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Lyricist Gus Kahn is born in Coblenz, Germany, Europe. He will find fame in America as co-writer of such evergreens as I'll See You In My Dreams, Toot, Toot, Tootsie [goo' bye], Makin' Whopee and Yes, Sir, That's My Baby!
The "musical absurdity" Twirly-Whirly is presented at Weber And Fields' Music Hall, New York City, USA, during a run of 247 performances.
The musical comedy Hellzapoppin', starring Olsen and Johnson is performed at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a total run of 1404 performances at three different theatres.
Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility, Washington, USA, and will subsequently be used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, Asia. Songs inspired by the creation of plutonium include The Plutonium Song by Malvina Reynolds, Uh-oh Plutonium by Anne Waldman and Plutonium by Alice Chambers.
Folk music fiddler The Weavers, including Pete Seeger, record Trouble In Mind, Along The Colorado Trail and Suliram, for Decca Records in Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th Street, New York City, 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.
Nolan Strong And The Diablos play the second night of three weeks at The Madison Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
In a package tour called the Lucky Seven Blues Show, Little Willie John, Champion Jack Dupree, Little George Smith and Otis Williams play in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Betty Johnson records I Want A Good Home For My Cat, Clock, You Can't Get To Heaven On Roller Skates and Manuel Cho Cho Cho And Pedro, for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
The Jazz For Moderns concert tour, featuring Dave Brubeck, sets off with a gig for the Chamber Of Commerce in El Paso, Texas, USA.
A package tour, The Biggest Show Of Stars For 60, featuring Brenda Lee and Fabian, comes to the end of its run with a show in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean reaches No1 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, and will hold that position for five weeks.
Previously considered too grainy, footage filmed of The Beatles in 1962 for Granada Television at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, is finally shown on Granada's Scene At 6:30 tv show, now that the group is considerably more famous.
Louise Shane, wife of Bob Shane of The Kingston Trio, gives birth to a daughter, Susan.
Elvis Presley begins filming of studio-based scenes for his next movie, Kissin' Cousins, at MGM Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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In the afternoon, The Rolling Stones play at the Academy of Music, New York City, USA. That same evening they play at The Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Swingle Singers play for an audience of 2,000 at The University Of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Hermans Hermits, The Fortunes, Wayne Fontana and Johnny Kidd And The Pirates play at The ABC, Chester, England, UK, Europe.
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Gene Pitney, The Rockin' Berries, Peter And Gordon and Lulu play at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.Country Joe And The Fish and Neon Gothic play the first of five nights at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
Muddy Waters, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Andrew Staples play the last of three nights at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The American Folk, Blues And Gospel Festival 69, starring Albert King, Otis Spann, John Lee Hooker and Champion Jack Dupree plays at The Market Hall, Carlisle, UK.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Up Where We Belong.
The album The Nightfly by Donald Fagen, formerly of Steely Dan, enters the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA where it will peak at No11.
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Tears For Fears play at La Rotonde, Le Mans, France, Europe. While there, Curt Smith drives round the Le Mans race track in a Formula 3 racing car.
Touring in support of their fourteenth album, The Chronicle Of The Black Sword, Hawkwind play at The Polytechnic, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
Midge Ure plays at The Dominion, London, England, UK, Europe.On the second night of Eric Clapton's five-day stint at the Stadium, Osaka, Japan, Asia, his band includes Elton John and Mark Knopfler.
On The Apocalypse Tour, Weird Al Yankovic plays at The Fox Theatre, Oakland, California, USA.
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