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The comic opera Merrie England is playing at The Savoy Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 120 performances.Character singer Lizzie B. Raymond, minstrel act Lew Hawkins, singing and dancing duo Lavender And Tomsom, novelty instrumentalists Mallory Bros And Brooks and banjo and xylophone Virtuoso Musical Thor are among the performers at The Columbia Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
A production of the "musical extravaganza" The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with music by Paul Tietjens and A.B. Sloane, plays at The Majestic Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Bernard Addison is born in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. His jazz guitar will be heard on recordings by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, the Mills Brothers and others.
Frankie Marvin And His Guitar record Oklahoma Blues and The Two-Gun Cowboy for Edison Records in New York City, USA.
Clive Jay Davis is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. As Clive Davis, he will become one of the important record company executives of the 20th century, holding top positions at RCA, CBS, Arista and other companies. He has played significant parts in the careers of Whitney Houston, TLC, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow, Christina Aguilera, Carlos Santana, Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson - to name but a few.
Lou Preager and his 12-piece band begins a year-long Saturday night contract at Hammersmith Palais, Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe.The George Shearing Quintet records When Your Lover Has Gone, As Long As There's Music and Tenderly, for MGM Records in New York City, USA.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.Elvis Presley records Such A Night and The Girl Of My Best Friend at RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Webb Pierce records One More Time and I've Got A New Heartache at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Solomon Burke, with Teacho Wiltshire's Orchestra, records Down In The Valley, Looking For My Baby, Baby I Wanna Be Loved, I'm Hanging Up My Hat
For You and Gotta Travel On, for Atlantic
Records, in New York City, USA.
The Hollies record their debut single, (Ain't That) Just Like Me, during an audition at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The
Kingston Trio come to the end of a two-week season at The
Hungry i, San
Francisco, California, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
Barbara McNair is playing during a week of shows at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Elton Britt and Rosalie Allen are playing at The Nashville Room, New York City, USA.
On the day that Martin Luther King is shot dead, Muddy Waters and The Hallucinations play at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Elvis Presley takes his girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu shopping for clothes at Laclede's, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, where he reportedly spends $1,300 on her. Priscilla is now living in Memphis, under the care of Elvis's father Vernon.Blues and jazz singer/instrumentalist Queen Sylvia Embry records the LP Midnight Baby at Odyssey Sound Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
It is reported that the UK's Press Council has told tabloid newspaper The Daily Star to remedy an inaccurate story about Elton John spending £4.5m on a house in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Nirvana spend the third of five days recording at Smart Studios, owned by producer Butch Vig, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Mark Knopfler, founder of the band Dire Straits, announces that he has cancelled two concerts in Russia, following what he describes as a crackdown on human rights groups. Russian prosecutors and tax officials had recently searched the offices of Amnesty International and other human rights organisations, allegedly in an effort to stifle criticism of President Vladimir Putin.
Ed Sheeran plays the second of two nights at The Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
On her Here Come The Aliens tour, Kim Wilde plays at The Forum, Bath, England, UK, Europe.
On this day's episode of tv series The Good Doctor (Season 05 Ep 13 - Growing Pains) the script includes a reference to Robert Smith of The Cure, as follows...
Dr. Lim : All I needed to piss off my parents were fishnets and heavy eyeliner.
Asher : Of course you were a goth. How many times did you see The Cure?
Dr. Lim : Four. ( Chuckles ) Robert Smith was, like, leader of our tribe. Every lonely teen needs a tribe.
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