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Vocalist Roger Harding records the monologues A Coon In Love, The Stage Struck Coon, I've Been Down In Old Kentucky, Mr Dingy, Don't Be So Stingy, and other tracks for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
The musical play A Country Girl, or Town and Country, with music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, is performed at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 729 performances.
Musical comedy The Show Girl is playing at Wallack's Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 64 performances.
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Musical revue The Show Is On, starring Beatrice Lillie and Bert Lahr, plays at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 236 performances.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a one-week booking at Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The musical Hazel Flagg, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Hilliard, is playing at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 190 performances.John Lee Hooker records I Love You Honey, Bundle Up And Go and I'm Gonna Love You, for Vee-Jay Records in Chicago, Illinois. On the same day, doo-wop hitmakers The Spaniels record I'm Gonna Thank Him, also for Vee-Jay.
Teddy Randazzo is playing during a six-day run at The Mardi Gras Club, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Sam Butera And The Witnesses are playing at The Tradewinds, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Patti Leeds.Faraway, written by Lionel Bart and sung by Shirley Bassey enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No28.
Sarah Vaughan records Gravy Waltz, Sermonette and Baby Won't You Please Come Home, at United Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Roulette Records.
Gary Wallis is born in Westminster, London, UK. He will find success as a rock drummer and musical director, working with Pink Floyd, Tom Jones, Mike And The Mechanics, Girls Aloud, Atomic Kitten, Westlife and others.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play the fourth of five nights at Tin Pan Alley, Redwood City, California, USA.
Jazz guitar virtuoso Carl Kress collapses and dies, aged 58, of a heart attack while on tour with George Barnes in Reno, Nevada, USA. In a glittering career, Kress found success as a solo and duet performer, as well as working in the bands of Paul Whiteman, Bix Beiderbecke, The Dorsey Brothers and others.The Shadows play the fourth of seven nights at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, England, UK.
Frankie Laine records House Of Laughter, What Do You Know?, Two Loves Have I and A Girl in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Popular comedy songwriter and singer Allan Sherman is starring in the stage show at The Boat Travel And Outdoors Show, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Also appearing is June Valli.
Actress and singer Lainie Kazan is playing during six nights at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Freddie McCoy Orchestra records Love For Sale, MacArthur Park and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Prestige Records.
Filming of The Rolling Stones for French avant-garde director Jean-Luc Godard's documentary film One By One continues at Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. On this day, a fire breaks out and the studio has to be evacuated in the early hours of the morning.
Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle play at The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.Bob Dylan plays at Idraets Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe. The tour is a double-header with Carlos Santana.
The first shipment of supplies for Ethiopia funded by USA For Africa, leaves the USA.
The album Clint Black reaches No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA with his debut single, A Better Man.
Tracy Chapman plays at The Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Johnny Clegg.
The Cure, Jimmy Page And Robert Plant, Terence Trent D'Arby, Sheryl Crow, C.S.I., Cranes and Pete Droge play on the second day of the Sonoria Festival at Arena Spettacoli Parco Aquatica, Milan, Italy, Europe.
Aretha Franklin plays the first of two nights at Harrah's in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
New Jersey-based AllGood Entertainment Inc files suit in New York City, USA, in an attempt to stop Michael Jackson from performing in London, England, UK, Europe, this year, claiming his appearances would be in violation of a prior contract.Readers of St Louis, Missouri, USA, newspaper the Riverfront Times choose singer Erin Bode as the Best Jazz Artist in the weekly newspaper's 2008 Music Awards.
Matthew Edwards And The Unfortunates, supported by Ruby Howl, play at Viracocha, San Francisco, California, USA.Photographer Jeffrey Binion files a compensation lawsuit against Justin Bieber, claiming that the young singer instructed his bodyguards to attack him while he tried to take photographs outside the Hit Factory recording studio in Miami, Florida, USA. Binion also claims that one of the bodyguards threatened him with a gun.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie and CeeLo Green play at USANA Amphitheater, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
On their On The Road Again tour, One Direction play at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria, Europe, supported by McBusted.
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On his ÷ Tour, Ed Sheeran plays during three nights at St. James Park, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
On their Villains World Tour, Queens Of The Stone Age play at Grona Lund, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
On their Spice World reunion tour, The Spice Girls (minus Posh Spice Victoria Beckham) play at Ashton Gate Stdium, Bristol, England, UK, Europe. Support act for the tour is Jess Glynne.1901 |
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