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Ambrose And His Orchestra record Little Man You've Had A Busy Day with Elsie Carlisle on vocal, and Lady Of Madrid with Sam Browne on vocal, in London, UK.
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra play on the CBS network's Camel Caravan radio show in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
Richard Sinclair is born in Canterbury, Kent, UK. He will find success as bass guitarist with Canterbury Scene prog-rock band Caravan.
The Nat King Cole Trio and Hal Singer And His Orchestra play in Roanoke Auditorium, Roanoke, Virginia, USA. Tickets for the show coast $1.75.
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.
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 musical Hazel Flagg, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Hilliard, is playing at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 190 performances.
The comedy musical film Road To Bali, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, is released to cinemas in Spain, Europe.Dizzy Gillespie records Stella By Starlight and other tracks at Coastal Recording, New York City.
Les Brown And His Band Of Renown, featuring Jo-Ann Greer, Butch Stone and Stumpy Brown, play the second of two nights at The Lagoon, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Anita O'Day and Billy May have the first of three days recording tracks for the album Anita O'Day And Billy May Swing Rodgers And Hart, at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, for Verve Records.
My Old Man's A Dustman by Lonnie Donegan reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
Chubby Checker is headlining a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by The Isley Brothers, The Drifters and The Unforgettables.
Dave Remington And His Dixie Six are playing at The Cafe Continental, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Petula Clark performs in a private concert for U.S. President John F. Kennedy and French President Charles de Gaulle at The Palais de Chaillot, France, Europe.
Jay And The Americans record their debut single, Tonight [from the Leonard Bernstein musical West Side Story] for United Artists Records at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
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Let The Sun Catch You Crying by Gerry And The Pacemakers enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles
Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No4.
Steppenwolf have their second audition at Columbia Records in New York City, USA, during which they record the tracks Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Bright Lights Big City, Hoochie Coochie Man, The Pusher, King Pin, Goin' Upstairs and Baby Please Don't Go.
Nico (backed by 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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The Hour Glass are playing during a week of shows at The Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.Weekly BBCtv show Top Of The Pops in the UK features live performances by Cilla Black, Don Partridge, The Equals and Manfred Mann.
The Rolling Stones finish recording Sympathy For The Devil at Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Beatles continue working on drummer Ringo Starr's composition Don't Pass Me By at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.Pink Floyd are in EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, UK, working on material for the album Dark Side Of The Moon.
The album Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son by Iron Maiden is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
On their World Violation Tour, Depeche Mode play at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA.
Judge Gonzalez in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, rules that the 2 Live Crew album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be, is obscene. The decision is later overturned on appeal.
Rick Wakeman plays in a 'grand piano concert' at The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Marvin Isley, bassist of the Isley Brothers, dies aged 56 at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Marvin retired from performing in 1997 because of his severely diabetic condition, which required the amputation of his legs.
Paul McCartney attends a private viewing of A Life in Photographs: An Exhibition of Photography by Linda McCartney, with his daughters Mary and Stella at Phillips De Pury And Company in London, UK.
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Marina And The Diamonds release their second studio album, Electra Heart as a CD in Brazil, South America.On the North American leg of their I'm With You tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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On their Live And Loud tour, Rascal Flatts play at Aaron's Amphitheatre, Lakewood, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Photographer Jeffrey Binion files a report with the Miami-Dade Police, claiming that Justin Bieber's bodyguards attacked him while he tried to take pics of the young star outside the Hit Factory recording studio in Miami, Florida, USA.
Devil You Know play in The Grand Ballroom At The Regency Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ronnie Gilbert, best-known as the female member of prominent folk group The Weavers, dies of natural causes, aged 88, at a retirement community in the Mill Hill, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.
On their Drones World tour, Muse play at The Sonisphere Festival, Expopark, Biel, Switzerland, Europe. Also on the bill are Incubus, Bonaparte, Gustav And Les Hellbrothers and The Hives.
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