Random selection from around 550 Facts
Click to filter results
Musical comedy The Casino Girl is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 105 performances.
Popular Chicago-based singer Tom Mack plays at The Imperial Cafe, Los Angeles, California, USA, performing "The songs that are hypnotizing the east - What The
German Sang and Everyone Had A Whistle Like Me".
A production of the "musical extravaganza" The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with music by Paul Tietjens and A.B. Sloane, plays at The Majestic Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Landon Ronald records The Cake Walk and He'd A Funny Little Way With Him for Zonophon Records in London, England, UK, Europe.Singer Bill Hayes is born in Harvey, Illinois, USA. He will enjoy a major hit in 1955 with The Ballad Of Davy Crockett.
Ted Lewis And His Band record I Love You in New York City, USA, for Columbia Records.
Robert Lee McCoy (better known as Robert Nighthawk) records Gonna Keep It For My Daddy, Never Leave Me and other tracks for Decca Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His accompanists include Sonny Boy Williamson 1st on harmonica.
Jazz clarinettist Johnny Dodds records Red Onion Blues and Gravier Street Blues for Decca Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. These will be his final recordings.
Country music star Hank Williams signs a contract with Acuff-Rose Publishers, giving him (among other things) three cents per copy of the sheet music sold on his composition Me And My Broken Heart.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
Tony Bennett plays during a two-week engagement at The Vogue Room, Hotel Holland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.Michael Henry McBrain is born in Hackney Salvation Army Hospital, Hackney, East London, UK. He will find success as Nicko McBrain, drummer of Iron Maiden.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.Ruby
Murray plays at the The Gaumont, Salisbury, with Sid Phillips and his Band with Rick Mills & Rosemary
Archer and Audrey Jeans.
Les Brown And His Band Of Renown, featuring Jo-Ann Greer, Butch Stone and Stumpy Brown, play the first of two nights at The Lagoon, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Movie musical The Girl Can't Help It, starring Jayne Mansfield, and with music by Little Richard, Fats Domino, Eddie Cochran, The Platters and others, goes on general release in Denmark, Europe.
Calypsonian guitarist and singer Lord Mike opens at The Jamaican Room, The Blue Angel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jazz pianist Bill Evans records It Might As Well Be Spring, I Fall In Love Too Easily and other tracks inNew York City, USA, for Riverside Records.
Former boxer Champion Jack Dupree records his version of the song Tomorrow Night in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, but the track will not be released.
Nineteen-year-old pop singer Bobby Shafto of British band The Gov'nors is seriously injured in a car crash near Munich, Germany, Europe. Music business manager Fred Clifford is killed in the same accident, and The Gov'nors come to an untimely end.
I Can't Help Myself by The Four Tops reaches No1 in the Billboard R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA for the first of nine weeks.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
The musical variety revue New Faces Of 1968 is presented during a run of 52 performances at The Booth Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring performers including Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Suzanne Astor and Gloria Bleezarde.
The Byrds' cover version of the Bob Dylan song You Ain't Going Nowhere enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No45 during a three-week run.
The Don Patterson Quintet records Stairway To The Stars, Dem New York Dues and other tracks for Prestige Records in New York City, USA.
The album Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy peaks at a disappointing No18 in the Billboard Album Chart in the USA.Sixty-four year old blues star Muddy Waters marries twenty-five year old Jean Brooks. Guests at the reception include Eric Clapton.
Amerie plays at The Hot 97 Summer Jam 2005 Concert, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
Suffering with ongoing back pain, Michael Jackson spends two hours in the emergency room of Santa Ynez Valley Cottage hospital, near his Neverland Ranch in California, USA.
Jay-Z premieres a new song, D.O.A. (The Death of Auto-Tune) from his forthcoming album Blueprint 3 on New York City's Hot 97 radio station. The song lambasts rappers for singing too much and exhorts rappers to get back to rapping.
Tired Pony [Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol and Peter Buck of R.E.M.] release their debut album The Place We Ran From in the UK as a digital download.
Green Day play at Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, supported by Joan Jett.
Lenny Kravitz is among the guests attending The CMT Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
On their Native Summer Tour, OneRepublic play at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by The Script and American Authors.
On their A Head Full Of Dreams tour, Coldplay play the second of two nights at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
On their 1900 |
2018 |