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Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra records Love Me Or Leave Me, composed by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn, for Supertone Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. At the same session they also record Wake Up, Chillun, Wake Up.
The Four Mills Brothers appear at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, prior to a European tour.
Django Reinhardt, guitarist of the Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France, records two solo pieces, Parfum and Improvisation, in Paris, France, Europe, for HMV Records.
The Three Peppers play at The Capitol Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during a four week engagement.
The Three Flames are playing during a five year engagement at The Bon Soir, New York City, USA.The Coasters play the second of three nights at The Broadway Capitol Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA, with Faye Adams, Jack Scott, Johnny And Joe, Amos Milburn, Johnny Janis and The Red Prysock Combo.
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
The Olympics, Aretha Franklin, The Capris, Johnny Hartman and The Dells play the last of seven nights at the Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ben E. King releases a new single, The Hermit Of Misty Mountain, in the UK on London-Atlantic Records.
Del Shannon, The Springfields (including Dusty Springfield], Johnny Tillotson and Kenny Lynch play at The Gaumont, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK, Europe.
Jimmie
Davis records So Many Reasons, Away In A Manger, Go Tell It On
The Mountain and Joy To The World in Columbia Recording Studio, 804
16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The session is
produced by Owen Bradley, and backing vocals are by The
Jordanaires.
Jesse Fuller plays the second of five nights at The Questing Beast, Berkeley, California, USA, supported by Lynne Hughes.
Traffic, Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles is in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, working on music for his album with Yoko Ono, which will be released as The Wedding Album.The Velvet Underground and SRC play at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Pink Floyd play the last of five nights at the Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California. Over the five days of show, 511 dope smokers have been arrested by over-zealous LAPD officers.
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris perform together for the first time during a taping of the syndicated tv show Dolly, in the USA.
David Bowie is detained by police on a train trip from Russia to Poland when he is found in possession of books about the Nazis. he defends himself by stating that the books are for research on a project.Bob
Dylan is in the Power Station, New York City, working on tracks for his album Infidels. Mark Knopfler is acting as
co-producer. Knopfler also plays guitar on the album, along with
former Rolling Stones' axeman Mick Taylor. On this day, Dylan
works on the songs Foot Of Pride, Julius And
Ethel and I And I.
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly play during six nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy plays at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe.On his Bad World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the last of three nights at The Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas.
Axl Rose of Guns N'Roses pops round to girlfriend Erin Everly's house at 4a.m., tells her that he has a gun in his car and threatens that, if she doesn't marry him, he will kill himself. Despite the fact that he has physically abused her in the past, she agrees to marry him.
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Nirvana play in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. During the day, Kurt Cobain rings his girlfriend, Tracy, and tells her that he does not want to live with her, but he would like them to continue as girlfriend and boyfriend.Young British jazz star Jamie Cullum plays in the Jazz Marquee at the Outlet Village as part of the second Swindon Arts Jazz Festival , Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
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On their Closer To The Edge tour, 30 Seconds To Mars play at The Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
Aerosmith bass player Tom Hamilton is obliged to quit the Australian leg of the band's Global Warming Tour because he is suffering from pneumonia.Noah And The Whale begin a UK tour in support of their fourth LP Heart Of Nowhere, at O2 Academy, Bournemouth, UK.
Record producer/composer Quincy Jones and British musician Jerry Dammers, co-founder of The Specials, are presented by President Jacob Zuma of South Africa with the prestigious Order of the Companions of OR Tambo.OutKast play on the last day of The CounterPoint 2014 festival, Kingston Downs, Rome, Georgia, USA. Also on today's bill are Thievery Corporation, Run The Jewels, Tycho, Sleigh Bells, Flux Pavilion and others.
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Bearfoot Beware release their debut LP, World Owes You Nowt, album on Voice of CHUNK Records in the UK.
Former One Direction member Niall Horan plays at The Capital One Arena, Washington DC, USA, supported by Lewis Capaldi and Fletcher.1929 |
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