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The Singing Girl And The Fortune Teller, with music by Victor Herbert and lyrics by Harry B. Smith, opens at the National Theatre, Washington, DC, USA.
The Giddy Throng is playing at The New York Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 164 performances. The show consists of a a vaudeville program followed by one-act burlesque revue.

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.
Ambrose And his Orchestra, with Sam Browne on vocals, record Happy Days Are Here Again, My Love Parade and The Punch And Judy Show, in Chelsea, London, UK, for Decca Records.
Ambrose And His Orchestra record All Of Me, To Be Worthy Of You, He Played His Ukulele As The Ship Went Down Parts 1 And 2, You Try Somebody Else and Just Friends, at The Small Queen's Hall, London, UK, for HMV Records.

Judy Shirley And Sam Browne, Royal And Revere and Michael Howard play the first night of a week at The Metropolitan Theatre, Edgeware Road, London, UK.
John Raynor, drummer for a later-period line-up of Paper Lace, is born in Nottingham, UK.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
The New Musical Express Pollwinner's Concert is held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, with stars including Ruby Murray.
Jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins records Mighty Like A Rose, I'll Get By and other tracks at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Biggest Show Of Stars 1960 Winter Edition package tour plays at Stanbaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, Ohio, USA. Acts on the bill include Freddy Cannon, Clyde McPhatter, The Clovers, Bobby Rydell, Johnny And The Hurricanes, The Isley Brothers, The Crests, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Sammy Turner and Linda Laurie.
Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
The musical
Jackie Wilson performs The Greatest Hurt on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. On the same day, he plays the first of six nights at Sciolla's Club in Philadelphia.
Bob Dylan visits the home of his friends Eve and Mac MacKenzie in New York
City, USA, who tape him singing San Francisco Bay Blues, Hard Times
In New York Town and The Death Of Emmett Till.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows are in the Canary Islands, Spain, Europe, working on the film Wonderful Life.


Alice Coltrane records Lord Help Me To Be, The Sun and Ohnedaruth at Coltrane Studio, Dix Hills, New York State, USA. They will appear on the album A Monastic Trio, on Impulse Records in the USA.
Hawkwind, Help Yourself and Ernie Graham play at All Saint's Hall, Notting Hill Gate, London, UK.






JTQ (The James Taylor Quartet) plays the first of three nights at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London, UK.
Pianist, musical arranger and orchestral conductor Tom Howard dies after collapsing while out walking with his family in the Edwin Warner Park in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Enrique Iglesias begins his Euphoria tour at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
On her Dancing Crazy tour, Miranda Cosgrove plays at The Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Eric Burdon makes a promotional appearance at at J And R Music World, New York City, USA, to launch his new album 'Til Your River Runs Dry.
Lady Antebellum and Stevie Nicks shoot an installment of CMT Crossroads in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play the first of two nights at The O2, London, England, Europe, supported by Rival Sons.
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