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The musical comedy Miss Simplicity, featuring Helen Lord, is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 56 performances.
Cornettist Jules Levy records the Scottish air Bonnie Sweet Bessie for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.
The musical comedy The Maid Of The Mountains, with music by Harold Fraser-Simpson and J.W. Tate, is playing at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 1352 performances.
'Spasm' band The State
Street Ramblers record Gut Bucket Trombone at Gennett Records
Studios in Richmond, Indiana, USA. [Spasm bands, like jug bands, were generally low-budget operations whose members would play on
jugs, spoons, kazoos, washboards and anything else that might be
pressed into becoming a musical instrument.]
Jazz trombonist and bandleader Curtis Fowlkes is born in New York City, USA. A busy sideman on jazz and rock CDs, he also founded The Jazz Passengers in 1987, and has played with The Lounge Lizards.
The Second Annual Jazz Ball is held at Hammersmith Palais, London, featuring the bands of Humphrey Lyttelton, Harry Gold, Chris Barber, Mick Mulligan and others.
Big Bill Broonzy records Coal Black Curly Hair, Hey Bud Blues, Baby Please Don't Go, Down By The Riverside and other tracks for Disques Vogue in Paris, France, Europe.
The musical Hazel Flagg, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Hilliard, is playing at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 190 performances.
The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.
The Platters are playing during a nine-day booking at The Twin Coaches Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Link Wray's influential guitar instrumental, Rumble, is released in the USA on Cadence Records. The innovative dirty and distorted sound of the guitar is allegedly the result of Wray punching a hole in his loudspeaker.
The Top Ten singles being played on WAIL Radio in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, for the week beginning on this date, are as follows :
1. Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
2. Blue Moon - The Marcels
3. Mother In Law - Ernie K-Doe
4. I'm A Fool To Care - Joe Barry
5. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
6. Touchables - Dickie Goodman
7. I Told Every Little - Star Linda Scott
8. Dark As A Dungeon - Tennessee Ernie Ford
9. In Every Way - Jim White
10. Angel Baby Rosie And The Originals
1. Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
2. Blue Moon - The Marcels
3. Mother In Law - Ernie K-Doe
4. I'm A Fool To Care - Joe Barry
5. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
6. Touchables - Dickie Goodman
7. I Told Every Little - Star Linda Scott
8. Dark As A Dungeon - Tennessee Ernie Ford
9. In Every Way - Jim White
10. Angel Baby Rosie And The Originals
In New York City, USA, Bob Dylan writes a poem, Talking Folklore Center, for his friend Izzy Young, who runs the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village.
In New York City, USA, Bob Dylan writes a poem, Talking Folklore Center, for his friend Izzy Young, who runs The Folklore Center, in Greenwich Village.
When The Bill Evans Trio play at Shelley Manne's Manhole in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, the show is recorded and later released as a live album, cleverly titled The Bill Evans Trio at Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley is dubbing soundtrack material for his next movie, Fun In Acapulco, at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dave Clark Five, Mark Wynter, Susan Maughan and compere Alan Field play the fourth night in a week of shows at The Empire, Liverpool, UK.
A package tour headlined by Roy Orbison and featuring Marianne Faithfull, The Rockin Berries and Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers, plays at The Gaumont, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK.
The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
John Davidson is playing during ten nights of shows at The Eden Roc, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Big Brother and The Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, record Combination Of The Two, It's A Deal and Crazy Once You Know How, during sessions at Columbia Studio E, New York City, USA, for their first Columbia album, Cheap Thrills.
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Hugh Masekela plays during a week of shows at Red Foxx's Club, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA, with The Les McCann Trio.
Joe Cocker and an entourage of 43 crew members and musicians, fly on a Super Constellation from Los Angeles, California, USA, to Detroit, Michigan, where Cocker’s Mad Dogs And Englishmen tour is set to start the next day.
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The Edgar Broughton Band plays at Maidstone College Of Art, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
Bob Dylan spends the last of four days recording tracks including When I Paint My Masterpiece, at Blue Rock Studio, New York City, USA. Leon Russell and Bob Johnston are acting as co-producers.
Julian Lennon and his band are rehearsing for his first live tour in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Popular folk singer and recording art Burl Ives, now 76 years old, appears at Imagination Celebration Internationale, held at Santa Ana High School Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Queen, Will Smith, Annie Lennox, Katie Melua, India.Arie and others perform in the 46664 South Africa concert supporting women in the fight against AIDS, at The Fancourt Hotel, George, South Africa, in the presence of Former President Nelson Mandela.
The Manhattan Transfer play the third of five nights at The Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
Jimmy Webb plays the last of three nights at The Kranzenberg Arts Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Eric Clapton And The Wallflowers play at The American Airlines Center., Dallas, Texas, USA.
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