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Musical play The Jazz Singer, starring George Jessel, plays at The Fulton Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 303 performances. The play will become a ground-breaking movie of the same name starring Al Jolson.
The first issue of the UK music newspaper Melody Maker goes on sale priced at 3d. The first issue includes dance band news, a feature about ukuleles and how to sight-read music.
Guitarist Harold Bradley is born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He will become an integral member of Nashville's fabled A-Team of studio musicians, playing on classics including Patsy Cline's Crazy, Johnny Horton's Battle Of New Orleans and Elvis Presley's Little Sister.
The first issue of the UK music newspaper Melody Maker goes on sale priced at 3d. The first issue includes dance band news, a feature about ukuleles and how to sight-read music.
An article in the publication Literary Digest, about automobile manufacturer Henry Ford, describes his other activities as "aspiring to revive the dances of our granddaddies, with all their innocent neighborly cavorting." Ford was, indeed, a devoted fan of country music and, in this month, he arranged for Ford dealers throughout the East and Midwest of the USA to hold local, state and regional fiddle contests which would culminate with a championship in Detroit, Michigan.
Guitarist Harold Bradley is born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He will become an integral member of Nashville's fabled A-Team of studio musicians, playing on classics including Patsy Cline's Crazy, Johnny Horton's Battle Of New Orleans and Elvis Presley's Little Sister
The first issue of the UK music newspaper Melody Maker goes on sale priced at 3d, promising news and information for "all who are interested in the production of popular music." The first issue includes dance band news, a feature about ukeleles and how to sight-read music.