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The Three Westons are providing 'musicalities', Alf Holt does 'whistling and mimetic comedy', and Jessie Dale is the 'phenomenal girl baritone' on the sixth of seven nights at The Orpheum, San Francisco, California, USA.
The "musical absurdity" Twirly-Whirly is presented at Weber And Fields' Music Hall, New York City, USA, during a run of 247 performances.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 205 performances.Lew Dockstader's Minstrels are playing at The Victoria Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Coming Thro' The Rye, a play with music by Alfred Baldwin Sloan, is presented at The Herald Square Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 34 performances.
The Musical Vagabonds provide an evening concert at The Grand Carnival And Fancy Fair in Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.
Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.
The musical comedy The Maid Of The Mountains, with music by Harold Fraser-Simpson and J.W. Tate, is playing at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 1352 performances.Pete Wiggins, a pseudonym of Frank Luther and Carson Robison, record I Don't Work For A Living and Everybody Does It In Hawaii, for OKeh Records in New York City, USA.
The Henry Busse Orchestra plays the third night of a week at The Oriental Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The The Metronome All-Stars [including Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Kai Winding and Lennie Tristano] record Double Date and No Figs in RCA Studios, New York City, USA.
Hank Williams performs Where the Old Red River Flows and How Can You Refuse Him Now on the fifteen minute long Mother
Herb Jeffries appears on the cover of Jet Magazine in the USA, as part of a feature about "Negro Singers Who Refuse To Pass." This was a period when many light-skinned black performers attempted "to pass" as all-white in an effort to broaden their commercial appeal. In marked contrast, Jeffries used make-up to darken his skin in order to pursue a career in jazz and to be seen as employable by the leading all-black musical ensembles of the day.
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.
Jazz trumpet virtuoso Kenny Dorham records Stella By Starlight, When Sunny Gets Blue and other tracks for Xanadu Records in New York City, USA.
Freddie King records High Rise and Sittin' On The Boondock, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, for King-Federal Records.
Roy Acuff is playing during a four-week long series of shows in The Mint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.Georgie Fame makes his debut appearance on UK tv's Ready Steady Go! , singing his first single, Do The Dog.
Come See About Me by The Supremes returns to the No1 slot in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA for another week.Nathan Moore of UK hit-making band Brother Beyond is born in Stamford Hill, London, England, UK.
Cleo Laine appears as the musical guest on UK tv show Not So Much A Programme More A Way Of Life.
Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Paul Anka is playing during a week of shows at The Roostertail Supper Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Lazy Eggs and The Utopias.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the second of two nights at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jackie Edwards plays at The Town Hall, Hammersmith, London, England, UK.
Joe Cocker And The Grease Band play at The Curzon Cinema, Hatfield, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd are rehearsing at The Rolling Stones' rehearsal facility, a disused Victorian warehouse at 47, Bermondsey Street, South London, England, UK. They are working on tracks which will, in due course, evolve into their classic album Dark Side Of The Moon.Earth, Wind And Fire, with Linda Hopkins and The Soul Quintet, perform Elements on the tv series Soul!, in the USA.
Prince plays a surprise two-hour gig at The Glam Slam Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, previewing his upcoming tour.
At the Guitar Center, Fresno, California, Limp Bizkit begin open auditions to find a new guitarist.
Spencer Dryden, drummer of Jefferson Airplane, dies of cancer, at home in Petaluma, California, USA, aged 66.
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Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyonce reaches No1 in the Billboard US Hot Dance Airplay Chart.
It is formally announced that the Universal Music Group has donated around 200,000 metal, glass and lacquer master discs from the period 1926 to 1948 to a Library of Congress site in Culpeper, Virginia, USA. The recordings, from Universal's vaults, include material by Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, The Mills Brothers, Fred Waring, Guy Lombardo, The Andrews Sisters, Ernest Tubb, Bill Monroe and many others.
A music fan pays $1225 on e-Bay to buy a copy of Can I Sit Next To You Girl, the 1975 debut single by AC/DC. The single was only ever released in Australia and featured lead vocals by their original singer Dave Evans.
Katy Perry and her ex-boyfriend John Mayer are seen out together at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are joined by Girls actress Allison Williams and her fiance Ricky Van Veen.
David Bowie dies of liver cancer, two days after his 69th birthday, in Manhattan, New York City, USA. He had been diagnosed with the illness eighteen months earlier.
On their Heaven Upside Down tour, Marilyn Manson play at the Van Buren Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.1902 |
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