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Bernard Addison is born in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. His jazz guitar will be heard on recordings by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, the Mills Brothers and others.
The touring musical revue Plantation Days is playing during a week of performances at The Lafayette Theatre, New York City, USA.Monty Norman, big band vocalist with the Orchestras of Ted Heath, Stanley Black and others, is born in London. Norman is, however, best known as the composer of the James Bond Theme.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, using the pseudonym of Joe Turner and his Memphis Men record Freeze And Melt, I Must Have That Man and Mississippi Moan for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Hannah Williams of popular Broadway and Vaudeville singing sister act The Williams Sisters, is divorced from her bandleader husband, Roger Wolfe Kahn.
Canadian-born arranger and bandleader Tiny Parham, who found success as a recording artist after moving to Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1926, dies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Freddie Mercury of Queen spends the last of three days at Limehouse Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, making a video for his solo single I Was Born To Love You
Randle Chowning, founding member, lead guitarist and vocalist of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, is born in Mountain View, Missouri, USA.
Owen Bradley And Zeb Turner [aka Brad Brady And His Tennesseeans] record My Foolish Heart, Let's Go To Church, Written Guarantee and Remember Me [When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming], in Castle Studio [founded by Paul Cohen] in The Tulane Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Pee Wee King is playing during a week of shows at The Orpheum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Bandleader Benny Strong is playing at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during a seven week stand.
Lenny Herman And His Orchestra play during a six-week engagement at The Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Dave Hill, guitarist of glam rock band Popular French singer Yves Montand completes a nineteen-month run of shows at The Etoile, Paris, France, during which he has sold nearly 200,000 tickets.
Pioneering country-blues guitarist Sylvester Weaver dies in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, aged 62.
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Faye records Tiny Teardrops, Strange and Give Me A Love To Love
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The Sonny Stitt records Low Flame, Put Your Little Foot Right Out, Cynthia Sue, Donald Duck, Fine And Dandy, Close Your Eyes, Silly Billy, Baby and Do You Ever Think Of Me, for Jazzland Records in New York City, USA. The tracks will appear on the LP Low Flame.
Oscar Brand plays the second of two nights at Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Monkees complete their recording of Daddy's Song (composed by Harry Nilsson) at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Linn County Blues Band is playing during four nights at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play the third of six nights at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA.
On the day that Martin Luther King is shot dead, The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at The Civic Dome, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.Manfred Mann Chapter Thee play the third of four nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood play at The Conference Centre, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
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Liverpudlian BBC Radio dj and tv personality Kenny Everett dies aged 50, from an AIDS-related illness, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK.
On their X-Factour tour, Iron Maiden play the first of two nights at The Palace, Los Angeles, California, USA.
When Arctic Monkeys play at Studio Coast Shinkiba, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, they meet a gentleman in their dressing room called Brian whose unusual personality inspires the group to write the song Brianstorm.
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Ke$ha plays at The Big Hare Ball in the Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill are Jay Sean and Iyaz,
Figures released by performance royalty collection body PRS For Music reveal that revenue from live music events in the UK slumped by 14.2% in 2012.
Rapper Trick Daddy is arrested on multiple felony drug and weapons charges, among others, in Broward County, Florida, USA.
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