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Thomas Edison is awarded patent No 394,105, in connection with a phonograph-recorder. He is also granted a patent, No 394106, in connection with his invention the phonograph-reproducer.
The Haydn Quartet records Little Cotton Dolly for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Annette Hanshaw records If I Had A Talking Picture Of You, When I'm Housekeeping For You and I'm A Dreamer - Aren't We All?, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
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.Jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker begins a brief period of hospitalisation for ulcers in the Medical Arts Hospital, New York City, USA.
Professor Longhair records K.C.Blues, Curly Haired Baby, Rockin' With Fes' and Gone So Long for Federal Records in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Blackie Crawford And The Western Cherokees record Married By The Bible, Be My Darlin' Once More, If They Ever Get Together and I'm Not That Kind, for Coral Records in Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 West 7th Street, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
The Shirley Scott Trio records Soul Searchin', Moanin', Duck And Rock and other tracks at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, for Prestige Records.
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Bob Dylan visits the home of his friends Eve and Mac Mackenzie in New York City, USA, who tape him performing several songs including A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, House Of The Risin' Sun and Cocaine.
The Shirelles release a new single, Baby It's You, on Scepter Records in the USA. the song is written by Burt Bacharach (music) with Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams) and Mack David (lyrics).
Ray Charles plays the sixth of fourteen nights at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
Marvin Gaye is playing during a week at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by The Vibrations, The Contours, Billy Stewart, Jimmy Pelham and The Charmettes.
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A UK package tour featuring Gerry And The Pacemakers, Gene Pitney, The Kinks and Marianne Faithfull arrives at The ABC, Stockton. Also on the bill are The Manish Boys, with Davie Jones (David Bowie) on vocals.
Little Richard, The Marvelettes and Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles play the first of ten nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Marvin Gaye, The Vogues, Jackie Lee and The Deep Six appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Adam Paul Tinley is born in Lymington, Hampshire, UK. He will find international success as electronic dance music producer San Francisco-based band Sly And The Family Stone are awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. for sales of the album Stand! in the USA. Interestingly, three gold discs have been awarded to three San Francisco artists over the past three days ' Sly, Santana and Janis Joplin - all of whom played at the Woodstock festival three months earlier.
Savoy Brown, Sea Train, Ry Cooder and Humble Pie play the second of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The ground-breaking debut album Zero Time by pioneering electronic duo Tonto's Expanding Head Band, is released in the UK.On his Slow Train Coming tour, Bob Dylan plays the first of two nights at the Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.
After Prince plays the first night on his 31-date Dirty Mind North American tour at Shea's in Buffalo, New York State, USA, his managers tell him he can't wear spandex trousers without any underwear. In response, Prince will switch to performing in a long trench coat, black high heeled boots and leggings, and bikini brief trunks.
The Balham Alligators play at The Dublin Castle, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Touring in support of their fourteenth album, The Chronicle Of The Black Sword, Hawkwind play the second of two nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, Europe, supported by Dumpy's Rusty Nuts.Bruce Springsteen records My Lover Man at Soundworks West, Los Angeles, California, USA.
A young actor, Mark Blanco, dies in a fall from a balcony at a party in East London, UK, attended by Pete Doherty of
Babyshambles. The house is owned by drug-dealer Paul
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Poetry/music collective Little Machine play at The North London Reading Group Xmas Party, King's Cross, London, UK.
On his Old Ideas Tour, Leonard Cohen plays at The WIN Entertainment Centre, Wolllongong, Australia.
An eight-part 'reality' documentary tv show, Mariah's World, starring Mariah Carey, begins on the E! network.On their The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play at Estádio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America, supported by Rival Sons.
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