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Musical comedy The Toreador is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 675 performances. 
The "scintillating musical comedy" Sally In Our Alley is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 100 performances.
Popular singer Bessie Wynn, aka "The Venus With The Velvet Voice", is starring at The Majestic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show also features The Crisps and The Four Jansleys.
The musical comedy The Only Girl is playing at The Garrick Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Jazz pianist Earl 'Fatha' Hines, supported by r'n'b vocal group The Chords, plays the fourth night in a week of shows at The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
The first flexi-disc record is produced and used in a promotion for a Nestle chocolate bar. It features Franklyn Boyd, Ray Edwards and Mary Rose.
Ray Charles plays at Labor Union Hall, New Orleans, Lousiana, USA, with The Cookies on the same bill. The Cookies will later become Ray Charles' official backing group, The Raelettes
Fabian and Duane Eddy play the sixth night of a week at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Tony Bennett records Comes Once In A Lifetime, Tender Is The Night and Candy Kisses, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Scott Travis, who will become the drummer with Judas Priest in 1989, is born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.The Beatles play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, followed by an evening gig at the Rialto Ballroom, Toxteth, Liverpool.
Joe Mooney and Tommy Leonetti are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on tv in the USA.The Swinging Blue Jeans headline a bill at The Queen's Theatre, Blackpool, UK, which also features The Nashville Teens and The High Numbers (aka The Who)
Shawn Moltke is born in Long Island, New York State, USA. He will enjoy some success as rapper MC Shan.
Fiddler On The Roof, starring Luther Adler and Dolores Wilson, is running during a lengthy engagement at McVickers Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Hole In My Shoe by Traffic enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No2 during a fourteen-week run on the chart.
Canned Heat play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, UK. On the same day they make a live appearance on UK radio's Joe Loss Pop Show.
Mary Hopkin is filmed for a promotional clip at Apple Corps, Savile Row, London, UK, accompanied at the piano by Paul McCartney of The Beatles.As Safe As Yesterday Is, the debut album by Humble Pie, enters the UK album charts at No32, but it will rise no further.
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The Rolling Stones throw a lavish party to promote their new album, Goats Head Soup, at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK. 
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Uriah Heep are working on their sixteenth LP, Equator, at Battery Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
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.
Brilliant Corners play at The Western Star Domino Club, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts play at The Venue, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
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It is announced that Marion 'Suge' Knight, who was shot in the leg at an MTV awards pre-party during August, has been released from Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Irish/American virtuoso acoustic guitarist and recording artist Eric Roche dies in his sleep, in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, UK, after a year-long battle with cancer.
Rock radio station WXRT moves its offices from 4949 W. Belmont Ave, on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, to the NBC Tower in downtown Chicago.It is reported that German spider specialist Peter Jäger has named a newly-discovered hairy, yellow giant Malaysian spider Heteropoda davidbowie, in honour of rock star David Bowie. (One of Bowie's best-known albums was entitled The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.)
Jackyl and Marc Broussard play on the Stan Colella Stage in Chevy Court at The Great New York State Fair, Syracuse, New York State, USA.
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On their Let Rock Rule tour, Aerosmith play at Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Virginia, USA.On her Demi World Tour, Demi Lovato and Christina Perri play at Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
During the fourth leg of her Piece Of Me residency, Britney Spears plays at The Planet Hollywood Theater Of The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Telekom Street Gig, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
On his Purpose tour, Justin Bieber plays the second of two nights at The Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada.1901 |
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