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The Golden Crook Musical Extravaganza Company, featuring Billy Arlington, is appearing at The Gayety Theater, Washington DC, USA.
An item in Variety magazine complains of the "offensive, disgusting, effeminate male or 'fairy' impersonators" performing in music halls in New York City, USA.
The Gully
Jumpers, led by Paul
Warmack, record for Victor
Records at the YMCA Building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. with
producer Ralph Peer. Two of the songs, including The Little Red
Caboose Behind The Train, will become the first songs recorded
in Nashville to be released as singles.
Frank Evans is born in Bristol, UK. He will find success as a jazz guitarist, working with Tubby Hayes before returning to Bristol in 1965 to work live on the local scene and write and arrange for tv and other commercial work.
George Butler is born to a 13-year-old mother in Autaugaville, Alabama, USA. He will find success as harmonica-playing blues man Wild Child Butler.
The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.
The American-Yiddish musical revue Bagels And Yox is playing at The Holiday Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 208 performances.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
The Heidelberg Singers with Smiling Fritz are playing at Math Igler's Casino, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Singing cowboy Roy Rogers and his wife Dale Evans are starring in the annual Madison Square Garden Rodeo, New York City, USA.
Xavier Cugat plays during an eight-week run, in The Terrace Room of The Statler Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Ronnie Scott Orchestra plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
Dakota
Staton records September In
The Rain, Love
Walked In and other tracks for Capitol Records in New
York City, USA.
Weekly UK pop paper Melody Maker reports the launch of Sony transistor radios in the UK.
Sam Cooke records Sad Mood at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, New York City, USA. On the same day, UK pop music newspaper Melody Maker reports the arrival of Sony transistor radios in the UK.
The 
The Rolling Stones, Inez and Charlie Foxx, Mike Berry and The Mojos, play at Colston Hall, Bristol, UK.
Flugelhornist/painter Bill Dixon and film-maker Peter Sabino book The Cellar Cafe, on the Upper West Side of New York City, USA, for four nights of avant garde jazz under the title "The New Thing". Artists playing over the four nights include Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Steve Lacy, Paul Bley and Andrew Hill.
Goldie And The Gingerbreads play at The 32 Club, Harlesden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Herb Cohen is hired officially as personal manager to Frank Zappa, leader of The Mothers Of Invention.
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.The Adderley Smith Blues Band plays at The Queensbury Hotel, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Neil Young is working on recording of the instrumentals Gator Rag, Gator Rag 2 and Gator Stomp with the Stray Gators.
Berkeley-based band Country Joe And The Fish play at Wilson Auditorium, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, with The Pitschel Players.
The Police release the album Regatta De Blanc in the USA. On the same day, Elton John plays the first of eight nights at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Echo And The 
Christian rock artist Michael W. Smith releases his sixth LP, Go West, Young Man, on Reunion Records in the USA.
Prince releases his thirteenth album, Diamonds And Pearls, on Paisley Park/Warner Bros. Records in the USA.
The United States Supreme Court upholds rulings that the first amendment protects Ozzy Osbourne against lawsuits alleging that his music encouraged suicide. This decision relates back to the lawsuit brought against Ozzy Osbourne by the parents of 19-year old John McCollum, a young man who had committed suicide after listening to Ozzy's song Suicide Solution.
The Stands play at The Leadmill, Sheffield, England, UK.
The four-day-long guitar-orientated Wall To Wall Festival continues in the Krannert Centre, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA. Artists performing today include Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny and Daniel Lanois.
Bob Mould plays the second of two nights at The Montrose Room, Rosemont, near Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Black Keys play at The Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, USA, supported by Tegan and Sara.
On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play the first of two nights at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, Europe.
Over 59 people are killed and more than 500 injured by a gunman while Jason Aldean plays the headlining set at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in The Mandalay Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The gunman, located on the 32nd floor of the hotel, kills himself shortly after.1915 |
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