japan. After spending twelve non-consecutive weeks at No1 in the USA, it will go on to nocth up 33m sales worldwide.
On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the first of four nights at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan, to an audience of 45,000.
Namie Amuro releases her 28th solo single, Want Me Want Me, on Avex Trax, in Japan, Asia.
Norah Jones releases her fourth studio album, The Fall, in Japan, Asia, on EMI Records.
Corinne Bailey Rae releases her second studio album, The Sea, on EMI in Brazil, South America.
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On her Black Star tour, Avril Lavigne plays at Melon-AX Hall, Seoul, South Korea, Asia.
Jay-Z and Kanye West are paid $6m [$3m each] to perform live in Dubai, at the 16th birthday party of the daughter of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the United Arab Emirates. The birthday girl is also the sister of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, owner of Manchester City Football Club.
During her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga is obliged to cancel tonight's sold-out show at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia, Asia. The cancellation comes in the wake of threats from the Islamic Defenders Front that they would disrupt the show because it amounts to "satanic worship".
David Bowie releases his 24th album, The Next Day, on ISO Records in the UK.
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Pixies play at The Eden Project, Cornwall, UK, supported by Japanese all-girl band Tricot.
Air Dubai, Enter Shikari, Less Than Jake, Antiserum, Bad Rabbits, Bayside, Bowling For Soup, Cute Is What We Aim For, A Lot Like Birds, A Skylit Drive and others play in The Vans Warped Tour at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
On her ArtRave : The Artpop Ball tour, Lady Gaga plays the first of two nights at Chiba Marine Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
The International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announces that it is moving ahead with plans to establish a global new release street date that would see all new releases coming out on a Friday. (Once established, it will become known as New Music Friday).
On their Scandal In Europe tour, U-Kiss play at Izvestiya Hall, Moscow, Russia, Europe.
On his 214-date 24k Magic World Tour, Bruno Mars plays at Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Asia.
Howard Jones plays at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by China Crisis.
On his 35th Anniversary Transform tour,
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