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A dance concert is held in the Armory Hall, Leadville, Colorado, USA.
The Madison Square Roof Garden in New York City, USA, is offering "pretty girls and catchy music" in the Japanese comic opera Otoyo.The Black Brothers, a pseudonym for Frank Luther and Carson Robison, record Dance Down At Jones's Place and Open Up Dem Pearly Gates at OKeh Recording Studio, 11 Union Square, New York City, USA .
A flying bomb hits EMI's record manufacturing plant in Hayes, Middlesex, UK, Europe. Thirty-seven employees are killed and fifty-six injured when the bomb explodes.
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra play at The State Armory, New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
The Vic Lewis Orchestra plays the first night of a week at Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.Bobby Day, Little Willie John, The Upsetters and Big Jay McNeely are playing during a week of shows at The Howard Theater, Washington DC., USA.
The Tom Nicholls Dance Orchestra plays at The Victory Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire, UK.
Studio-only group The Darnells release their only single, Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye / Come On Home, on Gordy Records in the USA. The identities of the members of the group are still not conclusively established, but it is likely that Gladys Horton of The Marvelettes is singing lead vocals.
Sam Cooke plays the third day of a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Mary Wells.
In today's issue of the UK's Fabulous magazine, Cilla Black. and Tommy Quickly demonstrate how to dance The Stomp.
Trini Lopez is the Mystery Guest on tv show What's My line in New York City, USA.
Rescue Me by Fontella Bass enters the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA.It will peak at No1 on the R'n'B chart for four weeks and reach No4 on the Hot 100.
The former Moulin Rouge Club on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA, re-opens as Dave Hull's Hullabaloo. The new club's first event is billed as "The First Annual Pop Music Awards", and features live music from The Palace Guard.
Sam And Dave are playing during a week of shows at The Venus Club, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.The Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Charlie Musselwhite and Kaleidoscope play the second of two nights at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Fats Domino releases a new single, Lady M adonna, in the UK on Reprise Records. The song is written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
On their first world tour, The first day of the Futurama 79 Festival is held in Queen's Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe, featuring A Certain Ratio, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD), Joy Division and PiL.
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Duran Duran play in The Markthall Veranstaltungsentrum, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
On his Texas Flood World Tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan plays at The James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida, USA, supported by Mitch Ryder.
On her Rhythm Nation 1814 tour, Janet Jackson plays the second of two nights at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
Bell Biv Devoe peak at No3 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the USA with their debut single, Poison, the first of nine R'n'B hits through 1993 for the trio, which was formerly the nucleus of New Edition.
The second half of the tv mini-series, The Jacksons: An American Dream is broadcast on ABC-tv in the USA.The mini-series is based on the history of the Jackson family, which includes The Jackson 5, The Jacksons, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and LaToya Jackson.
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The Popkomm Music Trade Fair opens at the Kulturbrauerei in Berlin, Germany, Europe.It is announced that Ellie Goulding has earned the BRITs Critics Choice Award, which will be presented to her at the next BRITs Awards event in Earl's Court, London, during February 2010.
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Ultraviolence, the second studio album by Lana Del Rey, enters the UK albums chart at No1, out-selling its nearest competitor
On her ArtRave : The Artpop Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays at The First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
Steve Strange, best-known as leader of New Romantic band Visage, dies in his sleep of a heart attack in Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital, Egypt, Africa, at the age of 55.
It is reported that U2, Foo Fighters, Prince and a number of other high profile artists have cancelled their live dates after the brutal attack on concert goers at an Eagles Of Death Metal show at The Batlacan in Paris, France, Europe.
Rapper and actor Tip Harris, better known as T.I., publishes an open letter to outgoing US President Barack Obama, thanking and commending him because, "Not only did you impact a nation, but you defined a culture and you shook up and woke up a generation." On her 80-date Dangerous Woman tour Ariana Grande plays at The Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA, supported by Victoria Monet and Little Mix.
Ne-Yo and his wife Shaffer Chimere Smith celebrate the upcoming birth of their unborn child with a "gender reveal party" in Los Angeles, California, USA, at which guests learn that the upcoming child will be a boy.
A group calling itself #JusticeForRocky launches a petition on Change.org urging Swedish officials to free rapper A$AP Rocky from jail. He is being held on charges relating to a violent incident in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, on June 30. IDLES play at Alexandra Palace, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Giant Swan.
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