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The Colourfield play at The University Of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, England, UK, Europe.
Musical comedy The Show Girl opens at Wallack's Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 64 performances.
The musical comedy The Prince Of Pilsen is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of four months.
The musical Somebody's Sweetheart is presented at The Central Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 224 performances.
Stanley Cowell is born in Toledo, Ohio, USA. A virtuoso jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label, he will play with Roland Kirk, Marion Brown, Max Roach and Stan Getz, to name but a few.
Eric Winstone And His Orchestra play at The Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, UK. On the same night, BBC accordionist Sid Pim And The Regional Orchestra play for a dance at All Saints Church Hall.
Edward Robert Amoo is born in Liverpool, UK. He will find success as vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and producer Eddie Amoo of The Chants and The Real Thing.
R'n'b keyboardist Piano Red records Rockin' With Red for RCA Victor Records in the USA. It will become the label's first hit on the Billboard R'n'B chart.
Dinah Washington and Muggsy Spanier are playing during a two-week engagement at The Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Coasters release a new single, Yakety Yak, in the USA.
The Kingston Trio release a new single, Scarlet Ribbons, in the USA on Capitol Records.
The Harold Quinn Trio is playing during a three week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Eddie Harris is playing during two weeks at The Birdhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jay Jackson, Peter Duchin and Ray Bloch And His Orchestra perform live on the syndicated radio show, Stars For Defense, in the USA.
Ella Fitzgerald and Brenda Lee are the musical stars on tv's Ed Sullivan Show, broadcast live from New York City, USA.
Lorraine McIntosh of Deacon Blue is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Bachelors record Ramona in London, UK, for Decca Records.
The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
Al Green is playing during a week of shows at The Pine Grill, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play at The New City Opera House, St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Unfortunately, the band is late, the equipment malfunctions and the show is fraught with problems.
Bill Haley And His Comets play at The Vaudeville Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Stevie Wonder meets President Nixon at The White House, Washington DC, USA.
Blancmange release the six track EP Irene And Mavis in the UK.
The Who play the first of two nights at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn writes the song Fascist Architecture, while in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Bob Dylan is in the Power Station, New York City, USA, working on tracks for his album Infidels. Mark Knopfler is acting as co-producer. Knopfler also plays guitar on the album, along with former Rolling Stones' axeman Mick Taylor. On this day, Dylan works on the song Blind Willie McTell.
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders marries Jim Kerr of Simple Minds in Central Park, New York City, USA. Hynde was previously married to Ray Davies of The Kinks.
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.
Vic Damone plays at The Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, UK, Europe.
The Smiths play at the Paseo de Camoeons, Madrid, Spain, Europe.
Winston Reedy plays at The Palais, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
Harvey And The Wallbangers play at The Wrekin And Telford festival, near Telford, Shropshire, England, UK, Europe.
Sky play at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, London, England, UK, Europe.
Los Angeles-based soul/mod revival band The Untouchables play at The Venue, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Housemartins play at The Riverside Club, Fetcham, England, UK, Europe.
Rapper Tone Loc is ordered to attend an anger management course by a court in Los Angeles, California, USA, after threatening a female friend with a baseball bat. He is also fined $1,350 placed on probation for two years, and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.
One Of Us by Joan Osborne becomes the No1 airplay hit single in Latvia.
Gracie Katherine McGraw is born, the first child of country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams record an edition of tv show CMT Crossroads at The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, USA, during which they perform songs including Johnny Cash, Amarillo Sky, Summer Of '69 and Cuts Like A Knife.
Leonard Cohen plays at The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers record First Flash Of Freedom at The Clubhouse, Los Angeles, California, USA, for their twelfth album, Mojo.
On her Black Star tour, Avril Lavigne plays at Melon-AX Hall, Seoul, South Korea, Asia.
Exitmusic play at Le Poisson Rouge, New York City, USA.
On their Rock Or Bust tour, AC/DC play at The GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands, Europe.
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Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, plays at The Faust, Paris, France, Europe.
Ian William Craig releases his sixth LP, Slow Vessels, on Fat Cat Records.
Kamelot play at The Grove, Anaheim, California, USA, with Delain and Battlebeast.
On their 135-date Wonderful Wonderful tour, The Killers play the second of three nights at The Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
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