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Frank Sylvano records My Song Of The Niles, Sleepy Valley, The Moonlight March and Song Of Siberia for Vocalion Records at the Merchandise Mart studios in Chicago, Illinois, 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.

The MGM musical comedy film Royal Wedding, starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, is released to cinemas in The Philippines, Asia.


Bill Haley begins a legal suit against his former label, Essex Records, to prevent them releasing material he recorded before his huge success with Decca.


Jazz trombone virtuoso Kai Winding records Wolverton Mountain, Busted and other tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for his album Modern Country.
Marvin Gaye records Just Like A Man for Tamla Records, at Hitsville Studios in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

The hit single Wooly Bully by Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.

Jackson Browne on guitar) plays at Stanley's in the basement of The Dom, New York City, USA, supported by Tim Buckley.
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Russ Morgan And His Orchestra play at The Top O'The Strip in The Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
In America, Van Morrison releases his first solo single, Brown Eyed Girl, (originally titled Brown-Skinned Girl), on Bang Records.
The Nite People play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Yes.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac play the first of three nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ben, the theme from a movie about a beloved pet rat, enters the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and will become Michael Jackson's first US No1.
AC/DC, Aerosmith, Foreigner and Van Halen play in the Summer Jam at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Session keyboardist Michael Rudetsky is found dead from drug abuse in the Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe, home of Boy George.








On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at Lollapalooza, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.



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