Piano

Rufus Perryman is born in Monroe, Louisiana, USA. He will find success as boogie-woogie, barrelhouse blues pianist Speckled Red.

Lillian Hardin is born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She will find fame as jazz pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong.

Abraham Botermans of Utrecht, Netherlands, Europe, is granted Patent No. US698252A for his invention of an improved type of music-leaf turner.

Doodle Bug Rag, a solo piano piece composed by Cliff Hess, is published by Waterson, Berlin and Snyder of New York City, USA.

Big Bill Broonzy, with Black Bob on piano, records Lowland Blues, 7-11, You Know I Got A Reason and Oh Babe Don't Do Me That Way for ARC in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Young blind boy Ray Charles Robinson (later to become superstar Ray Charles) is enrolled at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St Augustine.

Billie Holiday and the Count Basie Orchestra play at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

The NBC network rules that "orchestras broadcasting on NBC sustaining shows must schedule and play at least three compositions not controlled by ASCAP (American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers) during each broadcast period after October 1". This ruling is part of NBC's determination to break the publishing royalties stranglehold of ASCAP, by supporting the recently-formed rival organisation BMI (Broadcast Music Inc).

Charlie Kunz plays at The Empire Theatre, Croydon, London, UK.

The Stan Kenton Orchestra, Art Tatum, Charlie Ventura, Mary Ann McCall, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Johnny Smith and Candido play at The Festival Of Modern American Jazz in The Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Julia Lee, the vocalist and pianist who led her group Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends through several major Billboard r'n'b chart hits in the 40s, dies of a heart attack in San Diego, California, USA.

Sonny James, with Chet Atkins as producer, records a new version of his 1956-7 hit Young Love at RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The players on the session are Grady Martin (guitar), Bob Moore (bass), Floyd Cramer (piano), Buddy Harman (drums) and The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus).

The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is Tonight by Ferrante And Teicher, entering at No74.

Til Dieterle opens at The Sheraton-Charles Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Jazz pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall record I Hear A Rhapsody at Sound Makers studio, New York City, USA, for United Artists Records.

Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins record the album Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins, at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.

Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer by Nat King Cole is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No63.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet plays at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, Julie Grant, The Flintstones and The Rolling Stones play at The Gaumont, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe.

Floyd Cramer, with Chet Atkins as his producer, records On The Rebound, Coconut Grove, Birth Of The Blues and Tricky in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

The Animals play at the Club A'Gogo, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe, for a fee of £4 each.

Jerry Lee Lewis plays at The Matrix, Coventry, UK.

Jazz pianist Wynton Kelly records A Summer Place and Jamaica Farewell for Verve Records in New York City, USA.

The Moody Blues play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK.

The Steam Packet, featuring Long John Baldry, Brian Auger, Rod Stewart and Julie Driscoll, plays a live gig in Morecambe, England, UK.

The Zombies play the third of ten nights at Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, Asia.

The Butterfield Blues Band, The Charles Lloyd Quintet and The Ultimate Spinach, play the first of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Beatles begin recording sessions at Trident Studios in London, England, UK, Europe, which will result in their eleventh album, Abbey Road. During this session the group records a backing track for I Want You (She's So Heavy) with Billy Preston accompanying them on Hammond organ.

Joe Henderson with Herbie Hancock records Black Narcissus in New York City, USA, for Prestige Records.

Elton John enters the Billboard US Albums Chart with Tumbleweed Connection, which will peak at No5, spending a total of 20 weeks on the chart.

John Lennon spends the first of two days rehearsing with his band, guitarists Jesse Ed Davis and Eddie Mottau, pianist Ken Ascher, bassist Klaus Voormann, drummer Jim Keltner and percussionist Arthur Jenkins, in an attempt to salvage his Rock'n'Roll album, which had been abandoned when producer Phil Spector unexpectedly quit the project.

Squeeze play the second of three nights at The Rat Club, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Ray Charles is playing during six nights at Granny's Dinner Playhouse, Dallas, Texas, USA.

A Doors Convention is held at The ICA, London, England, UK, Europe, attended by the three surviving members of the band.

Anthony Davis' Episteme plays at The Arnolfini, Bristol, UK.

The Moody Blues play at The Starplex, Dallas, Texas, USA, supported by Eric Johnson.

On her Compositions World Tour, Anita Baker plays the third of four nights at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Rainforest Band, including Jerry Garcia and Merle Saunders, plays at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, USA. The show is recorded and parts of it will be released as the LP Blues From The Rainforest.

Jazz pianist Patricia Barber releases a new album, Verse, on Blue Note records in the UK.

Bonnie Pink plays at The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.

Pianist and composer Hauschka releases a new album, Abandoned City, on City Slang Records in the UK.

Tori Amos plays at Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA.

Marty Grebb, keyboardist for The Buckinghams in the late 60s, dies aged 74, having suffered from cancer for some while. Grebb also played with artists including Bonnie Raitt, Leon Russell, Elton John and Eric Clapton.

International Women's Day announces the Top Ten women album artists since the start of 2000 according to Official Charts Company data. Adele is named the best-selling female album artist of the century. The list also features Amy Winehouse, Kylie, Madonna and Britney Spears. Between them the Top Ten artists have sold in excess of 72m albums (including streamed album equivalents).