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The comic opera Merrie England is playing at The Savoy Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 120 performances.
The musical comedy The Wild Rose is presented at The Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 136 performances.
Signor Carlos Francisco records The National Hymn of The Argentine Republic for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Chocolate Kiddies, featuring the dancers Rufus Greenlee and Thadeus Drayton, with music written by Duke Ellington and performed by The Band, aka The Chocolate Kiddies Orchestra, is performed at The Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany, Europe, during a run of 65 performances.
The All Black musical show
B.B. King plays the second night of a week at the Flame Show Bar, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Patti Page is playing during a month of shows at The Pigalle, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine records the album Dearly Beloved for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Billy Fury plays at The Windmill, Great Yarmouth, UK, supported by the Karl Denver Trio, Marty Wilde, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, The Tornados and The Vernons Girls.
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Neil Sedaka plays the third night of a week of shows at The International Club, New York City, USA.
Elvis Presley completes the filming of studio scenes for his latest movie, Girls! Girls! Girls!, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, USA.
Freddie And The Dreamers play at The Dreamland, Margate, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Cymbal and
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play the second of five nights at Tin Pan Alley, Redwood City, California, USA.
A World
Without Love by Peter
And Gordon reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart. The
song is written by Paul McCartney.
The Beach Boys have a recording session at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on
She
Knows Me Too Well.
Acclaimed jazz saxophonist, composer and musical innovator Fabrizio Cassol is born in Ougree, Belgium, Europe.
Joan Baez sings at an emergency rally against The Vietnam War in Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
The stage musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.
Fiddler On The Roof, starring Luther Adler and Dolores Wilson, is running during a lengthy engagement at McVickers Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
Leon Bibb is playing during a thirteen-night engagement at The Maisonette in the St. Regis Hotel, New York City, USA.
Henry Mancini is playing during two weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The James Brown Revue is on tour in Vietnam, Asia, playing live shows for American troops.
Iron Butterfly, The Velvet Underground and Chrome Cyrcus play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom. San Francisco, California, USA.
Successful UK pop duo Paul And Barry Ryan call it a day, because Paul Ryan cannot cope with the pressures of success. Barry Ryan will continue as a solo artist.
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Touring in support of his album Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf plays at The AU Stadium, Toulouse, France, Europe.
Fine Young Cannibals score their first UK singles chart entry with Johnny Come Home, which will peak at No8.
Black Eyed Peas win an IFPI Platinum Europe Award for 3m pan-European sales of their album Elephunk.
Pink's Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour plays at The Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
Green Day play at Helsinki Kylasaari, Helsinki, Finland, Europe, supported by Joan Jett.
Al Rubin, nicknamed Mr. Fabulous, dies of lung cancer at the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, USA. He had worked for many years as a respected session musician, playing trumpet, flügelhorn and piccolo trumpet, with artists including Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, B.B. King, Sting, The Blues Brothers, Blood, Sweat And Tears, Aerosmith, Miles Davis, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway and Dr. John.
Cee Lo Green visits the Sierre Madre volunteer fire department in Sierra Madre, California, USA, to take part in and support the 'Power those who protect us' event.
Keane come to the end of a brief UK tour with a show at The O2 Academy, Brixton, London.
The four-day-long Swedenrock Festival continues in Solvesborg, Sweden, Europe. Acts appearing today include Rush, Nine Below Zero, Kreator and Skid Row.
Award-winning blues band King King play at Wallingford Blues Festival, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
In a website posting, Queen guitarist Brian May reveals his anger at the recent use of the Queen song We Are The Champions by US politician Donald Trump.
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On their Villains World Tour, Queens Of The Stone Age play at Adalen Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark, Europe.
British music industry body the BPI reports that, according to its survey of leading music markets, British artists accounted for 13% of global music consumption in 2017. Also, one in eight albums sold worldwide was of British origin.
On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by Megadeth.
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