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Internationally successful virtuoso guitarist, songwriter and recording artist Baden Powell de Aquina is born in Varre-e-Sai, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, South America. Artie Shaw And His Orchestra play a one-nighter at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton plays at the Jazz Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Louis Jordan's Tympany Five plays during two weeks of shows at The Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra are playing at The Beach Walk, Edgewater Beach, Chicago, Illinois, USA, as the star attraction in a revue featuring Frances Irvin, Sam Donahue, The Beachcombers, Charlie Shavers, Lewis And Van and Marv Hudson.
The popular musical Guys And Dolls is playing at The Shubert Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Patrick Lee MacDonald is born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. He will find success as a guitarist, singer and songwriter Pat MacDonald with the band Timbuk3.
Patti Page, with Jack Rael's Orchestra, records You Belong To Me, I Went To Your Wedding and Conquest, for Mercury Records in New York City, USA.
The Art Taylor Sextet records Epistrophy, Blue Interlude and other tracks for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Ray Peterson plays the eighth of nine days at The Town and Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.Roland And The Upsetters play at Molynes Four Roads, Kingston, Jamaica, as part of the Jamaican Independence Night Celebrations to promote street dancing.
The Jazz Crusaders play at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beach Boys record Little Girl, Land Ahoy and Summertime Blues, at Capitol Studio, Hollywood, California, USA.
Popular bandleader Bert Kaempfert releases a new LP, That Happy Feeling, Decca Records in Germany, Europe.
The Milt Jackson Quintet records Blues For Juanita, Big George and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Who, billed as The High Numbers, play at The White Hart, Southall, West London, UK.
Robert Mason is born in New York City, USA. he will find success as a heavy rock vocalist with bands including Lynch Mob, Cry of Love and Warrant.
Johnny Rivers' cover version of the Chuck Berry composition Maybelline is given its first airplay on WKNR Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Johnny Bond records Johnny Overload, Hi Way Man, Ridge Route and other tracks in Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
The Nice record a live session for BBC radio in London, England, UK, Europe, including a version of Frank Zappa's Lumpy Gravy.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.
The Grateful Dead play the second of two nights at The Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The musical Your Arms Too Short To Box With God is presented at The Lyceum Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run on Broadway for 429 performances. The musical is based on the Biblical Book of Matthew.The Police play at The Red Cow, Hammersmith Road, London, UK, with an admission price of 60p.
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.
On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play the first of two nights at Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
The movie Free Willy featuring You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson as its main theme song, is released to cinemas in South Korea, Asia.
Madeleine Peyroux plays at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England, UK, supported by Keren Ann Zeidel.
Hank Williams Jr plays at The Aladdin Resort Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The three-day-long Lollapalooza Festival begins at Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Acts appearing on this day include Lady Gaga, Devo, Hot Chip, The Black Keys, The Strokes, Jimmy Cliff and Cymbals Eat Guitars.
On their The E.N.D. World Tour, The Black Eyed Peas play at The XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Taylor Swift releases her new single, Mine, in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and Sweden, Europe.
Elizabeth Fraser plays during the Meltdown Festival at The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse play the second of two nights at Red Rocks, Morrison, Colorado, USA.
The London Quireboys play at The Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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