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The musical comedy Florodora is in its eighth week at The Illinois Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, feraturing 'The popular Chicago singer Maude Lambert as Dolores'.It Looks Like Rain [On Cherry Blossom Lane], by Guy Lombardo reaches No1 in the Billboard popular music chart in the USA.
The Hoosier Hot Shots begin a tour of the Eastern Seaboard of the USA with a show at The Sleepy Hollow Ranch, Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Agent for the tour is Jolly Joyce.
Ray Charles, Amos Milburn, Lowell Folson and Johnny Moore's Three Blazers play at The City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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.
Lena Horne plays the fourth night in a week of shows at The Empire, Liverpool, UK, with Jack Parnell And His Music Makers.
Bobby Micklebourgh And His Orchestra play at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.Denis Quillard is born in Paris, France. He will find success as French punk rock pioneer Jacno in the band Stinky Toys. After they split, Jacno will also pioneer French synth-pop with his hit single Rectangle.
Ray Charles enters the Billboard r'n'b singles chart in the USA with Sticks And Stones, which will peak atNo2.
Elvis Presley's father Vernon marries Dee Elliott, less than two years after the death of Elvis's mother Gladys. Elvis, meanwhile, goes fishing.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Barbra Streisand plays the first night of two weeks at The Town'n'Country, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.A press party for Tommy Sands and his wife Nancy Sinatra is held at The Italian Village, Chicago, Illinois, USA. (Sands is due to open shortly in Remains To Be Seen at The Tenthouse Theater.)
Johnnie Ray plays the eighth night in a four-week season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.
The stage musical She Loves Me with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is playing at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 301 performances.
LaVern Baker begins a month-long season at The Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is the first time she has played in Las Vegas, despite having been in the business for fifteen years.
The Soul Agents play at The Waterfront Club, Cliff Hotel, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
The Rolling Stones spend the fifth of nine days doing demo recording sessions at Regent Sound Studios, London, UK.
Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Jo Jones and Roy Haynes take part in a drum workshop at The Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
The Crystals, The Bobby Fuller Four, Dobie Gray, Bobby Rydell and Ian Whitcomb appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet with Nat Adderley and The Charlie Mingus Group play at Art D'Lugoff's Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
Joni Mitchell is playing during eight nights at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Her support acts change during this period, but include David Steinberg and Bunky And Jake.Weekly UK pop newspaper the NME (New Musical Express) reports that bassist Alan Cartwright has quit Procol Harum.
Willie 'Loco' Alexander And The Boom Boom Band, DMZ and Marc Thor play at The Rat Club, aka The Rathskeller, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dexys Midnight Runners play at King George's Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
The Human League reach No1 in the USA with Don't You Want Me, a song inspired by the 1976 movie A Star Is Born.
Big River, based on the Mark Twain novel The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1005 performances. Featuring music written by country-pop singer-songwriter Roger Miller, the play wins seven Tony awards, including Best Score.
Jake Burns And The Big Wheel play at The Bull, East Sheen, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pete Seeger headlines the Festival For Latin America at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
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The last of four days of the first Milano Blues Festival, in Arco della Pace, Milan, Italy, Europe, features Albert King and The Midnight Breakfast Band.
The Rolling Stones come to the end of a week of holidaying in a break from their Urban Jungle tour. Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman spent the time in France, Europe, while Keith Richards returned to England, and Ron Wood took his break in Ireland.
The Montreux Jazz Festival begins in Montreux, Switzerland, Europe. Artists performing at the sixteen-day event include Prince, Quincy Jones, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, Chickenfoot, Herbie Hancock, Klaxcons, George Benson, George Duke, Status Quo, John Fogerty, Allen Toussaint, Jeff Beck and Simian Mobile Disco.
On their Final Frontier World Tour, Iron Maiden play at The Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium, Europe.
B.B. King headlines the Auditorium Stravinsky, Montreux, Switzerland, Europe, on the third day of the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival, with guests including Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin.
It is announced that, according to research carried out by the economic think tank New Economy, The Stone Roses' recent three-date Heaton Park homecoming gigs generated an estimated £23m for the City of Manchester, UK.
At the halfway point of 2015 it is reported that Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour is the UK's best-selling album of the year so far with combined sales of 501,000.
On their The Book Of Souls World Tour, Iron Maiden play at Stadium Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland, Europe.
On their 19-date Rock Paper Scissors tour Sting and Peter Gabriel play at The Amphitheater At Coney Island Boardwalk, New York City, USA.1902 |
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