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The musical comedy The Billionaire, with music by Gustav Kerker and lyrics by Harry B. Smith, is presented during a three month run at Daly's Theatre, New York City, USA.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Comedy Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of just over one month.Corrine
Morgan records Because, What Would You Say Dear? and For A
Dream's Sake, for Victor
Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rollin Sullivan is born in Edmonton, Kentucky, USA. He will find success as the Oscar half of country music duo Lonzo And Oscar.
Noel Coward makes his Broadway, New York City, USA, debut as a songwriter when several of his songs are performed in Andr? Charlot's London Revue of 1924.
Seventy-eight children are killed in the panic following a fire at the Laurier Palace cinema in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Shortly after the 2:00 matinee begins, flames are spotted. On three of the theatre's four fire exits, the evacuation is orderly, but on the stairway at the east side of the building, children are trampled five steps away from the door. The dead range in age from 4 to 16, with only one victim older than 18.
Frank Luther [aka Pete Wiggins] and Carson Robison [aka Black Brothers] record He Left His Religion In The Country and What Has Become Of The Old Church Bells, at Okeh Recording Studio, 11 Union Square, New York City, USA.
Harry Hudson's Melody Men, including vocalist Al Bowlly, record You're Driving Me Crazy and Sweet Jennie Lee for Edison Bell Radio in London, UK.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play the second of thirteen nights at the Southland, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The show is broadcast live on NBC.
The soundtrack LP to the smash hit Broadway musical, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, is released on Columbia Records in the USA.
The Three Flames are playing during a five year engagement at The Bon Soir, New York City, USA.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
George Jones and Georgie Riddle are playing during six days at The Chestnut Inn, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.Joe Maphis And Rose Lee Maphis record Whiskey Is The Devil In Liquid Form, Why Do You Weep Dear Willow?, Put Away My Little Shoes and Teardrops Falling In The Snow at Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, USA.
Connie Francis records Lovey-Dovey Twist, Telephone Lover and other tracks for MGM Records in the USA.
Bluegrass group The Osborne Brothers record How's The World Treatin' You, Mule Skinner Blues and other tracks in Columbia Recording Studio B, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Roy Acuff is playing during a four-week long series of shows in The Mint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ethel Ennis is playing during two weeks at The Stater Brothers, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Enzo Stuarti is playing during a series of live shows at The Village Club, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Charles Lloyd Quartet including pianist Keith Jarrett plays during a run of eight nights at Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, California, USA.Steve Harwell, vocalist of 90s rock quartet Smash Mouth is born in Santa Clara, California, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
Elvis Presley releases a new single, Guitar Man, on RCA Victor Records in the USA. It will spend a week at No1 on the Billboard Country Music Singles Chart.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the first of two nights at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.The Beach Boys are working on the song Dierdre for the album Sunflower in leader Brian Wilson's home studio in Bel Air, California, USA.
When former Curved Air drummer Stewart Copeland meets up with former Last Exit bassist Sting in London, who he had met once before in Newcastle, they form a relationship that will eventually result in the creation of The Police.
Former Velvet Underground vocalist Nico, plays at VPRO studios, Hilversum, Holland, Europe.At a press conference in Los Angeles, California, USA, The Beach Boys announce their intention to continue as a band despite the recent death of drummer Dennis Wilson.
EMF perform a charity show at The Snooker And Bowls Centre, Cinderford Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, to raise money for the blind.
The Lou Reed-composed hit single Perfect Day by Various Artists is awarded a double-platinum disc in the UK by the BPI.
The 999th UK No1 single is re-issue of Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley, which previously reached No1 in 1955. The song is also Elvis's 19th UK No1, and sold 21,262 copies in this week.
Windsor, UK, coronor Peter Bedford reports that the Pink Floyd's former manager Bryan Morrison died an "accidental death". The millionaire died in Sept 2008 after falling from a polo pony during a tournament. (2009).
Tegan and Sara play the second of two nights at The South Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, supported by An Horse.
Paul McCartney is presented with his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame outside the Capitol Records building on Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA. Neil Young introduces McCartney at the unveiling ceremony.
The music biopic 
Madonna, Sean Penn and Justin Bieber attend the 5th Annual Sean Penn And Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization at Montage Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On his As You Were tour, Liam Gallagher plays at The Lair, The Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Bobby Comstock, who found fame as a solo singer and the founder of Bobby Comstock and the Counts, dies aged 79, at his home in Southern California, USA.1902 |
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